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Melt Fat Away With The Agility Ladder


The Agility ladder isn't your traditional ladder. It's basically a ladder used for workouts for fitness fanatics who want to get into shape without fitness equipment or help. The major benefit of the Agility ladder is anybody could get fit without the going to the gym.

The Agility ladder is a vital instrument in this agility program. Generally, this ladder is about 10 yards long and the squares are about 18 inches. The main ingredient of this Agility ladder is basically tape attached to sticks that the fitness buff would utilize while shaping up.

This Agility ladder is a tool for working out in this training program. According to the training program, benefits of the basic Agility Ladder are quicker feet movements, increased hip flexibility in movement, proper foot positioning, more efficient movement, improved co-ordination in movement, maintaining excellent physical balance and most importantly, the knowledge of various movement patterns.

One of the famous users of this Agility ladder is the MaxCondition Training Programs group. They are supposed to be unsurpassed in this drill. Here, they describe a few of their own drills.

"One foot per square: Run through the ladder placing one foot in the middle of each square. Emphasize arm swing and powerful knee drive.

Lateral in and outs: Begin by standing sideways to the ladder. Moving in a lateral fashion to your right, step in the first square with the right foot. Next, step in with the left. Now, back out with the right and back out with the left. Repeat sequence throughout the ladder."

Coach Hale is the founder and owner of this system. He is the owner of Total Body Fitness, Winchester Golden Gloves Boxing and MaxCondition Sports Conditioning and can be contacted at 859-737-2753. Interested individuals can also visit his website or e-mail him for further information. He is also the author of "Optimum Physique" and is also an official member of The World Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

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