Sandboarding Training Exercises
One of the newest extreme sports is a cousin of snowboarding called sandboarding. The cold weather and snow covered mountains of a boarder's dreams are replaced by the rolling dunes of the desert, the hot sun, and soft sand. Sandboarding may be very similar in appearance to its cousin snowboarding, but it remains a niche sport that is less popular and presents various challenges that are different from snowboarding.
The lack of venues for sandboarding and the remote locales they are often found in makes sandboarding less popular than snowboarding; but these locations present one of the first challenges of the sport. Sandboarding requires a lot of physical and aerobic stamina. Many sandboarding locations are located a long ways from the nearest parking lot, often requiring hikes over a mile in distance just to reach the dunes. On top of that, there is no such thing as a sandlift as there are ski lifts for snowboarding. The exhilaration of every run down the dune is met with the daunting task of walking uphill through sand to reach the top again. As such, aerobic exercise is going to be vital to anyone considering the sport of sandboarding.
Much like other board sports, such as surfing or snowboarding, sandboarding requires the rider to have good control of their core muscle group as well as balance and leg strength. Sandboards are often snowboards with soft boots and bindings instead of the stiffer bindings and boots found on snowboards. This means individuals need just as much, if not more, leg strength for sandboarding than for snowboarding. The lower leg muscles in particular need to be strong to help the ankles and calves direct the board. Upper leg muscle strength is crucial for maintaining balance and keeping the rider upright and on the board. The core muscles of the body, abs, back, and pelvis, also play a crucial role in sandboarding. Not only are the abs, lower back, and pelvic muscles important for helping the rider direct their board, they play a crucial role in keeping the riders balance centered above their board to keep them on the board instead of falling off.
The Syco XT: A Sandboarder's Best Friend
Building muscle strength and endurance in the legs and core region can be done anywhere, anytime. An individual could do lunges, calf raises, crunches, and other exercises to focus on the core at home or at the gym; but with any workout routine individual's often battle boredom. The Syco XT is the perfect answer for those looking to better prepare their body for sandboarding and battle boredom and repetition at the gym. The Syco XT system is designed to not only target the core muscles of the system, but also to give users an aerobic workout at the same time. The system can be suspended from a free standing frame or via a ceiling mount system. The human body powers the system with the core muscles serving as the engine that drives the system, giving anyone who uses the Syco XT a great workout that enhances core muscle stability, strength and balance at the same time.
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