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If balls ring your bell, then the BOSU
Balance Training system is the way
to go. BOSU (acronym for BOth
Sides Up or BOth Sides Utilized)
makes half- and full-size balls for your
balance-training preferences.
The BOSU PRO Balance Trainer
is a revolutionary fitness-training
product that resembles a ball, cut in
half and attached to a heavy-duty
plastic disc. This iridescent blue dome
bolsters balance and agility while
giving kick-butt cardio conditioning.
Whether running in place (or
jumping, kneeling or lunging) on
the dome side, or doing pushups on
the flat side, BOSU Balance Trainer
coaxes your body to use both core
and stabilizing muscles to build
power and balance.
The multitasking Balance Trainer
also hones skills for sports while
amping up strength
Weighted on one end, the Ballast
Ball, unlike its stability ball cousins,
lies stationary on the gym floor—no
dangerous rolling thanks to its
unconventional design, so you can
perform “exercise progressions and
dynamic drills” with stability and safety.
Many gyms around San Diego
and across the nation stock BOSU
balls and offer BOSU classes for their
members.
Prices range from about $50 for
the Ballast Ball to $150 for the BOSU
PRO Balance Trainer. bosufitness.com
TOP: BOSU Pro Balance Trainer
MIDDLE: BOSU Ballast Ball
BELOW: BeachBody’s home fitness DVD sets,
P90X, Brazilian Butt Lift and Insanity.
Adding videos to your workoutweapon
arsenal? BeachBody
(headquartered just north, in Long
Beach) offers a smorgasbord of
fitness flavors.
For the certifiably crazed athlete,
there’s Insanity. All you need for this
brand of perspiration pyrotechnics “is
a DVD player and enough space for a
puddle of sweat.” Fitness expert Shaun
T guides the insane through a series
of explosive plyometric movements,
intense cardio, core and ripped upperbody
workouts meant to transform a
body in 60 days—ludicrous!
Want to morph your backside into
a gluteus minimus? Leandro Carvalho’s
Brazil Butt Lift is the video for you.
Get tips from the “tush technician”
himself, who’s triangle training
technique promises to reduce hips and
saddlebags, and sculpt your bootie into
a divine derriere—no ifs, ands or butts.
Or, if your lofty goal is to “get
ripped in 90 days,” then try P90X.
The shopping list for this video
workout includes a set of dumbbells
or resistance bands, a pull up bar
and an hour a day. This home fitness
program truly raises the bar.
The videos range from $60 to
$120. beachbody.com
38 pacificsandiego.com {July 2011}