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Well I bet
you've never heard of a T-Bow or Tbow. Am I right? Thought I was!
Actually, neither had I until a few months ago. We were at a
Fitness exhibition in London when I saw this - Thing. Looked like
a small humpback bridge in bright orange with a blue exercise mat
fixed to the convex side. Gaps in the sides meant you could pick
it up and carry it like a briefcase. I lifted one - not heavy; I
could easily carry 2 and I'm not exactly built like Charles Atlas.
I laid it
down and turned it over, curved-side down. Hmm. Footgrips. By now
I was intrigued. I'm always interested in portable, versatile
pieces of exercise equipment that I can load into my dogeared,
faithful old car and take to torture - I mean train - clients
with. (My beloved old Heap of Tin is named Milo. I kid you not;
Bob's car is called Donkey!! )
All the
time that I was sniffing around this T-Bow like an overgrown
Labrador, the attendant was watching me with a grin. No attempt at
hard-sell (which I hate), just letting me have a good nosey. When
I looked up, she caught my eye and gestured at the T-Bow. "Want a
go?" was all she needed to say. I wagged my tail.
She showed
me how to put my feet on the footgrips and swing the T-Bow from
side to side so that it rocked. It was great! And in less than a
minute I was really feeling the burn and beginning to pant a bit.
I could rock forward and back by turning through a right angle,
balance and do squats. Wow!
Then she
turned it over, curved side up, put resistance bands through the
gaps in the sides and showed me seated exercises, standing
exercises, lying-on-your-back exercises, lying-on-your-front
exercises, sidelying exercises. My jaw dropped lower and lower. I
wouldn't have been surprised if she'd shown me a
standing-on-your-head exercise. I was hooked! What an amazingly
versatile piece of kit this was!
Now, I
have gone through all the variables of home exercise equipment. I
have had a huge multigym in my back bedroom. I have had exercise
bikes, walking machines, crosstrainers. I have tripped over
dumbbells and banged my shins on mini-trampolines. They all look
hideous and are a nightmare to dust. And if you cover them with
sheets, it looks like the Addams Family moved in!
And then
there are these gadgets that can be put up and taken down and
stored in a cupboard after you've exercised. Well, for one thing
you can never be bothered to haul them out and build them, and if
you do, you're too worn out to exercise!
This T-Bow
thing can be stacked, rested up against the wall or even shoved
under your bed. Just take it out, lay it down and you're ready to
rock! Never before have I come across a single piece of kit on
which you can do your whole workout - warmup, cardio, toning and
stretching - with no other accessory than a flexiband. And in such
a small amount of space!
Reader, I
bought them.
Two to start
with. One for me, one for him. Child settled for an ipod instead
(I think I got done there!) I took them along to show my Personal
Training clients - as in "Look, look, I've got a new toy!" The
first two clients bought the first two T-Bows. Not exactly the
Cunning Plan!
And that's
the story so far. The Cunning Plan is to build up a stock of 15
Tbows and introduce them into our Pilates classes - nobody else
that we know of has toys like these, teehee. Trouble is, everybody
who sees them wants to buy one and we haven't been able to keep 15
yet!
If you would like to see some pictures of the T-Bow in
action please click this link
The T-Bow rocks!
Carol Bartram:
qualified Pilates Instructor, Personal Trainer and Massage
Therapist.
The T-Bow
The latest piece of home exercise equipment we are using in our
Pilates classes !!!
http://www.free-pilates-exercises.com/html/tbow-exercise.htm
Versión Google 2008 en
Castellano (pendiente de revision técnica):
The T-Bow
Lo último en material fitness para ejercitarse en casa, lo estamos
utilizando en nuestras clases de Pilates !!!
Bueno
Apuesto usted nunca ha oído hablar de un T-Bow o Tbow.
Am I right? ¿Tengo razón?
Thought I was! Pensé que
era! Actually, neither had I until
a few months ago. En realidad, ni me había hasta hace unos
meses. We were at a Fitness
exhibition in London when I saw this - Thing. Estábamos en
una exposición en Londres Físico cuando vi esto - Cosa.
Looked like a small humpback bridge
in bright orange with a blue exercise mat fixed to the convex side.
Parecía un pequeño puente jorobadas en naranja brillante con una
alfombra azul ejercicio fijo a la cara convexa.
Gaps in the sides meant you could
pick it up and carry it like a briefcase. Las lagunas en
las partes significa que usted podría cogerlo y llevarlo como un
maletín. I lifted one - not heavy;
I could easily carry 2 and I'm not exactly built like Charles
Atlas. Me levantó un - no pesado; yo podría fácilmente
llevar 2, y no estoy precisamente como Charles Atlas.
I laid it down and turned it over, curved-side down.
Me lo puso y se lo entregaron, curvado hacia abajo. Hmm. Footgrips.
By now I was intrigued. Por
ahora me ha intrigado. I'm always
interested in portable, versatile pieces of exercise equipment
that I can load into my dogeared, faithful old car and take to
torture - I mean train - clients with. Estoy siempre
interesado en el portátil, versátil piezas de equipo de ejercicio
que puedo cargar en mi dogeared, fiel viejo coche y tomar a la
tortura - me refiero a los trenes - con los clientes.
(My beloved old Heap of Tin is
named Milo. I kid you not; Bob's car is called Donkey!! )
(Mi querido viejo Heap de Tin se llama Milo. Pibe que yo no; de
José el coche se llama Donkey!)
All the time that I was sniffing around this T-Bow like an overgrown
Labrador, the attendant was watching me with a grin.
Todo el tiempo que estuve en torno a la inhalación de este T-Bow
como un overgrown Labrador, el asistente me estaba mirando con una
sonrisa. No attempt at hard-sell (which
I hate), just letting me have a good nosey. No intento de
hard-venta (que yo odio), sólo permitirme tener una buena nosey.
When I looked up, she caught my eye
and gestured at the T-Bow. Cuando miré, ella captó mi
mirada y gestos en la T-Bow. "Want
a go?" "Want a ir?" was all
she needed to say. Era todo lo que necesitaba decir.
I wagged my tail. I wagged
mi cola.
She showed me how to put my feet on the footgrips and swing the T-Bow
from side to side so that it rocked.
Ella me mostró cómo poner mis pies sobre la footgrips swing y el
T-Bow de un lado a otro para que sacudió.
It was great! Fue genial!
And in less than a minute I was
really feeling the burn and beginning to pant a bit. Y en
menos de un minuto yo era realmente la sensación de quemadura y
empezando a pant un poco. I could
rock forward and back by turning through a right angle, balance
and do squats. Podría roca hacia adelante y atrás girando a
través de un ángulo recto, el equilibrio y hacer okupas. Wow!
Then she turned it over, curved side up, put resistance bands through
the gaps in the sides and showed me seated exercises, standing
exercises, lying-on-your-back exercises, lying-on-your-front
exercises, sidelying exercises. Luego, lo entregaron, curvado hacia arriba, la resistencia a poner
las bandas a través de las lagunas de las partes y me mostró los
ejercicios sentado, de pie ejercicios, mintiendo-en-su-ejercicios
de espalda, acostado-en-su-frente ejercicios, sidelying
ejercicios. My jaw dropped lower
and lower. Mi mandíbula inferior y cayó más bajo.
I wouldn't have been surprised if
she'd shown me a standing-on-your-head exercise. Yo no
habría sido sorprendido si ella me había mostrado
permanente-en-su-cabeza ejercicio.
I was hooked! Yo estaba enganchado!
What an amazingly versatile piece
of kit this was! ¡Qué increíblemente versátil pieza de este
kit fue!
Now, I have gone through all the variables of home exercise equipment.
Ahora, he pasado por todas las variables de casa ejercicio el
equipo. I have had a huge multigym
in my back bedroom. He tenido una gran multigym en mi
espalda dormitorio. I have had
exercise bikes, walking machines, crosstrainers. He tenido
bicicleta, a pie de máquinas, crosstrainers.
I have tripped over dumbbells and
banged my shins on mini-trampolines. He tropezarse con
mancuernas y golpeó mi espinillas en la mini-trampolines.
They all look hideous and are a
nightmare to dust. Todos mirada horrible y son una
pesadilla para el polvo. And if you
cover them with sheets, it looks like the Addams Family moved in!
Y si ellos cubren con hojas, que parece que la Familia Addams
trasladado en!
And then there are these gadgets that can be put up and taken down
and stored in a cupboard after you've exercised.
Y luego están esos gadgets que se pueden poner arriba y abajo
adoptadas y almacenados en un armario, después de haber ejercido.
Well, for one thing you can never
be bothered to haul them out and build them, and if you do, you're
too worn out to exercise! Bueno, para una cosa que nunca
puede ser molestado en lance a cabo y construir, y si lo haces,
estás demasiado agotado para ejercer!
This T-Bow thing can be stacked, rested up against the wall or even
shoved under your bed. Este T-Bow cosa se puede apilar, descansaba contra la pared o
incluso empujó debajo de su cama.
Just take it out, lay it down and you're ready to rock!
Justo lo saca, ponerla, y ya está listo para el rock!
Never before have I come across a
single piece of kit on which you can do your whole workout -
warmup, cardio, toning and stretching - with no other accessory
than a flexiband. Nunca antes he encontrado una sola pieza
de un juego en el que usted puede hacer todo su sesión de
ejercicios - calentamiento, cardio, tonificar y estirar - sin
ningún otro accesorio que un flexiband.
And in such a small amount of space!
Y en esa pequeña cantidad de espacio!
Reader, I bought them. Reader, que compré.
Two to start with. Dos para empezar. One for
me, one for him. Uno para mí, uno para él.
Child settled for an ipod instead
(I think I got done there!) I took them along to show my Personal
Training clients - as in "Look, look, I've got a new toy!"
Niño se establecieron en lugar de un ipod (Creo que me ha hecho!)
Me tomó a lo largo de ellas para mostrar mi Capacitación clientes
- como en "Mira, mira, yo tengo un nuevo juguete!"
The first two clients bought the
first two T-Bows. Los dos primeros clientes han comprado
los dos primeros T-Arquería. Not
exactly the Cunning Plan! No es exactamente el Plan Cunning!
And that's the story so far. Y esa es la historia hasta el momento.
The Cunning Plan is to build up a
stock of 15 Tbows and introduce them into our Pilates classes -
nobody else that we know of has toys like these, teehee. El
Cunning Plan es la construcción de una reserva de 15 Tbows y
introducirlos en nuestro Pilates clases - nadie más que sabemos ha
de juguetes como estos, teehee.
Trouble is, everybody who sees them wants to buy one and we
haven't been able to keep 15 yet! El problema está en que
los ve todo el mundo quiere comprar uno y no hemos sido capaces de
mantener 15 todavía!
If you would
like to see some pictures of the T-Bow in action please click this
link
Si desea ver algunas imágenes de la T-Bow en acción, por favor
haga clic en este enlace
The T-Bow rocks!
El T-Bow rocks!
Carol Bartram
The T-Bow
Lo último en material fitness para ejercitarse en casa, lo estamos
utilizando en nuestras clases de Pilates !!!
http://www.free-pilates-exercises.com/html/tbow-exercise.htm
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