Brain Fitness Program: Latest Neuromuscular Training Gym Equipment — Wellness Designers + Gym Consultants
As gym design consultants and gym equipment advisors, the emergence of a new breed of tech-savvy, design-conscious neuromuscular training equipment for gyms and hotels has caught our attention. Read on to find out more. about brands such as REAXING, PEDALO and SKILLCOURT.
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Neuro-muscular fitness and physical exercise gym equipment
Reaxing neuromuscular training gym equipment
Made In Italy REAXING have an impressive range of neuromuscular training gym equipment on offer, ideally suited to the fields of sports performance, rehabilitation and coordination drills as part of a more general fitness training program. Keeping brain cells active through these exercises is crucial for overall mental fitness.
Depending on which piece of gym equipment is chosen from the range, the user cases here can vary from a home gym, to a commercial or hotel gym setting, physiotherapist studio, medical wellness clinic, even a resort swimming pool or outdoor gym context. Brain exercises play a significant role in improving cognitive abilities and overall brain health.
Reax Lights Pro for example provides gym users with a series of lights that illuminate in different colours and intervals for cognitive training, reaction times, brain function, and stability, positively impacting cognitive scores and symptoms.
Reax Lift is a new design in barbell technology with water inside the cylindrical shaped ‘weights at either end to create an unstable load, requiring countless micro-adjustments, increasing motor responses from the gym user while also of course developing strength in the muscles in use. Brain games can also be integrated to improve cognitive functions.
Reax 3D Mat is a textured exercise mat that works by stimulating the proprioceptive reflex and developing day-by-day dynamic motor skills by deliberately giving gym users an unstable surface to train on. Brain training games play a role in stimulating neuronal activity.
The Reax Raft Pro is an inflatable mat for use in pools that recreates a Stand Up Paddle experience, it can also be used for pool yoga or pilates, for example in a hotel or resort context. It is available in both indoor and outdoor pool variations. This equipment can help address cognitive impairment.
Reaxing equipment offers numerous benefits, including enhancing brain health, preventing cognitive decline, and improving cognitive function. It also supports physical exercise, which is essential for maintaining both physical health and brain health. The effectiveness of Reaxing equipment is validated by scientific research, showing statistically significant improvements in cognitive function. Additionally, it can be beneficial in brain rehabilitation programs for conditions such as traumatic brain injury. Cognitive training and assessment through these tools can also improve working memory.
Skillcourt cognitive function training gym equipment
German newcomer Skillcourt offers a new take on combining cardio, movement, and brain training in one thanks to their screen-based, interactive exercise concept, which helps keep brain cells active for overall mental fitness.
The markings visible in the court above allow a user to watch the screen, mentally process the instructions they receive visually from that source, and then respond accordingly with a physical movement using the floor markings to guide them. Brain exercises play a crucial role in improving cognitive abilities and overall brain health.
Clearly, one of the main uses here is likely to be high-performance athletes and pro sports clubs, but that is not to neglect the opportunities for rehabilitation training in physiotherapy studios, or indeed school learning environments to help children develop their cognitive response times whilst moving, playing, and staying active in between study sessions, for example. Brain games included in the program can significantly improve cognitive functions.
Training options can vary the speed, intensity, and challenge level, pushing a user to use their agility, responsiveness, and mind-body connections. Brain training games are also part of the program, stimulating neuronal activity.
Benefits include improvements in both linear and multidirectional speed, i.e., being able to change direction, use explosive plyometric movements on occasion, increase dexterity, reduce response time, and generally up one’s athleticism. This can also help prevent cognitive decline and improve brain function, positively impacting cognitive scores and symptoms.
Is this a replacement for a cardio session or strength workout in the gym? Absolutely not. It would even come after stretching and mobility in terms of priorities, but once the basics of cardio endurance, upper and lower strength, as well as mobility are in place, anyone with aspirations for sports performance, or simply for a fun alternative methodology to complement their otherwise linear, repetitive training regime, the Skillcourt is a valuable addition to any weekly fitness routine! This equipment also supports brain health and cognitive functioning, enhancing memory recall and problem-solving abilities.
Pedalo recovery and rehabilitation gym equipment
German gym equipment brand Pedalo take a very different approach to neuromuscular training from the previous two examples, we’d call it comparatively ‘old school’ and their products are all the more worthy of our attention for that reason. Keeping brain cells active is crucial for overall mental fitness, and Pedalo equipment can play a role in this.
No-tech, mostly made from plywood and intuitive to use, these are classics of physiotherapy studios, sports rehab centres and larger gyms with a dedicated stretching, mobility and neuromuscular training area for balance, motor skills training and coordination. Brain exercises, including hands-on games and brain training, are essential for improving cognitive abilities and overall brain health.
The ease of use credentials here makes Pedalo products perfectly adapted to home gym use, or indeed commercial gyms, with accessible prices too. What may be missing for many people is the know-how of what to do, how to use the equipment in order to gain maximum benefit not just in the short-term but over the months, and years to follow. Brain games can be incorporated to improve cognitive functions such as attention, memory, and processing speed. Brain training games also play a role in stimulating neuronal activity.
A lot of the benefits on offer here are around strengthening of joints, fascia and ligaments as a way to protect against future injury, a concept known as ‘prehabilitation’ not just as part of a recovery process after an injury. This equipment can also help prevent cognitive decline and address cognitive impairment, improving brain function and cognitive scores. It contributes to overall brain health and physical exercise, which are crucial for maintaining cognitive functioning and physical health.
For gaining strength or improving endurance, other types of equipment will be more useful clearly but these products have a place in any serious gym or health club stretching area in our opinion! Scientific research supports the effectiveness of such equipment, showing statistically significant improvements in cognitive function. Pedalo equipment is also beneficial in brain rehabilitation programs for conditions like traumatic brain injury, enhancing working memory and other cognitive functions.