INDO BOARD | Getting Started on the INDO BOARD

INDO BOARD | Getting Started on the INDO BOARD

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Getting started on the Indo Board Balance Trainer is not as hard as it might seem. There is a learning curve involved and caution must be taken before beginning your balance training exercises. If you are a beginner to balance training you should always use a spotter. Begin by placing deck on floor with no roller underneath the deck. Always use the correct stance in which your feet are be equal distances from front and back of deck and equal distances from either ends of the deck. Your feet should be shoulder width apart and pointed straight ahead. Proper posture is important: bend knees, avoid bending at the waist. Try to keep a stacked stance with shoulders, hips and ankles in alignment, over each other. Always look ahead and not down. Looking down shifts your weight forward and off center. After you have your stance and posture correct you can use your spotter to help get you up on the Indo Board deck with the roller underneath it.

The type of surface that the roller is placed on is very important. Extreme caution is urged if you use hardwood floors, tile or concrete surface as the roller will move very fast and be hard to control. The best places to start are in grass, on a thick carpeted surface or on a gym mat or yoga mat. Once the rider becomes more advanced they can begin to experiment with different surfaces that can speed up the roller.

Always remember the basic premise of using the Indo Board is to see how long you can keep the deck from touching the ground no matter what you are doing while using it. Progressions for getting started on the Indo Original are: first try to and hold the deck as steady as possible with very little movement back and forth. From there it is important to master the transition from getting the deck moving one way to stopping it and getting it moving the opposite way. In order to master this transition you must use proactive movements as opposed to reactive movements. Other progressions would be to perform simple movements such as a half squat or a full squat.