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NTRODUCTION
THE REEBOK CORE BOARD
The Reebok Core Board was designed to improve
"Core Strength." Core Strength improves stability,
mobility, balance, power, and coordination. It is
complete "usable" strength that improves performance
in all sports as well as in everyday life. The Reebok
Core Board is designed to improve Core Strength by
activating the body's natural stabilizers, or Core
Muscles. As the body reacts to the movements of the
board (tilt, torque, and recoil), the core stabilizers fire
to keep you in balance.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE CORE MUSCLES?
Using the Reebok Core Board makes you work harder
from the inside out; all of the muscles in your
core/midsection have to help support any movement
you do. The core muscles include:
• The pelvic floor muscles
• All of the muscles in your midsection: the trans-
verse abdominals (traditionally ignored in training),
the obliques, and the rectus abdominis
• The muscles along and around your spine (erectors
and quadratus lumborum)
• All of the muscles that cross your pelvis and
shoulder girdle.
Any time that you stand on the core board and do an
exercise, the muscles in your feet, around your ankles,
and in your lower leg also have to work to maintain
stability.
REEBOK CORE TRAINING — REACTIVE
TRAINING FOR AN UNSTABLE WORLD
Reebok Core Training is a breakthrough innovation in
exercise and fitness developed by Reebok University.
It is based on the premise that improved torso strength
improves limb function and overall performance. The
workout focuses on conditioning and strengthening
your body's central zone or "core," using resistance,
recoil, and reaction, the process by which the body
moves and learns to move. By focusing on the root of
usable strength—the torso—Reebok Core Training
makes all other forms of exercise and training more
effective, improves functional conditioning, improves
reactive movement, and, by strengthening the core
muscles, encourages "pre-" as opposed to "re-"
habilitation by reducing the risk of injury brought on
by a weak or deconditioned core.
REEBOK CORE BOARD COMPONENTS
BOARD: The board is the top surface of the unit.
HUB: The hub is the rubberized cylinder positioned
between the top of the board and the base. The hub
has memory, allowing the top of the board to be
capable of torsion and recoil.
ADJUSTMENT RING: The Reebok Core Board is
adjusted by turning the red levers attached to the
adjustment ring encircling the hub. This allows the
board to have three different levels of resistance.
BASE: The base is made up of four feet, creating a
stable footprint for the rest of the unit.
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Board
Hub
Adjustment Ring
Base
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