Monthly Archives: November 2019

Muscles that Benefit from Slide Board Exercise

Slide boards are used by athletes, physical therapists, and home fitness enthusiasts to accomplish a wide variety of training and exercise goals. While slide board exercise can truly work any muscle in the body, there are several primary muscle groups that are traditionally best engaged through slide board use. Among the many muscles that are…

How Slide Board Exercise Can Improve Joint Health

In conversations surrounding the importance of body strength, muscles tend to be the focus. While muscle health is certainly necessary to accomplish a variety of physical activities and lead a healthy lifestyle, your joints are equally important to your body’s ability to move and function optimally. Exercising with slide boards improves joint health by strengthening…

Why Kids Should Use Slide Boards for Exercise

Kids today have access to some of the most stimulating and entertaining toys in history, but the amount of physical activity in which they participate is on the decline. Between video games, iPads, and other technology, children now spend more than seven and a half hours a day in front of a screen. Given that,…

The Benefits of Lateral Exercise

Imagine a day where you are only able to move backward and forward, and how much of your daily movement (between work, exercise, and other activities) would be prohibited. Linear movement – forward and backward – though an important part of how we go about routine functions, are only one set of the directions in…