The Greatest Piece Of Home Fitness Equipment?

There's a novel piece of kit in the world of home workout equipment. It's called the wave - a great compact piece of kit at a fantastic price!

Unlike most pieces of home workout equipment, the wave doesn't just do cardio workout for calorie burn or toning workout for muscle sculpting - it does both add to that the fact that core stretching and Pilates exercises can also be executed upon it, and you'll see what got me so thrilled!

Like all good innovations, the wave seems very easy. It has a curved design which enables it to be used either side up curved side up it is stable curved side down it is correspondingly unstable. Standing on the curved side makes it safe for step type exercises and static strength exercises. Standing on it curved side down makes it correspondingly wobbly and therefore forces all core muscles to be used just to be able to stand upright on it. This has the added benefit of improving balance and strengthening abdominals.

Here are a few ideas for exercising on the wave: -

Ride the wave for a marvelous cardio work out that will burn calories and strengthen your heart and lungs. If you hold small hand weights while rocking you will increase your calorie burn. Put on some upbeat music and off you go -- rock to the beat! Just 10 to 30 minutes of this three times a week will show great weight loss results in as little as a month!

Just standing on the curved surface of the WAVE makes you engage your core muscles. Doing exercises such as squats in this position tones and shapes your butt and legs as well as strengthening your abs and upper body. You are using calories just standing there! This is because you have to balance - and balancing works muscles and working muscles burns calories and fat.

Turn the WAVE over and now you have a Step. You can do all the things that you can do in a Step class, but without the bulky Step! Step Up, kick, lift your knees, jump from side to side - the list is endless and the choice is yours. Again, a great aerobic, calorie-munching work out! With an cheap workout band, you can add a muscle toning workout as well. And as we all know, lean muscle not only looks good but it burns calories 24/7 -- even when you are watching TV or asleep.

These are only the uses for the WAVE when you are standing up! Many, many more exercises can be performed lying on the curved side on your back, on your front, or on your side. Pilates exercises executed this this way are twice as good as those performed lying on the floor. Strengthen that core and flatten those abs! Get that long, lean silhouette that comes from doing Pilates regularly, then use your WAVE for stretching out to lengthen and relax your muscles.

I believe the Firm Wave is the most exciting piece of home workout equipment that I've seen for a long time. Why not check it out yourself? You'll soon be riding The Firm Wave.