October 18, 2010 (Gothenburg, Sweden) — Two new studies suggest physiotherapy or even home use of the commercial Wii Balance Board system are viable strategies to improve balance and reduce falls in ...

Which balance boards are best? Improving your balance and coordination can improve your movements when handling various tasks. Balance boards are a great way to not only train your balance and ...

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 ...

Though most of the focus on the Wii's motion-based controls has been on their impact in gaming, what is more radical about Nintendo's approach with both the Wii and DS has been its success at ...

WHEN Ross Clark read in New Scientist (29 March 2008, p 26) that the US military considered the Nintendo Wiimote controller accurate enough to control bomb disposal robots, it set him thinking. Could ...

A 2019 study showed that depending on your body type, using a standing desk can increase your energy expenditure throughout the workday, and adding a balance board can help further increase your ...

After years of testing workout tech, running shoes, and all sorts of home fitness equipment, balance boards (and stair steppers) surprised and challenged me the most. They’re affordable fitness ...

A strong balance board routine is used to help many different athletes across many sports, but you don’t need to be preparing for the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge or Red Bull All Snow to enjoy this ...

A balance board is a plank that rests on a hub or is placed on a cylindrical roller to give it more movement and instability. A piece of physiotherapy equipment, it is now widely used by fitness ...