Not Recommended for our Family

A few days ago a good friend of ours offered my husband this exercise contraption, via email:


BOSU Balance Trainer is recommended for adults by a majority of physical trainers for short bursts of cardio such as hops, jumps, step-ups, leaps, lunges, etc. Adults can even use it as a weight bench to add a balance challenge during traditional weight work.  Stand, or kneel on the dome while doing traditional stretches to add more range of motion.  Cost is a little over $100.00.




While he meant no disrespect to the makers of BOSU, my husband knew better.  Our children would not be using this muscle machine for its intended purpose.  In fact, Eric guessed that I would not being using it correctly either.  The following was Eric's reply:

Dear Friend,

No thank you.  If we had it, Julia and Emily would use it as a spring board to reach the higher kitchen cabinets, the boys would spend all day trying to emulate Mary Lou Retton's perfect 10 on the vault, and Mary would spend the evenings jumping up and down on it, singing annoying songs. The money I would need to spend for medical bills and property damage - not to mention the cost for a few visits to a therapist - would not be worth the physical benefits it provided.

Eric