Personal training blog

Essential home training kit-the suspension trainer

These bits of cargo webbing from a transport plane (or so they seem) are some of the most versatile, effective, lightweight and transportable bits of kit that you can use to get and stay fit. They will fold up so small that they will fit into a briefcase or a handbag!

The instability that the suspension trainer adds to common exercises like the press up make it great for training the fixators as well as the synergists (the little muscles that help the big ones do their job, and that are often neglected by conventional gym machines).

They work at home by fitting into a door frame (with no damage if you do it correctly) but are also great for outdoors. Our personal trainers use them on railings, trees, any stable object to which they can be attached. They are also great for beginners as they can add assistance to standard compound bodyweight exercises like the pull up and the squat.

Two options are the TRX-www.fitnessanywhere.com

or the FITKIT-www.fitkitpro.co.uk