T-BOW® Training Blog

Three crucial elements for proper backward lying technique are: 1. Ensure all vertebrae make contact with the bow. 2. Maintain a straight line between the neck and head. 3. Ensure the bottom touches the floor. Inflexibility in the spine can hinder the ability to touch each vertebra to the bow. If the inflexibility is in the upper back, individuals may need to support their head constantly or, preferably, use an additional bow or similar support behind them. To enhance flexibi

A Lower-Limb Training Program to Improve Balance in Healthy Elderly Women Using the T-BOW®. Ageing impairs balance, which increases the risk of falls. Fall-related injuries are a serious health problem associated with dependency and disability in the elderly and results in high costs to public health systems. This study aims to determine the effects of a training programto develop balanceusing a new device called the T-Bow®.

The T-BOX expands the performance and therapy training with the T-Bow® by allowing it to be placed on a raised surface and inclined positions, in a safe, precise and practical way.

Summary of the basics for back stretching and mobility on the T-BOW® in its stable position with applications to Training and Therapy for all ages, in group fitness and personalized training.

Technical Analysis Xavier García-Navarro, Daniel Picó-Benet and David Ribera-Nebot _____________________________ ____________________________ Previo: VAIVÉN SOBRE LA ESPALDA (adaptado de L. Abaurrea-Alfaro, 2000, Iniciación a la Gimnasia Artística) Starting position: sitting in the center of the mat and in a longitudinal direction with the legs bent and together, arms hugging them at knee height (1-2). Throw yourself back rolling on your back (2-3-4) and regain the starting p

By Iván Chulvi-Medrano, Gonzalo Cámara-Navarro, Nico Gil y David Ribera-Nebot A selection of concepts and examples of differential exercises with the T-BOW® for frontal, lateral and posterior trunk strength training is presented, based on fundamentals of movement physiotherapy and the practical experiences since 1995 of Sandra Bonacina and Viktor Denoth at Zurich University. * It is not the purpose of this article to deal with the execution and breathing techniques related to

by Joaquim Reverter-Masià, Dani Picó-Benet and David Ribera-Nebot Health in Old Age with T-BOW® The T-BOW® with its special characteristics (arc with stable-unstable convexity and unstable concavity, very robust but with very high reactivity to the finest movements, narrow edges for precise supports and side holes to place elastic bands) will allow a multitude of differential workouts for health in elderly people. In addition to the maintenance of general physical form and a

T-BOW® Applications in Physiotherapy

By F.Xavier García-Navarro, Sandra Bonacina, Ivan Farrer-Sánchez, Angel Peruyera-Rubio and David Ribera-Nebot The elastic and inertial property of the T-BOW® before fine movements causes very fast and reactive changes in any situation of static-dynamic equilibrium, hyperstimulating the body's proprioceptive systems; a very beneficial situation to optimize any posture. Fine Postural Adjustment The T-BOW®'s design, reactivity, lightweight, and single axis of instability promote

by Ivan Farré-Sánchez, Diana Serena, Debbie Kneale, Angel Peruyera-Rubio, Melissa Renner, Salvatore Nocerino, Hugo Pérez and Brenda Fiori. Made of wood or synthetic fiber, T-BOW® is the most multifunctional arch for education, training and motor therapy. It withstands high loads (more than 350 kg without losing its functionality), it is easy to transport and very manageable. Its success among users has made it the ultimate in collective fitness sessions. A T-BOW® training st

By F.Xavier García-Navarro (Escola Ganesh) The development philosophy of Yoga with T-BOW® is to provide a selection of differential resources of T-BOW® to facilitate, enrich and expand the postures and postural chains of Yoga from a holistic perspective of optimization of the person that allows a personalized postural education. The basis of the exercises arises from the proposals that the inventor of T-BOW®, Sandra Bonacina, has designed by investigating the needs of motor p

CARDIO TRAINING CIRCUIT WITH T-BOW® Development: warming - strengthening - resistance - strengthening - resistance. Time intervals: load for strengthening exercises about 60 seconds. Rest: 30 seconds, endurance exercises of 2 to 4 minutes. *Start: warm-up of 3 to 4 minutes with various exercises of your choice. * Three basic strength exercises: e.g. abdominal muscles (6a+b), Back muscles (7a) and arm/shoulder/chest muscles (9). * First resistance exercise with the T-Bow®, e.g

El T-BOW® es un arco multifuncional ideal para la educación postural, el entrenamiento y la terapia motriz.

Hugener, D. and Reidt, S., 2005-2006. Institute of Movement and Sports Sciences de la Universidad de Zurich. Research carried out by D. Hugener and S. Reidt about the TBOW showed interesting results for their studies at the 'lnstitut für Bewegungs- und Sportwissenschaften' Institute of Movement and Sports Sciences at the 'Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule' [Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ)] Switzerland. During their study of a group of male and female

The most consolidated Group Fitness Classes with T-BOW® stand out in the ASVZ Academic Sports Association Zurich (T-BOW® Workout Fit, T-BOW® Bodytone, T-BOW® Postural, T-BOW® Balance Pump, T-BOW® Power, T-BOW ® Yoga, T-BOW® Pilates), designed by Sandra Bonacina and her team of teachers from the Institute of Movement and Sports Sciences at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. These T-BOW® group fitness classes with music are in high demand at the ASVZ and always fill up with