Benefits of Using a Gymstick for Full-body Workouts

As they say in a famous film- “if you haven’t got your health, then you haven’t got anything.” Keeping fit and active can be an expensive exercise, with gym fees and supplements quickly chewing through your cash. However, with a Gymstick you can build a fitness routine at home and get yourself healthy and strong, in the comfort of your own living room.

It is a low impact fitness tool that can give your body a full workout and put you on the road to better body health. To help you understand how beneficial the Gymstick is for a body workout, we’re going to list for you the ways it helps you.

But first…

What is a Gymstick?

A Gymstick as an incredibly versatile resistance training tool. You can use it to train your muscles in multiple directions and positions. It is an excellent way to build core muscle strength, helping you improve your balance and coordination too.

It comes in a variety of colours and has multiple resistance levels for people of all ages and abilities. Perfect for low impact/high resistance training and great for injury rehab.

The Benefits of using a Gymstick for Full-body Workouts

Multiple Muscle-group Engagement.

This exercise tool can target different muscle groups at once for more efficient workouts. Combining compound exercises such as lunges, with minor muscle groups to help with balance and coordination, you have a more comprehensive workout.

Enhanced Core Strength and Stability

One of the key points with using a Gymstick is the activation of core muscles, such as the transverse abdominis. Twists and crunches and planks, all using the Gymstick, helps strengthen your core which helps with overall body stability.

Improved Flexibility and Mobility

Flexibility is paired with core strength and is essential for body health as you age. You can improve the range of movement in your joints and reduce stiffness. This promotes mobility, keeping you moving in a healthy way.

Greater Cardiovascular Endurance

Much like yoga and tai chi, the slow and precise movements from a full-body workout with a Gymstick increase your heartrate. This powers your cardiovascular health, pumping up your endurance and helps burn calories faster. Boosting the strength of your cardiovascular system to deliver more oxygen to your body during workouts is key for improved body health.

Low Impact Workout

Low impact workouts are a blessing upon your joints. If you already have joint pain or are rehabilitating injuries, you don’t want high impact exercise to possibly re-injure you or just make you sore. Low impact exercise is less trauma on your whole body while still giving you the benefits of a hard workout.

Portability

The Gymstick is lightweight and can be taken so many places. You can workout in the park, on the beach and even some gyms have Gymstick classes. It packs away to such a small space in its own carry bag. No need to have half a garage full of weight machines and exercise bikes.

Adjustable resistance

You can fit the Gymstick to you, rather than you having to fit it. If you’re building up your muscle and strength, you can start soft and graduate the intensity of your workout. The bands are colour coded for easy identification of the different resistances.

Functional Exercise

Often people looking to get fit will buy some weights and just start lifting without a goal or target in mind. Physiotherapists have been known to use a Gymstick to target specific areas needing rehabilitation or strengthening. You can have a tailored routine to specifically help you, rather than a generalised online video training session.

Save Time and Space

With a Gymstick there is no need for expensive gym memberships and subscriptions which you never use and struggle to get out of. You can work your whole body out in the comfort of your own home.

And this workout can be done in your living room or bedroom, or garage. The space taken up is not much more than the space of a yoga mat.

Who Would Benefit from a Workout with a Gymstick?

When we say everyone can get a full-body workout, and everyone would benefit from using a Gymstick, we’re not exaggerating.

• Beginners– Often when walking into a gym for the first time you get overwhelmed by all the machines and the free weights, or the people who you think are fitter and stronger than you. You can use the Gymstick in the privacy of your own home without all those mirrors reflecting back at you. And once you feel stronger and more confident, you can then walk into a gym with a bounce in your step.
• Professional Athletes– With the ease with which you can bring the Gymstick with you wherever you go, athletes can have a regular exercise and strengthening routine no matter where in the world they are. No need to find a gym location where you’re staying when you can workout in your hotel room.
• Seniors– With adjustable tension strengths you can find the right resistance to keep you strong without too much struggle. The low-impact nature of the workout reduces stress and injury on aging joints, and the flexibility component helps keep seniors mobile and active.
• Time-poor People– For some it can be a struggle rushing home from work, changing and going back out to the gym. With a Gymstick in your house, you can start your workout without the travel time to and from the gym. Plus you save on gym subscription fees!
• Injury Rehabilitation– The versatility of the Gymstick, combined with the low impact nature of a workout, is perfect for injury rehab. Once you get your exercise regime from your physio, you can rehab from home, in your own time at your own speed.

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FAQ

Is Gymstick suitable for beginners?

Absolutely. The changeable tension bands means you can start your fitness journey with light resistance and as you grow stronger you can challenge yourself further. Gymstick grows with you as you become fitter.

Can Gymstick be used for cardio workouts?

The Gymstick is primarily used for resistance and core strength work, however, some jumping and lunging exercises can help with cardio. Also, much like yoga, resistance and holding poses can increase the heart rate, much like a cardio workout.

Can I travel with a Gymstick?

A Gymstick is lightweight and can fold down into your suitcase. Perfect to travel with and keep up your exercise regime.

How often should I use my Gymstick?

This depends on what you’re using your Gymstick for. A regular workout routine is the best way to become fit and healthy, but you do need to pace yourself and sometimes have time off. We feel it is best to get advice from a fitness professional or a rehab specialist to advise you on how often to use your Gymstick.

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