SLIDERS:  A Love-Hate Relationship

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Sliders. Ok, they look fun and simple. You´re just sliding some material with your hands and fee. right? Those were my thoughts as I watched numerous videos of it women using them to build a strong core.  With a weight loss goal of over 200 lbs, the last thing I wanted to see after losing all the fat was pounds of loose skin to remind me of the fat that was once housed there.  

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Therefore, building a strong core became one of my core goals in my weight loss transformation. I know a lot of obese women wear bikinis, especially on cruise ships. but I was never one of them. I had a vision of what I wanted my body to look like physically in a bikini, and it did not contain pounds of flesh hanging over a strip of fabric.  I did not have that type of body confidence at 398 pounds.  Still don´t after losing over 225 lbs.  Why? 

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Well, I have a dream of being tone and fit while sunbathing on a beach along an international coast. In order to achieve that reality, I had to take certain actions to manifest the bikini bottom body dream I desired.  In order for my thoughts to become things, I purchased pieces of fitness equipment to help me created my defined desired dream reality.  One of those pieces of equipment was a set of sliders.    

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I tried them once and after that, they sat in a basket for months.   That is until I decided to ¨Buss¨ them out after I gained some muscle and strength doing PIYO.  I started a playlist on youtube strictly for sliders and began trying one workout at a time.  And now, I can ¨Buss It¨ with Sliders:

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Looking to challenge your core in a new way?  Then try using Sliders. 

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- They are great for improving stability

- They challenge your body in new ways

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According to Self Magazine:  ¨The reason slider exercises are so difficult is because they change the amount of friction that exists between your body and the ground, says Pete McCall, M.S., C.S.C.S., exercise physiologist and host of the All About Fitness podcast. When you use sliders, you have to really dig your foot or hand into them to control the movement and stop yourself from sliding all over the place. "When you're pressing on a slider, you're essentially pushing force into the ground and since the ground doesn’t move under you, it presses tension back up onto you," McCall explains. Your muscles—particularly in your shoulders and core—have to really engage to fight back against that force and keep your body stable, which means you'll be working hard throughout the entire movement.¨

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Sliders, something I used to hate but now love!

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Why? Because they are helping me go from fat to P.H.A.T!

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If you are trying to build an insane core click here to shop for a set of sliders to add to your routine.  

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