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Fifty Sense: Common Sense Ideas for Thriving after 50
Fifty Sense: Common Sense Ideas for Thriving after 50

Health: Wobble Boards Resources

Wobble Boards - They can prevent ankle twists, improve balance and build muscle. Spending around 15 minutes a day on a wobble boards - a rocking platform that makes you teeter like Boris Yelstin after lunch - can help an injured ankle heal faster. But it also can prevent ankle sprains, says John Cianca M.D., director of musculoskeletal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. The exercise strengthens the peroneal muscles, in your lower legs, which brace your ankles during side-to-side movements.

"These muscles prevent your ankle from rolling inward, the most common cause of sprains", says Dr. Cianca. The exercise also improves your balance for running, inline skating, skiing and golf. A wobble board offers upper-body benefits too. Doing pushups ona wobble or balance board forces you to push equally hard with both arms, says Kyle Pierce, Ed D., C.S.C.S., a weight lifting coach.

That's useful, because many men have uneven muscle development. Wobble Boards - They can prevent ankle twists, improve balance and build muscle. Spending around 15 minutes a day on a wobble boards - a rocking platform that makes you teeter like Boris Yelstin after lunch - can help an injured ankle heal faster.

The exercise also improves your balance for running, inline skating, skiing and golf. A wobble board offers upper-body benefits too. Doing pushups ona wobble or balance board forces you to push equally hard with both arms, says Kyle Pierce, Ed D., C.S.C.S., a weight lifting coach. That's useful, because many men have uneven muscle development

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