session using Powerisers has massive health benefits, whilst you

typical “bocking” session using Powerisers has
massive health benefits, whilst you are having
fun and enjoying the great outdoors.
A typical 20 minute session can burn up to
300 calories, whilst improving all over body fitness.
With the design of the stilts the harder you work the
springs, the greater the aerobic workout, and the greater
the calorific burn.
Without turning this report into a long winded medical
document we have given some of the major benefits below
in easy to read format, as we would rather you where
outside exercising than reading.
Powerbocking effectively increases stamina and
strengthens all major muscular groups. The contrast to
this with traditional exercise equipment is to focus on one
particular muscle group, with the potential danger of over
exercising these. It does also mean that you need much less
equipment (and the cost that goes with this!) and not being
tied to a traditional dark and air conditioned gym, as you
generally exercise outside.
Improved balance and core stability. Whilst walking or
running on jumping stilts it is fairly obvious that you need
to keep your balance, this effects the interaction with all
your joints and strengthens muscle groups and improves
communication around the nervous system.
To work out and equally train all muscle groups of the
body on traditional equipment takes a long time and
normally a complicated gym circuit of different equipment,
this usually leads to the exercises towards the end of a
session being less effective due to fatigue and tiredness,
this can be avoided with a twenty minute “bocking” session,
which is also a great deal more fun.
In addition exercising with your stilts will improve overall
body posture and reflexes; this has the added benefit of
removing stress that builds up with modern life, which
stimulates the release of endorphins that have proven
health benefits.
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As the weight center of the human body is situated fairly
high (the center of weight of the head and body
is located level with the 10th thoracic vertebra) when
balancing on stilts the “bocker” needs to utilize all
muscles from the abdomen, back, thighs and the pelvis.
Modern life with ‘at your desk’ lunches whilst you catch
up on your emails has lead to the major pressure on the
body being on the waist, which often leads to pain, poor
posture and swollen joints.
Powerbocking works to exercise these areas and reduce
posture problems.Powerbocking not only works towards
endurance fitness, but with regular sessions is a great
aerobic workout, improving cardio-vascular system,
regulates your metabolism, reduces cholesterol levels in
the blood, and helps to prevent osteoporosis.
Cervical Vertebrae
(Lordosis)
Neck
Thoracic Vertebrae
(Kyphosis)
Mid-Back
Lumbar Vertebrae
(Lordosis)
Lower-Back
Sacrum (Kyphosis)
Pelvis/Hips
Coccyx Tailbone
If you are looking to improve your general body image,
lose weight and tone up, a typical Poweriser session
will firm up all the flabby bits.
A typical 20 minute session will burn 300 calories, and
research by Korea’s Hanlim University found that users
on average lost seven pounds body weight after five
weeks of using Powerisers for ten minutes per day.
In addition to weight loss it was observed that over an
inch reduction in waist line and half an inch from their
buttocks (generally good news).
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Poweriser sessions offer the following
health benefits:
Weight and Obesity
Thanks to the impact inhibiting effect of the glass
fibre springs, running and jogging with Powerisers
is much kinder on the joints.
- Removes fatty deposits
- Reduces waistline, buttocks and calf diameter
- Firms up the body
If you have been a runner in the past who’s knees
and hips are not all they where, or wish to train
without damaging your joints using Powerisers has
been proven to be 5x more effective than traditional
jogging (Source: Sport Oct 2004 issue).
- Positive effect on the lower torso and abdomen
Powerisers are used by many sports disciplines from
amateurs to professionals, some of the areas we have
heard of are:
- Helps prevent heart disease
Skiers, Snowboarders, Volleyball players, tennis
players, hockey players, ice skaters, wrestlers,
athletes, gymnasts and dancers to name but a few.
For the history of bocking, getting started, and
selecting the correct Powerisers, download our
guides from the Links and Extras page.
Triglyceride into blood and Cholesterol
-Increases HDL-C (High Density Lipoprotein
Cholesterol)
-Reduces THR (Total Cholesterol & High
Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Rate).
And perhaps the biggest area is just for fun running
around the park in the evening, defying gravity.
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