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Stability Roll is No Pushover
The most popular piece of fitness equipment last year the Stability Roll, or Foam Roller as it is also known, looks set to keep rolling out through 2006, according to Physical Company Ltd - suppliers to the fitness industry and fitness enthusiasts alike. The cylindrical foam roll has become one of the most widely used conditioning and therapeutic products available in the UK fitness market today. The simplicity of its design contradicts its adaptability to a variety of techniques, including mobilisation, balance, core conditioning, strength training, proprioception, flexibility and co-ordination.

"The Stability Roll has been one of our top sellers for some time now and is especially popular with personal trainers and Pilates teachers", says Penny Halls, Company Director of Physical Company Ltd. "Some of the major health club chains have also recently introduced the Stability Roll into their studio programmes with great success."

Used for a variety of applications from rehabilitation and myofascial release, to sports specific workouts such as golf swing practice, Stability Rolls provide a dynamic training surface no matter what the goal.

Stability Rolls are available in round cylinders and half cylinders of varying lengths. The half cylinders are ideally suited to beginners, due to their greater stability, and the full round cylinders provide more advanced challenges. They can be used in a variety of positions; supine, prone, sitting, kneeling, lying on your side, or standing.

Using Stability Rolls also adds an extra dimension to yoga and Pilates mat work through a combination of seated, standing and lying exercises. The roll brings strength, flexibility, balance and co-ordination training into one dynamic workout.

The reputation of this piece of equipment looks set to follow US trends where 75% of personal trainers offer Stability Roll services to their clients*.

"Physiotherapists, chiropractors and personal trainers use the rollers one-on-one, and they can also be used in groups in the fitness club setting", explains Caroline C Creager, of Colorado, USA, author of Core Strength Training Using Inflatable And Foam Rollers. "Top ranking women?s tennis players Venus and Serena Williams both use the Stability Roll in their highly successful training programmes."

For more information about the Physical Company, the Stability Roll and Core Strength Training Using Inflatable And Foam Rollers please visit www.physicalcompany.co.uk

or call 01494 769222.

on 2006-02-09