We’ve all seen them, whether at the gym or in the corner of a friend’s dining room or lounge, but what exactly is a wobble board and how can it be helpful for runners? Well, let’s think about what ...

"A Runner's Guide to Connective Tissue" explains the importance of building the strength of your connective tissue—your bones, tendons and fascia—in order to be a less injury-prone runner. These ...

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Balance boards might sound like a children's toy, but these wobbly little pieces of fitness kit could in fact be the key to improving your core strength (by engaging your muscles as you try and stay ...

If your workplace is like mine, employees are popping up like meerkats: As the evidence mounts that sitting for long periods is unhealthy, they're setting up standing desks for themselves, and ...

They look a bit strange (and slightly scary), but wobble (or balance) boards are actually amazing pieces of kit – they strengthen your ankles and knees, improve balance and can also help prevent ...

Background Balance training is a common component of rehabilitation after ankle sprains. A relatively high activity of the peroneus longus (PL) to the activity of the tibialis anterior (TA) (a low ...

Ankle instability is the most common cause of lower extremity dysfunction in physically active individuals. In spite of various treatment options available to therapists and trainers like ankle braces ...

If you’re not as sure-footed as you’d like, balance training can help you feel a little more steady. A balance board makes training especially easy because you can work on your balance pretty much ...