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SandBell sandbags vs. Childhood Obesity

May 24th, 2011
,,,,,,,,, - Health Needs a Hero - Hot Topic Tuesday - HyperWear - Jen Olson - P.E. - PE3 - Physical Education - SandBell - childhood obesity - fitness - sandbag - schools - weight loss - wellness

The Hyper Wear Staff was privileged to attend the premiere of Health Needs a Hero on Sunday, May 22nd at the Long Center here in Austin.

Health Needs a Hero is a powerful and inspirational documentary detailing the epidemic of our childhood health issues, told through the hearts of children and key stakeholders.  And it is fantastic.  Take a look as Jen Olson, the film’s director, tells a little more about the project.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVGoeUFL68E[/youtube]

In conjunction with the documentary, Ms. Olson started the PE3 foundation which incorporates mind, body, and spirit.   We would love to work with Jen in this worthy cause since SandBells are such an easy and natural fit for P.E. students.

From the PE3 website:

According to the Texas Health Institute (THI), one in three (35%) of Texas children – more than double the national average – are considered to be overweight or obese. Texas ranks 6th highest in the nation for obesity in 10 – 17 year olds.

Overweight children at 12 have a 75% likelihood of being overweight adults, in danger of serious medical issues. For the first time in 120 years, the life expectancy of Americans decreased in 2008.

The Texas Department of State Health Services estimates that if nothing is done, the number of overweight or obese adult Texans will continue to increase, growing from 10 million (63%) today to 20 million (75%) by 2040. In Texas, as in the US, obesity occurs at a much higher rate for African-Americans and Latinos than for Anglos; and within these populations, persons of low socio-economic status appear to be particularly affected.

We look forward to more interactions with Ms. Olson and PE3 and are proud to be on the front lines with such mighty warriors in the battle against childhood obesity.

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Play Series (2 of 3) – Push Movement with Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

May 23rd, 2011
,,,,,,,,, - Bill Meyer - Hyper Vest PRO - Monday Morning Muscle - SandBell - exercise - female athlete - fitness - push ups - sandbag - weight bearing exercise - weight vest

Good Monday Morning!

This week I’m taking a different approach to the traditional push-up. I can’t think of another exercise that our young children despise more than the push-up, and why wouldn’t they? They’re in such a new developmental stage where their bodies are growing, their head is usually bigger proportionately than the rest of their body, and there we are, the teacher making them get on the ground and crank out push-ups over and over again with each passing day.

Why not create a game out of it? Try the Plank Position Dot Toss game in this video, and bonus points go out to everyone out there that has SandBells to use instead of dots! This game doesn’t have to be the end-all-be-all…create ways to integrate the students or athletes to work together, encourage each other, and work out their minds all at the same time!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0aqMDqv9A[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

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A Day with Coach Dos and Alwyn Cosgrove

May 20th, 2011
,,,,,,,,,, - Alwyn Cosgrove - Denver Fredenburg - Dos Remedios - Friday Fragments - Hyper Vest PRO - SandBell - SteelBell - exercise - sandbag - training - weight vest - workout

Our CEO, Denver Fredenburg, took a trip to California last weekend to take part in “A Day with Dos and Cos.”  Robert dos Remedios (a.k.a. Coach Dos) and Alwyn Cosgrove are known for their intense workout sessions and extreme passion for fitness.

Here at Hyper Wear, we like them.

They included our SandBell and SteelBells in some of the training they did last weekend.  The circuits looked really fun, but really intense.  Check it out for yourself (be sure to watch out for our own Denver sporting the Hyper Vest PRO around minute 2:05…way to represent, Denver!):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRYTeUdHuvY&feature=share[/youtube]

Check these guys out and if you get to train with them, tell ‘em howdy from Hyper Wear!

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Hyper Wear DVD Shoot – Elements of Training the Combat Athlete.

May 19th, 2011
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, - Cody Butler - DVD - Diane Vives - HEAT Bootcamp - Hyper Vest COOL - Hyper Vest PRO - Mixed Martial Arts - Octagon Fitness - Police Training Group - SandBell - Sayif Saud - SteelBell - Thankful Thursday - athlete training - functional fitness - personal trainer - sandbag - training - weight vest - workout

Wednesday, May 18th, Hyper Wear conducted its first of many shoots for DVD content.  It was an amazing day!  There are so many people to thank, it’s hard to know where to begin… So, in no particular order, let me give a few shout-outs to the folks that made this amazing day happen!

Our athletes / trainers for the shoot included Diane Vives, Hyper Wear’s Director of Training; Daryell Harmon, Avery Moore, and Joe Lopez of Police Training Group out of Dallas, TX; and Sayif Saud of Octagon Fitness, also out of Dallas, TX.  It was truly humbling to be in a room with so many amazing athletes from such varied backgrounds, but all with the desire to present SandBells and SteelBells to the combat athlete world.

Behind the cameras were Dennis Weaver and Timothy Chew.  Sound was run by John McDaniel (who had a lot of ambient noise to deal with from the ice machine in the warehouse behind us to the birds pecking on the roof to the police sirens at various points to large trucks rumbling by).  And Nikita Lance graced us with her wonderful slate abilities!

Cosmo, Diane, and Dennis put the whole shoot together and between the three of them did an amazing job of setting up shots, coaching the trainers for what would look best on camera, and handling wrenches that got thrown in at the last minute.

And there was of course the wonderful folks at H.E.A.T. Bootcamp who were so kind and accommodating to let us use their space!  Founder and creator, Cody Butler, met with some of our crew to show them around the space and help figure out logistics.  On Wednesday, he was around all day, always checking on us to make sure we had what we needed.  They even moved their sessions outside so we could have full use of the facility.  And Marshall Ryan Priest let us in to set up Tuesday evening and showed us the ropes.

Our fabulous interns, Jordan Pratt and Carol Martins, helped me do any odd jobs that needed doing.  Dirk Buikema stopped by with Video Release Forms and Joe Atocha and Ben Buikema held down the fort back here at the office.  And I shouldn’t leave out Denver Fredenburg who gave a big thumbs up to the whole deal!!  I even want to thank the kind and helpful folks at Rudy’s and Subway who took our food orders and carried the big boxes to the car for me (even when I was parked a block away!).

It was a lot of work, but we all agreed that it was well worth it!  We can’t wait to get the DVD done and out there – it’s gonna rock the Combat Athlete’s world!

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Workout Wednesday ~ 5.18.11 ~ Hyper Vest PRO weight vest + SandBell sandbag weights

May 18th, 2011
,,,,,,,,,,,, - Hyper Vest PRO - P.E. - SandBell - SteelBell - Workout Wednesday - balance - burn calories - exercise - fitness - grip strength - sandbag - stability - weight vest - wellness - workout

Need a quick workout mid-week that incorporates Hyper Wear’s versatile products?  Try the following mini-workout wearing your Hyper Vest PRO and use whatever size SandBells you prefer.

5 min. warm up (jumping jacks or walking in place work well)

Throw on your Hyper Vest PRO and let’s get started!

1 min. each of the following (count reps)

1.  Scoop Toss – Grip SandBell with two hands, take a wide stance, hang SandBell low between legs.  Swing SandBell up and out and release as your knees and back straighten (you are going for distance on the toss).  Run to the SandBell you just tossed, pick it up and toss it back in the other direction.

2.  Side Lunges – Holding a challenging weight of SandBell on one shoulder, begin with feet about hip distance apart.  Step right leg out far to the side, pointing toes at a 45 degree angle.  Keep the left foot toes all pointing straight forward.  Left leg will straighten and right knee will bend to about 90 degrees (don’t let knee extend past toes on right foot).  Push off of right foot to return to standing and lunge in the other direction.  Switch which shoulder the SandBell is on after two lunges on each side (and continue lunging and switching for the entire minute).

3.  Standing Twists – Hold your SandBell with both hands at chest level.  Elbows pointing out (not by your sides).  Holding your core tight, twist right to left.

4.  Crab walk – Remember this one from PE class?  Sit on your bottom, then put your feet and hands down onto the ground.  Lift bottom off the ground so that you can walk around on hands and feet.  Two options with SandBells: Place a SandBell on your stomach and keep your core tight as you crabwalk around OR Put the SandBell in front of your feet and kick it as you walk along, moving it forward by turning it over slowly with one foot then the other.

Repeat whole series and try to beat your number of reps from the first round

5 min. cool down

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Austin American-Statesman : Fitness Evaluation

May 17th, 2011
,,,,,,,,,, - Austin American-Statesman - Fitnessgram - Hot Topic Tuesday - P.E. - Physical Education - SandBell - childhood obesity - exercise - fitness - obesity - sandbag - schools - wellness

It doesn’t matter how many articles I read about childhood obesity, I am always shocked at the statistics in relationship to this war for the health for our children.  This latest article, “Many Texas schoolchildren fail fitness evaluation“, in the Austin American-Statesman hit a little too close to home as Austin, TX, is where Hyper Wear is based.

Austin ISD has SandBells in every Physical Education classroom in the district, which is a wonderful beginning, but we realize just owning the product is not enough.  We take every opportunity we are given to go to schools to talk with teachers and kids about fitness.  We participate in Wellness Days, present new ideas to teachers at inservice days, and show kids how much fun exercising can be.

It is no easy task so we want to commend all of you hard working P.E. administrators and teachers who are so passionate about physical fitness for yourself and the children whose lives you influence every day.  We know a lot of the Texas P.E. administrators and teachers personally and we know that they are working hard to turn things around.  Thank you for the dedication and perseverance.  Let us know how we can help!

Are you a parent of a child in P.E.?  When was the last time you thanked your child’s P.E. teacher?  What can you perhaps do to help further instill the message of health in your children?

Are you a P.E. teacher?  Do you have SandBells in your classroom?  If so, what are your kids’ favorite activities with SandBells?  If not, why not?!

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Intro to Play-Based Training MMM #106

May 16th, 2011
,,,,,,, - Bill Meyer - Hyper Vest PRO - Monday Morning Muscle - SandBell - SteelBell - functional fitness - personal trainer - sandbag - weight vest

It’s summertime and for most of us, that means it’s time to get outside and PLAY! So to celebrate this wonderful weather, I’m putting a different spin on some traditional exercises and movement patterns to help remind us all to allow room for play to be a part of our training sessions.

Whether you’re a strength coach, personal trainer, bootcamp instructor, physical education instructor, or just a fitness enthusiast, this video series is for you. No matter the athlete or student, there is always room for play (or there should be).  You would be surprised at the reaction of your athletes when you allow for an activity or a game instead of the traditional lifts, presses, and throws. I would be willing to bet that the relationship between athlete and coach/instructor would greatly improve if there was an involvement of play in the workout program from time to time.

Hyper Wear’s products allow for safe, effective, play-based fitness and can be used for serious training, as well as serious fun.  The SandBells and SteelBells allow for resistance training, while the Hyper Vest PRO takes any activity, exercise, or game to a higher level with added resistance in a safe manner.

Bottom line: Never forget to have FUN with your training!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrdv-ydD1nA[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

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Joey Votto at IMG Baseball Academy: Combine360

May 13th, 2011
,,,,,,, - Combine 360 - Friday Fragments - IMG Academy - Joey Votto - SandBell - baseball - sandbag - workout

Do you read Men’s Fitness Magazine?

In the June / July 2011 issue that is on stands now, there is an article about Major League Baseball’s Joey Votto.  The article is all about his preseason training , complete with some notes on the actual workout he does at IMG Baseball Academy under the direction of trainer, Corey Stenstrup.

He just happens to use Hyper Wear’s SandBells!  Take a look at this awesome full-body, SandBell slam:

All I can say is, that SandBell is fixin’ to prove its worth!

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Great Oaks Elementary Wellness Day ~ SandBells, SandBells Everywhere!

May 12th, 2011
,,,,,,, - Kids - P.E. - Physical Education - SandBell - Thankful Thursday - fitness - obesity - sandbag - schools

We got invited to a nearby Elementary School to take part in their Wellness Day last Friday, May 6th.  We are always honored to be part of the efforts of schools to educate their kids about living a healthy life!

Great Oaks Elementary in Round Rock, TX, did such an excellent job of organizing their wonderful Wellness Day!  We welcomed seven classes of about 20-25 fifth graders to the gym for blocks of 20 minutes.  We played two highly intense and highly fun race-against-the-clock games that the kids absolutely LOVED!

Who would have thought exercising could be so fun?  But shhh…don’t tell the kids they were exercising – they just thought they were playing!

These kids use the SandBells in their Physical Education classes, but had never gotten to use a 50-pounder.  They entered the gym with wide-eyed wonder to see such a large SandBell in the middle of the room!  One of the games required the teams of 5 or 6 kids to work together to get their 50-pounder from the center of the gym to their team’s corner.  It’s amazing to watch how much fun they have lifting something heavy!

So, thank you again, Great Oaks, for the great day!  Keep doing what you are doing to fight the battle against childhood obesity – we’re proud to be on the front lines with you!

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Workout Wednesday ~ 5.11.11 ~ SandBell sandbags and Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

May 11th, 2011
,,,, - Hyper Vest PRO - SandBell - SteelBell - Workout Wednesday - grip strength - push ups - sandbag - weight vest - workout

Need a quick workout mid-week that incorporates Hyper Wear’s versatile products?  Try the following mini-workout wearing your Hyper Vest PRO and use whatever size SandBells you prefer.

5 min. warm up (jumping jacks or walking in place work well)

1 min. each of the following (count reps)

1.  SandBell Kettlebell Double Arm Swings – Stand with feet wider than hip-distance apart.  Get a good grip on the SandBell (grip into the sand, not just the rim), using both hands.  Bending at the hips, swing the SandBell between legs and then forward until level with the ground.  Change directions to swing the SandBell back down between the legs.

2.  Sumo walk – Set up two SandBells on the ground (as cones) about 20 feet apart.  Pick up two other SandBells to use as your weights.  Get into squat position and keeping the knees bent in squat position, side step from one cone to the other.  While you are moving with your legs, do shoulder presses with your arms, holding the SandBells.

3.  Knee Drives – Hold a SandBell in front of you with both hands, arms bent at 90 degree angles.  Lift your right knee, driving it into the SandBell and quickly returning it to the ground.  Repeat with the left knee.  You will feel like you are marching with high knees, driving the knees into the SandBell and keeping the SandBell as still as possible.

4.  Quick feet SandBell flutter kicks – You will need a partner for this one…  One person lays on their back, knees up bent at a 90-degree angle.  Partner stands near the feet with the SandBell held near the partners feet.  Partner kicks in small, flutter-kick movements, aiming to hit the SandBell with the laces of the shoes.  This is more tiring than it sounds, so we recommend doing this for 30 seconds then flipping to your stomach for the last 30 seconds.  Now, your partner is in the same position, but you are kicking the SandBells with your heels.

5.  Floor scrubs – You will need a slick floor for this one.  Kneeling next to the floor, take a SandBell in each hand and keeping the core tight, lean forward and “scrub” the floor with your SandBells.  You can move your hands just back and forth or side to side or push them out and do a push up.  Just get creative and have some fun with it!

Repeat whole series and try to beat your number of reps from the first round

5 min. cool down

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