Whether you're setting up a home gym or upgrading your fitness routine, having the right equipment can make all the difference. Here’s a breakdown of some core exercise tools and how they can enhance your workout:
1. Core Gym Ball (Stability Ball)
Best For: Core strength, balance, flexibility, and rehabilitation.
A gym ball is a great versatile tool for improving core stability and overall strength, the core gym ball challenges your balance and forces muscles to engage for stability. Whether you're doing basic exercises like crunches or more advanced moves like pikes and planks, a gym ball intensifies your workout by engaging multiple muscle groups. It’s also great for stretches and rehabilitation exercises.
2. Yoga Mat
Best For: Comfort, grip, and hygiene during floor-based exercises.
A yoga mat is essential for comfort and protection, providing cushioning for your joints and back during stretches, Pilates, yoga, or core-focused exercises. It’s also useful for creating a stable, non-slip surface, particularly important for yoga poses that require good grip and balance. Although it is called a yoga mat it can be used for other activities as well, such as calisthenics workouts.
3. Core Bands
A. Power Band
Best For: Strength training, mobility, and rehabilitation
Power bands are thick, durable resistance bands that add intensity to strength training exercises. They help improve your upper and lower body strength, support pull-up progressions, and can also be used in stretching routines for better flexibility.
B. Resistance Band
Best For: Toning, strength training, and injury recovery.
The resistance band provides varying levels of tension and is lightweight, making it perfect for both home and travel workouts. These bands are ideal for adding resistance to bodyweight exercises and targeting smaller muscles that are often hard to engage during traditional workouts.
C. Squat Band
Best For: Lower body strength, especially for glutes and thighs.
The squat band is a shorter, thicker band used mainly for lower body workouts. By adding resistance to exercises like squats, lunges, and hip bridges, it helps activate and tone the glutes, hamstrings, and thighs more effectively.
4. Core Sauna Suit with Zipper and Hood
Best For: Sweating out toxins, weight loss, and maximizing the calorie burn.
The sauna suit increases body temperature, enhancing your body’s ability to sweat and detoxify while accelerating fat loss during cardio and high-intensity workouts. The zipper and hood design provide a comfortable fit and additional coverage, making it easy to put on and adjust during your workout.
About Quorum International Inc.
Quorum International Inc. (QII), the retail arm of Quorum Holdings Corporation, has been serving the Filipino athlete and sports enthusiast community for the past 45 years through a network of multi-brand, multi-category sports and fitness stores: Toby’s Sports, a sporting goods store; RUNNR, a running specialty store; and urbanAthletics, a cutting-edge street lifestyle store.
About Toby’s Sports
Toby’s Sports is the leading multi-brand sports retailer in the Philippines, having delivered the best in sports and fitness products to millions of Filipinos for 45 years. Established in 1978, Toby’s Sports is included in the Hall of Fame of Most Outstanding Retailers by the Philippine Retailers Association, as well as the Hall of Fame of Most Outstanding Filipino Franchisers by the Philippine Franchise Association. Toby’s Sports, which carries over 100,000 items from 160+ trusted brands in various sports, currently operates 63 stores across the Philippines, as well as an ecommerce store (www.tobys.com). For more information on Toby’s Sports, follow us in Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
NOTE: Toby’s Sports and Toby’s Sports logo are service marks of Quorum International Inc.
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