T Bow your way into shape

LET'S face it, getting in shape is not an easy task and making it fun and interesting is also no mean feat, which is why T Bow, one of the newest pieces of fitness equipment to hit the UK is perfect for toning up for this year's bikini season.

Whether you are looking for a challenging cardio workout, something to blast the fat, strength training to get those toned arms, perfect pins or killer abs, or if you simply need to stretch out and release some of that tension, then this is the thing for you.

T-Bow is the new exercise tool which has international fitness pros raving. Fans in the USA, Japan, Italy, Switzerland and Portugal are commending its abilities to tone and slim the body while improving the users' balance by up to 30%.

T-Bow can be used in a specially designed T-Bow exercise programme or even to add extra challenges to your usual Pilates, yoga or stretch routine. With regular use, proprioception is improved - the body's ability to sense movement within joints – hence these drastic improvements to balance and stability.

This curious-looking piece of equipment is the brainchild of Swiss born Sandra Bonacina, a qualified sports and gym coach and highly respected professor of fitness and physiotherapy at Zurich University. Sandra, a former aerobic dance champion, puts T-Bow's success down

to its design: "In my work as a physiotherapist and fitness professional I saw so many people failing to get the most out of their workouts due to back complaints.

"Another issue was thatfew people rarely understand that an effective fitness routine needs to incorporate all the elements of core strength, cardiovascular activity and flexibility. I felt there was an urgent need for a product which allowed people to work on all these elements while not being scared that it was damaging their backs.

"I designed T-Bow so that it fits the curvature of the body perfectly, offering the correct support. Many people have told me that since using

T-Bow they have felt their workouts are not only more interesting and challenging but they no longer have to worry about not getting the right support for their backs."

The proof, as they say, is in the pudding. Tests have shown that with just 2 T-Bow sessions a week for 8 weeks all participants achieved lower pulse rates and improved their recovery time. Strength measurements of abdominal and back, pectoral and tricep muscles,along with torso and leg muscles all saw improvements in the range of 20-95%.

Luckily it's now not only large gyms in exotic shores that can reap the physical and health rewards of using T-Bow – a home kit is now available which contains T-Bow home workout DVD and a stretch band designed to help sculpt and firm the muscles of the upper body. The kit is available from t-bow.co.uk at 100.

To find out more or make a purchase visit www.t-bow.co.uk

or call 01342 315933.