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SandBell Demonstrated on Dr. Oz

May 9th, 2012

Episode “Hungry Girls Carb Diet”

Innovative Hyperwear® Fitness Equipment Burns Calories

as seen on TV SandBell Demonstrated on Dr. Oz In what is the most exciting media coverage of Hyperwear’s gear to date, the SandBell was seen in a “Weight Loss Products that Really Work” segment on the Dr. Oz show May 9, 2012. While we have had some local news TV features of the SandBell and Hyper Vest weight vest before, nothing comes close to being on the most watched health and wellness show. If you have not seen the show, it filled in most of the time slots vacated by the Oprah Winfrey Show and is produced by Harpo Productions. I highly recommend it.

Dr. Oz’ guest Clint Carter, Associate editor, Men’s Health magazine, talked about the benefits of the SandBell as a “live” free weight that can be compared to a medicine ball, dumbbell or kettlebell, but has shifting sand and an active grip that engages more muscles for a better calorie burn. He also mentioned the ease of storage at home and its reasonable cost. Guest celebrity trainer and fitness expert Ary Nunez demonstrated some of the exercises you can do with the SandBell including abdominal slides on a slick floor. Ary is an internationally renowned fitness expert, Nike sponsored athlete and owner of Gotham Global Fitness, LLC. – a company founded on the principles of Eastern and Western Philosophies of training.

According to Wikipedia, it was no easy feat to have a product selected:

“Unlike most of television, The Dr. Oz Show has a full-time in-house medical unit made up of top notch medical researchers, medical producers and physicians. The medical unit works daily with Dr. Oz and producers in developing, writing and producing show segments that are factual, and in the best interest of viewers. The medical unit also individually evaluates and approves all products that appear on the show. The medical unit reportedly receives over 200 unsolicited product pitches every month. Most do not pass the medical unit’s top secret rigorous screening process.”

In fact it was a few weeks from the time we submitted the samples until we heard confirmation. (Our thanks to Louis Stack at Fitter First for submitting the SandBell for consideration.)

sandbell with tagline 200sq3 SandBell Demonstrated on Dr. Oz You know you have made an impact on healthy lifestyles when you have a long string of success in having your gear picked to be featured in major magazines and television. It started with Men’s Health Magazine calling the Hyper Vest PRO the “best weight vest we’ve found” in 2009. Since then the Hyper Vest , SandBell and SteelBell have been featured in media including Women’s Health, Muscle and Fitness, Real Simple, and the New York Times. Even other countries have picked them up with their limited distribution, such as Men’s Health and Marie Claire in Australia. We are grateful for the attention and accolades, but most grateful to our loyal customers.

More important than media has been the actual benefits we are seeing the simple SandBell have on fitness and health – starting with kids and physical education in K-12 schools. It is exciting to see the SandBell enable the fun and safe introduction of free weights into PE curriculum. The obesity crisis has it roots in changes in childhood habits and lifestyle, and it is great to be a key part of working to change the path we are on.

Even though grownups and kids alike say how much fun it is using Hyperwear gear, not for one-minute do we want them forget that our innovative gear is based on real science. Weight vest training studies show increases in speed and endurance, pre-cooling is proven to improve performance, and a study is currently in progress to compare the “active” resistance of our lively SandBell and SteelBell to the “static” resistance of dumbbells, kettlebells and medicine balls.

Simple. Powerful. Gear.™ is not just a tagline for us. Simplicity can be deceiving. You don’t have to get complicated to get stronger, faster and healthier. Hyperwear is proof the simplest tools can have powerful results. We appreciate the media attention when it comes our way so we can continue to get that message across. Thank you Dr. Oz, Clint Carter, and Ary Nunez. Finally, if you need our products in Canada, look to Fitter First our valued distributor whose contact info can be found in the Partners area of our website.

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Arms and Abs Metabolic Circuit

May 8th, 2012

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Hyper Training Lab #31: Arms and Abs Metabolic Circuit

hyper training lab Arms and Abs Metabolic Circuit

Click here to see this circuit in action

Exercises Shown in the Video:

Set-Up: This circuit requires a partner and one SandBell per person. When doing each exercise, maintain proper, athletic posture as seen in the video. Do not arch your lower back or lock out your knees when doing SandBell Swings, One Arm Snatch and Clean, or SandBell Chops. Always control the SandBell and do not let the weight of the Bell pull your arm or body downward.

Repetitions/Rounds: The goal of a metabolic circuit is to elevate the heart rate for an extended period of time. Try to do each exercise for 45 seconds to one minute and complete at least five rounds. If you need more of a challenge, increase the weight, repetitions, or length of time for each exercise.

SandBell Swings: Maintain proper athletic position—do not arch the lower back or lock out the knees. If you are familiar with kettlebell swings, this is the exact same exercise using a SandBell. Control the SandBell and do not let the Bell pull your arm downward on the downfall. Only swing the SandBell up to shoulder height and not above the head. If catching/releasing the SandBell and switching hands is too hard to do, swing with one arm at a time (with no release) and switch arms after each round.
One Arm Snatch and Clean: Use your body’s strength to pull the SandBell up above your head and then slam it back down on the floor. In this exercise, it’s very important to not lock out your knees or arch your back, doing so can cause lower back injury and/or pain. When slamming the SandBell to the floor, be sure to squat down to pick up the SandBell—don’t just bend over at the hips, squatting takes pressure off the lower back.
Russian Twists: Focus on keeping your core locked and tight, and your back straight without any curving. Keep your upper-arms/biceps pressed into the sides of your ribs so you’re holding the SandBell parallel to your stomach. Do not use only your arms to extend the SandBell out to touch the floor on each side, actually engage your core and twist your stomach side-to-side, tapping the SandBell to the floor with each twist. It helps to move your head with your body and look at each wall every time you twist side-to-side to properly twist and engage your core. If you feel pain in your tail bone/seat bones, sit on a SandBell or foam board.
Partner Ab Twists: Maintain the same positioning as the Russian Twists. Catch the SandBell, twist the core to touch the SandBell to the floor and then throw back to your partner. Keep your core and arms tight to control your throw and movements. After the first round, switch sides with your partner so you work both sides of your core.
SandBell Chops: Maintain proper athletic position—do not arch the lower back or lock out the knees. Partner 1 holds the SandBell flat on their palms, arms extended outward at shoulder height. Parter 1 uses their core, arm and lower-body strength to hold the SandBell still while Partner 2 “chops” the SandBell. Parter 2 should focus on keeping their body tight and core engaged when chopping the SandBell. To make this exercise more difficult, Parter 1 can slowly move the SandBell up and down, side-to-side, or in a circular motion so that Partner 2 has to follow the SandBell while chopping.
SandBell Slam: Maintain proper athletic position—do not arch the lower back or lock out the knees. Squat down to pick up the SandBell, triple extension from the legs, core and upper-body to force the SandBell up over head and then use controlled force to slam the SandBell back down on the floor.

Targeted Muscle Groups:

Arms, shoulders, core and grip/wrist/forearm

Ideal Exercises for Those Training to:

Increase cardiovascular endurance
Improve upper body strength
Improve core strength and stability
Improve grip, wrist and forearm strength
Athletic training for sports (basketball, football, baseball, volleyball)
Cross-training
Improve muscle coordination

Recommended Equipment:

For each exercise in the arms and abs metabolic circuit, we recommend you use a SandBell that is 10-15% of your body weight. The goal of these exercises is to do more repetitions and rounds, rather than max your body out by weighing it down. A metabolic circuit is supposed to increase your heart rate for a period of time. We recommend using a weight that challenges your body, yet doesn’t tire your muscles out after only 20 seconds of exercising.

The arms and abs metabolic circuit exercises can also be done using the Hyperwear SteelBell. The faster, more active shifting movement of the steel inside the SteelBell will increase the difficulty of all the exercises, especially the SandBell Swings, One Arm Snatch and Clean, and the Slam. Because the steel shot inside the Bell weighs more than sand, the SteelBell will accelerate faster when driving the Bell upwards, which will force you to exert more energy to control the SteelBell and bring it back down to the ground.

We recommend using the SandBell and SteelBell for this circuit because these tools are safe, durable and work grip, wrist and forearm strength. Because you must grip into the Sand/SteelBell to hold onto the Bell, you are working grip, wrist and forearm muscles with every exercise in addition to the targeted muscle groups.

To make these exercises even more challenging, wear the Hyper Vest PRO weight vest seen on Lateef Johnson and Edwardo Williams. Loading the body with extra weight will cause it to use more energy to complete the exercises and make the workout more strength and cardiovascular challenging.

Pre-Caution:

These exercises and weights are recommendations and should not be completed if you have any pain or ailments in your grip, arm, shoulder, core or back. Hyper Training Lab exercises are designed to get you healthy, toned and fit. We don’t encourage over-training or strenuous exercising that leads to injury.

If you are working out with the Hyper Vest PRO, we recommend starting out with 5 lbs. loaded in the vest, and then gradually increasing the weight 10 lbs. so that too much weight and stress are not added onto the body. Weight vest training is a great way to intensify any exercise, just be sure to not overload your body and cause injury or fatigue.

Featured in the Video:

Master Trainer Lateef Johnson (wearing the Hyper Vest PRO), Master Trainer Edwardo Williams (wearing the Hyper Vest PRO), Master Trainer Brook Benten, and Jordan Pratt.

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Hyperwear Master Trainer Summit

May 4th, 2012

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April 28-29th, Hyperwear had the honor of hosting 16 industry-leading trainers from around the U.S., Canada and UK for our first Master Training Certification Summit. The Hyperwear Master Trainer Summit was a weekend-long workshop that certified instructors in SandBell training technique, and set them up with the strategy and skills to go out and lead their own SandBell certification workshops.

These trainers worked their tails off during an 8-hour workshop, led by Faculty Member and Master Trainer Jake Duhon, to learn the ins and outs of SandBell training and coaching. All the Master Trainers certified this weekend will begin holding SandBell Certification Workshops in their perspective regions. These workshops will provide CEC credits and certify participants as Hyperwear Instructors. Master Trainers will also be able to lead educational workshops at gyms and facilities. If your gym is interested in hosting a Master Trainer for a certification or educational workshop, send an email to jordan@hyperwear.com.

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