BOSU Circuit for Fat Burn and Muscle Tone
When I work out, I like to make my workouts simple, yet effective, and have a little edge of challenge to them. That’s why I often incorporate the BOSU. BOSU is that blue little half ball, dome-shaped thingy that you see laying in the corner of most gyms. They’ve been getting more popular recently, and they are something I’ve used for years to make my workouts, and my clients workouts, more interesting and challenging.
The reason they benefit you when you use them is that they work on your muscle/brain/central nervous system communication pathways. The term we use in the training world is proprioception.
When you do squats on the floor, you work through a range of motion that puts a workload on the muscles of the quads, and gluteal muscles, along with some hamstring and core muscles.
When you incorporate a squat on the BOSU, watch out!! You have entered a whole new world! All of a sudden you have to balance, stabilize your core, and focus your mind on a whole new level.
Add a BOSU into a circuit routine and you’ve got a fun, challenging fat-burning circuit that gives you tons of benefits if you practice it regularly.
I’ve included a video of a workout you can do here that will help you burn fat using the BOSU!
Disclaimer: Remember, all our videos are for informational purposes only and we recommend using the guidance of a qualified trainer before progressing to these or any other exercises. Thanks!
Your Trainer For Life,
Forrest
This entry was posted on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 7:47 am.
