T-BOW® Training Blog

YouTube T-Box example for Back Extensions: https://bit.ly/T-BOXT-BowBackExtensions / https://youtu.be/jZAJDx1JoIw PRODUCT DESCRIPTION · The T-BOX 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. Two of the differential characteristics of the T-Bow® (arch similar to the typical physiological lumbar lordosis and high reactivity for fast and prec

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. Back Stretching & Mobility on the T-BOW® in its Stable Position by Sandra Bonacina (Zurich University, SZ) The curvature of the T-BOW® has the radius of a normal curved lordosis of the lumbar spine (approx. 40 degrees for the classic version and 45 degrees for the wood version). For peop

by Kerstin Obenauer T-Bow®: Training device that has conquered the Group Fitness The T-Bow® is a multifunctional arc of Training and Therapy that allows you to optimize Strength, Endurance, Coordination and Flexibility. Kerstin Obenauer summarizes the diversity of a differential training device. The T-Bow® was manufactured in 1995 in Switzerland at the ETH University of Zurich by physiotherapist Sandra Bonacina and developed by university sports professor Viktor Denoth. So st

Balancing transversally on T-BOW® forces the functional twisting of the longitudinal axis of the leg!! By Sandra Bonacina Inventor of T-BOW® and professor of physiotherapy and fitness at Zurich University Balancing on the narrow edges of the T-BOW® The arched design of the T-BOW® with its narrow lateral edges allows foot support that requires bilateral control of the muscles located on both sides of the foot (unlike materials with a flat surface that only require a unilateral

OPTIMIZING LEG STRENGTH TRAINING WITH T-BOW ® IN GROUP FITNESS Bonacina S, Chulvi-Medrano I, Farre-Sanchez I, Kneale D, Lasso M, Nocerino S, Peruyera A, Renner M, Reverter J, Serena D, Ribera-Nebot D Zurich, Lleida, Valencia and Bergamo Universities, Departments of Movement Sciences Abstract Currently, strength training using free weights and elastic bands is quite widespread in group fitness classes, with a tendency to develop programs based almost exclusively on endurance s

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 Madelein Perk, Ivan Farré-Sánchez, Diana Serena, Varvara Solomonidou, Marcelo Lasso, Debbie Kneale, Angel Peruyera-Rubio, Adrienn Banhegyi, Hugo Pérez-Vivas, Salvatore Nocerino and Melissa Renner While one's own motivation to participate in a group fitness session is essential, providing health benefits and personal enjoyment, the instructor leading the session is also important, along with their personal and technical quality, the session design, and their experience and

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.

Strength with the T-BOW® for Winter Sports

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

Synthetic fiber arch (high density polyethylene), with dimensions 70x50x17 cm., a weight of 3.2 kg, with non-slip natural rubber feet, useful on both sides, whose concave side has a granules to prevent slipping and a very narrow surface on the short sides, and whose convex side (with adapted curvature to the typical physiological lumbar lordosis), is covered with an three holes on each long side provide a practical fixation for all types of rubbers and bands. Very manageable

Practical and Robust: Multifunctional bow made of synthetic fiber (high-density polyethylene) or natural wood, developed for more than 10 years at the University of Zurich (Switzerland), since 2005, finalist for the ISPO Brand New Award 2006, Germany. Its dimensions (70x50x17 cm.) And structural design make it possible to use it in a reduced space and to be stacked (more than 40 units with great stability), saving space. It has non-slip natural rubber feet, a narrow surface a

The T-BOW® as an effective workout for integral health and fitness: Physical condition (speed, strength, endurance, flexibility and relaxation). Coordination and balancing in static-dynamic situations. Very fine and quick space-time and rhythmic postural adjustments. Balanced back and stable joints (activation of deep muscles). The arch allows a greater range of motion than a flat surface, and supports the lumbar spine anatomically and with stability. Precision in addressing