Suspension Training

Suspension training is gaining international recognition as the revolutionary form of exercise that is being adopted by professional athletes and top trainers around the world.

It offers a unique form of training for people of all abilities, allowing them to leverage their own bodyweight and gravity to develop strength, balance, flexibility, and joint stability simultaneously.

All you need is a suspension trainer, and some expert advice, to get you started.

 What is It

A Suspension Trainer is a series of ropes and webbing that offers hundreds of strength, stability and flexibility exercises with variable resistance, adjusting from 0%-100% of your bodyweight instantly.

The system is suitable for beginners and experienced exercisers alike, the level of difficulty being varied by the amount of bodyweight harnessed through the angle at which the exercise is performed.

Uses

Sport - Suspension training allows you to target the muscles that matter most to the sport of your choice. Utilise hundreds of exercises to develop the strength, coordination and flexibility in those muscle groups and get ahead in your game.

General Fitness - No matter what level of fitness you have, suspension training has something to offer you. With hundreds of exercises ranging from beginner to expert levels there is always the ability to pull back or progress forward.

Core Stability - During all suspension training your body is forced to engage its core stability muscles. This provides great strength and toning benefits for the midsection and benefits the posture and lowerback.

Weight Loss – Suspension Training turns every exercise into a whole body exercise. The result of this is an increased muscular and caloric demand. This makes it a very useful tool as part of a fat loss program.

Benefits & Critisisms

Supporters of Suspension Training claim that it develops core body strength as well as joint and muscular stability. Because it turns every movement into a whole body one, there should be a reduced chance of injury. Some sports scientists have expressed concern however that weaker individuals may not have the core stability or joint integrity to use the system safely and effectively.

As with all forms of new exercise it is advisable to seek medical clearance before contemplating suspension training. I would also recommend asking a Personal Trainer for help in developing a training program that’s suitable just for you. Karen Lirio