Over the past few years the TRX Suspension Trainer has gained in popularity, and rightly so!  This very unique piece of training equipment was developed at just the right time and has been just what the fitness and athletic performance industries have needed.  It is produced by Fitness Anywhere and is available to the general public as well as trainers and health clubs.  There are many reasons why the TRX is so effective, but they are all primarily due to the fact that the TRX allows you to train using your own body weight while your body moves through natural patterns of motion, all the while stabilizing your joints and strengthening your muscles and bones.  Another reason it's so popular is that it can be used practically anywhere....really!  An added benefit is that the muscles comprising your core are in some manner automatically engaged in most every movement done with the TRX without having to maintain a tremendous amount of focus on that region of the body, essentially it just happens.  Of course you will want to seek professional assistance in properly engaging your deep stabilizer muscles, etc.,  but you will find that using the TRX will allow you to feel muscles you've rarely if ever trained before.  If you are tired of single plane of motion exercises (most machines and free weights) and need something different, check out the TRX!  It allows you unlimited control of your workout, movements that can be performed in all three planes of motion and with practically any intensity.  One of the best aspects of the TRX is the fact that making an adjustment to the TRX suspension trainer literally takes a split second, you just can't beat it.

 

One thing to remember is that no two people are the same and until their training methodology, programming and physical ability have been developed, I recommend training with a TRX system in a personalized setting with a professional who understands this unique piece of equipment and who can identify flaws in your form and movement.  However, if you choose to try it on your own, don't worry, Fitness Anywhere does a really nice job of producing instruction material for the TRX.  They have posters, manuals and a solid line of instructional DVDs that are all readily available to the TRX buyer.  In addition to these items, the Internet now has a huge supply of TRX training videos and homemade videos of trainers and general population people using the TRX on sites such as youtube.com, so finding information on the TRX is easy.

 

Once you become familiarized with the TRX it takes on a whole new life and becomes one of the most fun and innovative pieces of training equipment the fitness industry has ever seen.  My training company uses TRX trainers to do many things, all of which push each client to another level in a manner that until the TRX just wasn't feasible.  Whether one-to-one or in a developed group setting, the TRX proves to be a valuable and worthwhile tool used by the industry's best trainers.

 

TRX training is virtually unlimited in scope.  For fun and variety, I recommend you consider investing in a TRX.  Remember, they can be used in your home, outdoors, practically anywhere.  As with many products on the market, there are fakes being sold, so be sure to purchase your TRX from AnywhereFitness.com or one of the company's preferred vendors.

 

Give it a try!  Find a local club or trainer who uses the TRX and give it a test run, you won't regret it.