Wooden Balance Board

Following a fall - ankle injury I was using a similar wobble board at weekly physio. When that finished I decided to purchase my own board to keep up the strength in my ankles. I have used it on and off it is not only great for my ankles but for core strength too. So easy to store then bring out and use whilst watching tv. I recently purchased another for my niece as she is very into fitness. It was an instant success with the whole family who are all quite competitive. It is well made, strong - yet light and tucks away behind the settee or similar. Also very well priced. I will be buying another for a friend's birthday soon.

Great product, made almost entirely out of wood so good, more sustainable alternative to plastic ones and probably more durable too. Very sturdy, can easily support adults. It helped me improve my balance very quickly. Can be used easily anytime like when watching TV.

I bought this product at the start of lockdown along with a pair of roller skates as I love ice skating (I'm not a serious skater only a passionate viewer) and wanted to work on my core skills. When I first got it I struggled to stay on even a few seconds with both feet but with just a few minutes practice a couple of times a week after a week or so I mastered two feet (the closer together you have your feet the trickier it is) and moved on to balancing on one foot. I'm now working on balancing on my tip-toes. It was exactly what I was looking for and I like the fact it's design also means you can practice spins on it. The rinks re-opened last week and I really noticed the improvement in my balance. It's very well made despite not being particularly expensive and hasn't marked my laminate at all. You could use it on carpet providing you don't want to utilise the spin element and just want to practice balance.

OK so it's a very simple thing but this is well constructed;-the ply base is thick and well finished,-the non-slip surface which is a stick-on sheet had a few bubbles in it when it arrived and as others seem to have said theirs has peeled off (reviews for the same product through different sellers) I did press it down firmly all round to be sure but it seems to be absolutely fine.-seems more than happy with my 95kg.I've only had it 10 days but it's had a lot of use in that time. Every time i'm standing by idley, I do so on this -brushing teeth, watching tv, dull phone calls... It's not an aerobic workout -obviously- but it's such an easy piece of equipment to use you can put the time in without it stopping you from doing some other simple task so it's been used for about 2 hours every day so far and feels like it will last very well.

I bought this primarily for my husband, who is having huge balance/mobility problems at the moment due to a back problem. I can use it myself but I make sure there is a chair or table which I can hang on to while 'mounting' the board and which I can use if I do lose my balance. However, at this point, I think it might prove disastrous if not potentially fatal if my husband were to try his luck on this piece of equipment as it rolls in all directions. I think he will have to use the other type of board which only moves from side to side before moving on to this more advanced form of physiotherapy. I have given a 5* rating as it was quite clear from the write-up exactly how this board works, and it does the job well, providing you're fit enough to use it. Robustly made, I expect it to last many years, or months, or weeks...depending on how long we keep up our good intentions!