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The first noticeable thing about Powerbag® is that it is soft and flexible, two characteristics that despite being practically unheard of in conditioning equipment, actually provide a number of important training advantages. Due to the nature of the construction of Powerbag®, it provides a safe medium with which to train as there is minimum risk of injury through contact with Powerbag® when in use. Powerbag® training can be carried out on surfaces such as wood floors, carpet, running tracks, pitches and courts where the use of resistance training equipment would not usually be appropriate. These features, plus the unique training benefits offered by Powerbag® make Powerbag® an effective training tool in a wide variety of training situations, from high level sport training, home training, exercise classes to injury rehabilitation and personal training.

High-level training.
Powerbag® has many benefits for high level sporting performers. Powerbag® allows movements to be produced under resistance which helps to develop the ability to produce power through technique. The instability built into Powerbag® forces recruitment of the stabilizing muscles during training. The design of Powerbag® allows traditional lifting movements to be produced in addition to the same movements with a rotational movement typical of many sporting movements but dangerous to replicate with metal bars that can create large rotational forces around the spine. Powerbag® has a soft structure which allows it to be thrown and caught, excellent techniques to assist in the development of powerful movements.

General Training.
Powerbag® has a role to play in gymnasiums. Wherever there are free weights or gyms using circuit training, there is scope for Powerbag® to be employed. Powerbag® training areas can utilize unused studio space as dropping Powerbag® is unlikely to damage expensive studio floors.

Personal training.
Powerbag® is an excellent training device for personal training. Powerbag® can be carried in the back of the car and provides the opportunity for a personal trainer to conduct functional resistance training with their clients. Powerbag® is easier and safer to transport than metal barbells and dumbbells.

Home training.
Powerbag® is one of the most effective pieces of home training equipment available. The range of exercises and training programs that can be completed with Powerbag® is extensive, yet when out of use, Powerbag® is easily stored and unobtrusive.

Exercise classes.
Due to the compact nature of Powerbag®, it is a suitable piece of equipment to develop large group training sessions which are resistance based. Powerbag® based programs are safe, versatile and effective.

Physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
Powerbag® offers an excellent method of improving movement skills and specific strength movements with patients in the later stages of rehabilitation, whether returning from sporting or non-sporting injuries. Powerbag® is priced at a level where personal Powerbag®s may be bought by clients in rehabilitation in order to maintain training levels through programs set by the therapist.
Whilst Powerbag® is a relatively simple design and concept, the training theory that supports its usage is more in-depth. Essentially Powerbag® provides a safe way of providing functional training for powerful movements. Powerbag® facilitates explosive training and helps to emphasize the continual training of the core stabilizing muscles. Powerbag® also provides a useful training device for individuals who wish to increase their overall fitness and functional strength.
Powerbag® achieves these key-training goals by its emphasis on quality, core stability, functional training and by its specific design and the sheer adaptability and range of movements that can be completed with Powerbag®. These movements include:

• Olympic lifting movements.
• Variations on Olympic lifting movements, to include diagonal and rotational moves.
• Complex movement based exercises, all multi-joint in nature and all requiring a high emphasis on stability.
• Movement drills, such as fast feet, ladder drills, heel flicks etc.
• Jumps, which are difficult to achieve resisted due to awkwardness of bars.
• Drops, difficult to achieve resisted due to awkwardness of bars.
• Throws, difficult to do with most systems other than medicine balls which rarely exceed more than 15kg.
• Catching and taking the impact, again difficult to complete with most systems.
• Dynamic movements with a partner, throw..catch..move..throw..catch
• Pure resisted core stability movements.
• Complex training to mix skills drills or game plays with dynamic work using Powerbag. Your training or playing area also becomes your gym, whether pitch, court trackside or home. So whether your sport is Rugby, Football, Squash, Tennis or Hockey, your conditioning training can now become an integral part of your skills based training.
• Warm weather training or holidays, not sure about the facilities? Simply empty out your Powerbag® and fill it with sand when you get to your destination abroad.
• Rehabilitation exercises, combining multi-joint movements and the development of functional movements under varying levels of resistance.

So whilst Powerbag® based training emphasises the use of core stabilisers in functional movements, it is not simply another system for training of core stabilisers. Powerbag provides the tools for the development of Functional Appropriate and Specific training programmes for sporting, lifestyle and rehabilitation needs.