What Professionals are Saying
These Gyroboard Testimonials have been supplied by Gyro Enterprises Ltd, who have
received them from satisfied professionals who are using the Gyroboard for rehabilitation
and core training purposes, under the following sports, health and fitness headings:
Rugby
"Balance and proprioception are essential elements of elite rugby performance. The
Gyroboard offers us a fun way to challenge these elements as part of our regular
training."
Steve Muir, Dip.Physio, M.Sports.Physio, Crusaders/CRFU Medical Director
"Great full body fun workout, that will test and improve balance, co-ordination
and core stability."
Stephen Bachop, Former All Black and Manu Samoa Representative
Netball
"Balance and proprioception are crucial aspects of a netballer’s game, The Gyroboard
has been of enormous value in developing that in our elite players. Similarly, player's
rehabilitation following lower limb injury and surgery has been greatly enhanced
as has the team’s core strength."
Steve Jackson, Sport Science Coordinator
Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel Netball Team
"The Gyroboard has been an exciting new tool for us as part of the Southern Steel
Netball team. The girls can practice jumping, hopping and landing on the board while
receiving Netball passes and maintaining balance. This makes ankle and proprioception
rehabilitation at the elite level of Netball so much more challenging, Netball specific,
fun, new and exciting for both the therapist and the athlete."
Jenny Ferguson, Windsor St Physiotherapy
Southern Steel Physiotherapist
Snow Sports
"Our athletes have been utilizing the Gyroboard for the past 4 months in their prehabilitation,
rehabilitation and dry land training programmes. The Gyroboard is a challenging,
exciting alternative to the traditional wobble boards. The variable levels of difficulty
make the product a challenge for even the world's best snowboarders."
Ashley Light
Performance Director
NZ Winter Performance Programme
New Zealand Academy of Sport - South Island
"We are stoked to have a gyroboard in our gym - it is the most specific piece of
dryland training equipment we have, and is used all the time for balance and agility
work and rehabilitation."
Tom Willmott Head Coach NZ Snowboard Team
"I like the close simulation of being on a snowboard that the gyroboard offers.
I enjoy using it as part of my off-snow training programme."
Paula Mitchell - NZ Snowboard Team
"I will try to take a gyroboard back to France with me. I like the feeling - it's
like being on a snowboard!"
Olivier Gittler - French National Snowboard Team
“Wickedly fun, surprisingly tricky for even the most balanced board riders.”
Jenna Brown, World Uni Snowboard Games NZ Representative
Physiotherapy
"The flat Gyroboard is an extremely versatile piece of equipment that can be used
in many different ways; core stability, injury prevention, injury rehabilitation,
sporting performance enhancement.
I use it extensively in my clinic, my physiotherapists appreciate the versatility
it provides in our gym and all my clients thoroughly enjoy using it. Its multi-purpose
nature allows our clients to work through a progressive, challenging and enjoyable
rehabilitation. It is especially effective for rehabilitating from knee surgery
and ankle injuries.
In addition, its portability means that I can take it to sporting trainings venues
and to Silver Fern camps. The Gyroboard can be used court side/field side for athletes
who are rehabilitating and cannot partake in practice or used in challenging circuit
training.
Within a gym environment it is a useful tool for clients and personal trainers.
Try it – it’s fun!
Sharon Kearney
Performance Physio
and Silver Fern Physiotherapist
"We have found the Gyroboard to be a great tool for rehabilitation as it allows
more freedom and range of movement than any other similar product."
Colin Hancock, Head Clinician Physiotherapist, PhysioSouth
"The Gyroboard is great for elite athletes through to serious injury/TBI clients.
It provides an enjoyable and challenging way to train and rehabilitate
core stability, balance and proprioception."
Laurie Moore, Director, Muscle People Ltd
"We love the dynamics of the gyroboard particularly the ability to change the complexity
of exercises for our patients of varying skill levels and stages of rehabilitation."
Russley Physiotherapy & Sports Clinic
Personal Trainers
"The Gyroboard is a versatile tool – ideal for a complete PT session workout."
Carol Hides, Fitness Motivator
Asics Up & Coming Personal Trainer of the Year, South Island, Fitness Life Awards
2007
Private Personal Training Studio
"The Gyroboard is a highly effective training tool for core stability."
Kristy Thompson, Personal Trainer, Les Mills
"Gyroboard is ahead of any other training aid, for increasing muscle, rehabilitating
injuries and increasing flexibility"
Saul Nelson, Personal Trainer, Fitness Canterbury
Martial Arts
"Has to be the ultimate for improving balance and stability as well as having fun
at the same time, fantastic tool for cross training."
Nigel Stupples, Kickboxing Instructor (5th Dan Black Belt) Founder of Proactive
Martial Arts
Kayaking
"The Gyroboard is a particularly versatile and functional piece of training equipment.
Although it can be extensively used by land-based athletes as part of their balance-proprioceptive
training, I have been able to extend its use to a Slalom Kayak athlete. This particular
athlete has successfully adapted selected sport-specific strength/stability exercises
and combined these with the use of the Gyroboard, to give a more 'water-like' feel
to their land-based preparation."
Stephen Hill-Haas
Strength & Conditioning Coach
"I do the sport of White Water Slalom Kayaking. I am off to France this year to
compete in the 2010 Junior world championships and hope to make the New Zealand
Senior team later this year. My sport requires a lot of balance and core strength.
I have been using to Gyroboard to help in this aspect of my training. It is part
of my gym exercises to strengthen my core. The Gyroboard has been a great help to
me in my build up to Junior World Kayaking competition, allowing me to keep a flat
boat when racing. Their is a huge future for Gyroboard in my sport."
Malcolm Gibson