Slide Boards Can Help Joggers Train

For those who have no idea, a Slide Board is a simple cross-training tool that can be used to simulate the movements of inline or ice skating. The board is made up of a smooth sliding surface - like Formica, laminated aluminum panels or laminated wood panels - that lays across the floor with end stops on each side to keep the slide board stable. 

A skater can use a slide board to duplicate many speed skating or hockey skating movements as a way that can help perfect technique and fitness outside of the winter months.

While I acknowledge that joggers do not "skate" throughout their sporting activity, I still locate it to be an invaluable piece of equipment.

Joggers need to be gliding for several factors;

1. WEIGHT LOSS.  Burning of unwanted calories as a fun,  

     easy-to-do of cardiovascular exercise for children and adults.

2. JOINT STRENGTH.

    Improved hip stability, strength, endurance, recovery and   

    reduction in risk of injury

3. MUSCLE and AEROBIC CONDITIONING.

    As it can supply a sturdy metabolic stimulation with a fairly low 

    impact the slideboard can be an exceptional addition to a cross 

    training program of both healthy and also damaged sportsmen. 

   The extra physical fitness, while not movement particular to the

    sport, can still work as a great general stimulation for total 

    development of both cardiovascular as well as anaerobic 

    endurance. The key is in just how the workout is organized.

I hope that you now have a better understanding of why the slide board can be an excellent addition to a runner's fitness programs. Our goal is to achieve optimum balance, and also anything that forces a jogger far from his regular patterns can be a good thing.

Let’s all Train Hard and Train Smart.