Slide boards aren’t just for Pacers and personal trainer. We also added them to our youth fitness classes. Here’s some video of the boys putting their best foot…to the slide.

We recently added the slideboard to our group fitness classes (a.k.a. boot camp) It is a simple, low-tech training tool but don’t let that fool you — it will kick your ass.

The slideboard targets the major muscles of the hip and lower back. It provides a dynamic range of motion, and develops balance, lateral mobility, agility, strength, and endurance. Here’s a quick demo:

Slideboard training is often used by athletes during the off season because the lateral movement is similar to the movements in many sports, such as baseball, football, basketball, and soccer (and, of course, hockey). Here’s a video of Pacers guard Danny Granger on the slideboard:

We’re using ULTRASLIDE slideboards and have been very happy with them.

If you haven’t been in class for awhile, stop by for a slide.