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SmithShaper Ab & Squat Roller for Weight Loss

I’ve said it before and I will say it again, the new SmithShaper Ab & Squat Roller is the best piece of home exercise equipment for weight loss. Why? The SmithShaper is great because it provides the freedom to trim inches with a full-body workout anywhere, indoors or outdoors!

The SmithShaper is a flat rolling workout platform containing six non-marking wheels that provides for numerous exercises focusing on toning, shaping and muscle strengthening. The compact and portable device can be utilized from upright, supine, prone and sideways body positions. SmithShaper is best for weight loss because it helps with muscle building which will not only burn calories, adding muscle will have the positive impact of increasing your metabolism so you can burn calories more effectively. 

Besides muscle strengthening, the SmithShaper also helps to shed pounds because of the aerobic and cardiovascular workout that can be accomplished on the device. Not to mention, it’s perfect for those days where you just can’t make it to the gym or you don’t want to go to the gym. The SmithShaper provides the freedom and convenience to workout at home or at work in limited space. Talk about exercise freedom, imagine, cross training with the SmithShaper! You run with the device on your back and then pause your run to do a variety of SmithShaper rolling exercises including squats. Then you continue on your run and repeat.

The patent pending SmithShaper is the world’s only wearable exercise device for performing perfect posture squats! SmithShaper rolling wall power squats provide intense targeting to butt (Glute), hamstrings and quadriceps muscles. SmithShaper rolling wall squats help to reduce the stress and risk of injury to the knees and back that are known to happen on occasion when performing traditional squats. Free weights such as dumbbells can be held in your hands for added resistance.  You could also attempt single leg squats on the SmithShaper when you become an expert on the device.

The real question is why purchase an Ab roller or ab wheel to lose weight or tone and shape when you can do ab-rolls and so much more with the SmithShaper Ab & Squat Roller Exercise Device? Floor exercises such as ab-roll outs (hands on the SmithShaper and knees on the floor), rolling planks (forearms on the SmithShaper and toes on the floor) and core crushers (feet on the SmithShaper and hands on the floor), are easy to perform and will definitely put you on track for a strong core and six-pack abs! In addition, hamstring development, calves building, and sideways crunches for core and oblique muscles are possible.

Besides upright squats against the wall (wearing the device on upper back), you can also perform lunges and ice skater slides for inner and outer thigh and quadriceps toning and shaping. SmithShaper Exercise Videos can be viewed for free on SmithShaper.com.

The SmithShaper is better than similar rolling platforms as the SmithShaper wheels will not mark or indent fine walls or floors. The wheels sit lower to the floor than other devices and also roll in a unified straight line direction enabling consistent exercise movement. This makes performing exercises safer on the SmithShaper than other products which ride high on office chair caster wheels and move in awkward and unsafe directions. The SmithShaper comes with adjustable elastic straps and an optional thick exercise pad and can support 350 lb.

Buy one now on Amazon or at the SmithShaper online store.

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Roll your way to sexy abs, legs, butt, waist, arms and bust with the SmithShaper Tone & Shape Rolling Workout Platform.  Only a few minutes and reps per day will get you the results you desire. 

The SmithShaper allows you to perform perfect posture squats that reduce the typical negative impact to your lower back and knees when performing free standing squats.  With the SmithShaper, that slides on your back, you can do an insane number of squats per day with significant targeted focus on your core, waist, butt and legs.  

A variety of floor exercises such as the SmithShaper Ab/Plank Roll, the SmithShaper Core Crusher, the SmithShaper Inner and Outer Thigh Blaster, etc. are illustrated in our product manual and available for free on our SmithShaper Exercise YouTube Channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLisWfyvEY9JU5rLuNkk1WD8aXKbrYyFq

The SmithShaper can be purchased at SmithShaper.com, Amazon.com, Facebook (SmithShaper), Newegg.com, Google Shopping, Ebay and Bing.

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Bernice @empoweredphysiques uses the SmithShaper for a number of beginner exercises on the SmithShaper.  Http://www.smithshaper.com

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You can now purchase home fitness equipment at SmithShaper.com. Our initial product is a rolling workout platform for performing perfect posture squats against a wall as well as a variety of other floor exercises. The SmithShaper is a streamlined device that includes a large surface area for your back, hands or feet, and six quiet wheels within the casing. The SmithShaper also includes adjustable elastic straps. In addition, a SmithShaper knee pad/yoga balance pad is available as an option and will be included in some of our product bundles. The compact, lightweight and portable SmithShaper will help you easily build up leg, abdominal, glute (butt), arm and shoulder muscles. Whether your aim is to tone and shape your body, build muscle, jump higher, or recover from injury by strengthening the muscles and ligaments around your knees, hips ankles, or shoulders, the SmithShaper is for you!

See a variety of full body muscle building and toning exercises here: http://www.smithshaper.com/exercises.html

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The SmithShaper is now available at SmithShaper.com, Amazon.com, and Newegg.com

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Check out SmithShaper exercise videos at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vPxwWmHILk&list=PLLisWfyvEY9JU5rLuNkk1WD8aXKbrYyFq

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The SmithShaper Provides an excellent workout anywhere!

After many months of development and fine tuning, the unique SmithShaper home fitness device is now available for sale in the United States.  The SmithShaper is compact and portable and allows for a workout anywhere at any time.  For example, let’s say you want to squeeze in a quick but thorough workout while at work.  No problem, just slip on the SmithShaper and perform an insane number of squats. Then, test your toughness by doing several Smithshaper floor exercises such as the SmithShaper Ab/Plank Roll, The SmithShaper Hamstring/Butt Burn, or the SmithShaper Core Crusher Combo, to name a few.  Add variety to your workout routine and consider the SmithShaper now.  Free Shipping for now!

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The SmithShaper is Here!  Checkout all of the SmithShaper exercises at SmithShaper.com.

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SmithShaper Press Release

May 19, 2016

﷯SmithShaper LLC, a Georgia based company, announced today the launch of a portable fitness device that is the first of its kind. Their product, the SmithShaper, is a small footprint fitness solution that takes convenience and safety to a different level for users in home fitness and physical therapy environments. Statistics show that more and more people are working out at home mainly due to convenience and want to do so without investing in bulky gym equipment. This is the primary market for the SmithShaper.

A product of many years of fitness training and 2 years of product design and development, the SmithShaper provides users of all ages an easy way to tone and shape a variety of muscle groups. The reason this small but mighty solution will make a difference in the home fitness market is because one of its keys is a nontraditional approach to performing full range squats. The SmithShaper’s design helps align the body into the correct squat form, redefining the meaning of “the perfect squat.” Proper back angle is very important when doing squats in order to reduce the amount of stress placed on the spine and knees. The SmithShaper assures proper back alignment to reduce stress.

The wearable device sets the SmithShaper apart from any fitness device on the market today. Founder / CEO of SmithShaper LLC, Marcus Smith, knows well the challenges of trying to do squats at home in areas of limited space and in a way that will reduce the risk of injury to the back and knees. “The SmithShaper is truly a one of a kind portable fitness device,” says Marcus. “After using the device to help overcome my own limitations while working out at home, I quickly realized that it could be beneficial to anyone help anyone of any age our fitness level  wants to tone, strengthen or rehabilitate their core and lower body.” Marcus also added that, “We are excited about our product launch and feel that the SmithShaper will effectively help anyone of any age our fitness level interested in improving their physical fitness.”

Originally designed mainly as a home fitness tool, the SmithShaper is getting rave reviews from users in physical therapy because of how it forces its users into a perfect posture when performing squats. “The SmithShaper is a valuable tool to use for performing perfect postured squats and complete core strengthening,” explained Dr. Mike Anderson, DC.

The SmithShaper is a multiuse portable fitness device that can also be used for floor exercises. “Floor exercises with the SmithShaper enable additional lower body strengthening while also helping to fortify core, arms, and shoulders,” says SmithShaper LLC President, Louis Morales. Louis, who’s been working with Marcus to perfect the design, shared that “the SmithShaper is not only a true multi-function isotonic exercise device, it is also small, lightweight and portable. It’s like having a mini gym that you can take anywhere to ensure a full-body work out. Whether you need to get in a quick sweat while at work or want to ensure you maintain your exercise routine during travel, the SmithShaper is for you.”

Louis, who battles an arthritic knee, uses a SmithShaper regularly to keep his quadriceps strong in order to best support his knees and remain physically active. Louis developed a Tabata routine using only the SmithShaper and he wants to share that with SmithShaper users. “In conjunction with the launch, we will be featuring videos of all of the different SmithShaper  exercises on our SmithShaper.com web site.”  Easy to use for any age, the SmithShaper team is especially hopeful that the SmithShaper will resonate with today’s youth in order to increase participation in a more active lifestyle.

About Marcus Smith

Marcus Smith is a former competitive bodybuilder / personal fitness trainer and fitness enthusiast who has effectively helped many people with their fitness training. His passion for alternative ways to perform exercises led to the development of the SmithShaper. Marcus also provides advice on proper nutrition and will be sharing his advice on SmithShaper.com.

About Louis Morales

Louis Morales, who is a co-inventor in association with six United States telecom patents, brings over 20 years of product development and marketing experience to the SmithShaper team. Like Marcus, Louis is also an athlete. Louis is an active sand volleyball player and competes 3-4 days per week near his residence in Hermosa Beach, CA. Louis became involved with SmithShaper LLC after he conducted an extensive search for a safe way to perform squats in a way that allows for a build up of quadriceps and hamstring muscles without causing undue stress to the knees or lower back.  

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Traditional squats with bulky equipment or heavy weights can stress the knees and lower back, particularly when the lifter’s knees extend beyond their toes. As shown on the right, the SmithShaper can be worn on the back and allows you to roll up and down the wall with your own weight as resistance. The SmithShaper enforces good posture which reduces the risk of injury to knees and back. The SmithShaper can also be placed over the tailbone if you prefer a slight forward lean when performing your squats.  The nice thing about the SmIthShaper is that you can do an insane number of squats and do so hands-free. You can use one leg only, or hold dumbbells, etc. for added resistance. 

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The SmithShaper is a small, lightweight and portable home fitness solution that will help you easily build up leg, abdominal, glute (butt), arm and shoulder muscles. Whether your aim is to tone and shape your body, build muscle, jump higher, or recover from injury by strengthening the muscles and ligaments around your knees, hips ankles, or shoulders, the SmithShaper is for you! This multipurpose isotonic training and exercise solution facilitates perfect posture squats and other exercises. The SmithShaper slips on your back like a mini backpack and rolls against any wall. It is a safe alternative for performing squats in a way that reduces the risk of back and knee injuries that can occur when using heavy weights or bulky gym equipment. Floor exercises where your hands or feet are placed on the SmithShaper will fortify your core, glutes, legs and arms. Why use an abdominal wheel, when you can use the SmithShaper?

The Smithshaper officially launches 5/19/16!

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Be Creative!

March 14, 2016

﷯ Variety is good in most anything that you involve yourself with especially when it comes to your workout routine. It doesn’t matter what fitness level you’re on or whether you work out at home or at a local health club, if you’re not putting any variety into your routine chances are that you’ll start getting bored. For many people boredom and fitness do not mix and can lead to more “skipped” workouts and eventually quitting all together.

How can you avoid boredom with your workouts?

It all starts with being creative. I’ve always been a big fan of doing my exercises a little bit different each week or at least every other week. It might be doing a normal push up one week and then doing the push up with my feet elevated the next week or doing a lunge in a walking manner one week and then doing lunges standing still the next week. Remember, your muscles have memory and they will let you know if and when boredom starts to sink in.

If you workout at home you have to be even more creative than if you workout at a local gym or health club simply because you don’t have as much equipment to choose from, but that’s okay. You can do more with less with a little creative thinking. When I left the health club scene and started working out at home I immediately had to go into a creative thinking mode in order to avoid a sense of boredom with my workout’s. Being creative with your workout routine and or exercises does not take rocket science in order to be effective. You can simply change the spacing of your hands on a barbell, change the amount of resistance (weight) that you use for a particular exercise, change the number of reps that you do per set, change the type of exercise that you are performing for a particular body part, etc.. All of these options and there are many more, will help you to avoid becoming bored with your workout. As a matter of fact, this sounds like a topic for another article later so stay tuned for that.

I took my creative thinking to another level when it came to working my core muscles, to include squats. I found that giving up all that equipment in the health club was a tough thing for me to do. I mean, I had always included squats in my routine and I didn’t want to stop now. Face it, if done correctly, squats are by far the most effective exercise that anyone can do for lower body strength, not to mention for toning the “tush”. I searched for any type of portable fitness equipment that would allow me to work my entire core, to include squats, at home with perfect form. I cannot mention “perfect form” enough when doing squats since most injuries occur from a lack of correct form. Well, I didn’t find that piece of equipment that I was looking for because it didn’t exist, until now.

The creation of the SmithShaper has taken my home fitness routine to another level. It’s designed to allow you to work your entire core to include squats in areas of very limited space with perfect form and after using the device and seeing it’s effectiveness for forcing you to use perfect form, I wouldn’t dream of doing a traditional squat again.

Being creative has it’s advantages especially when you really need to make a worthwhile change and that’s true in no matter what you’re doing.

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Good Form Avoids Injury

February 23, 2016

﷯How do you prevent or at least reduce the risk of injuring yourself while working out? Well, depending on who you ask, there can be several answers to this question. As a former personal trainer my answer has always been that if you want to avoid the risk of injury while exercising you must perform your exercises with correct form. It’s really that simple.

Whether you’re a beginner or more advanced in your level of fitness, correct form is vital not only for reducing your risk of injury but also for achieving maximum results in your quest to shape your body. There’s nothing worse than having to delay your fitness progress by weeks or months due to an injury that probably could have been avoided.

I have been involved in fitness for many years in one way or another and as a former competitive bodybuilder for 12 years I have experienced my share of injuries due to the lack of proper form especially when doing free weight exercises like squats or dead lifts. I have to say that as much as I love doing squats I would have to contribute many of my injuries to doing squats with more weight than I should have. In other words, I traded good form for using more weight. Like many, I had to learn the hard way.

Nonetheless, I am the first to say that squats are probably the most effective exercise that anyone can do for developing a strong core, strong legs and overall body foundation but in order to get the most out of the exercise you have to be smart and use correct form. I have read many articles and have watched my share of videos that offer opinions on how to best perform traditional squats but even with the best advice there are certain aspects of squats that can still be a problem for a lot of people. Let’s face it, doing squats with a bar on your back can be a pain in the neck, literally, not to mention uncomfortable.

The truth is, if you know anything about fitness or if you have ever done traditional squats you would probably agree that the two areas of the body that are the most vulnerable to injury are the back and knees.

Why is this?

Back: The angle of the back is very critical when doing traditional squats. The is a natural tendency to lean or flex forward throughout the movement which puts excessive pressure on the lower spine and discs. It is nearly impossible to avoid the forward lean when doing squats with a bar on your back.

Knees: The starting position when doing traditional squats is normally with your knees beyond your toes which puts excessive pressure on your knees.

This is nothing that you didn’t already know, right? I just like to remind people of these traditional squat challenges and to say that there is a better way to do full motion squats without having to deal with the added stress on the back and knees. This is great news whether you are experienced with doing squats or if you haven’t been able to do squats due to back and knee problems. I strongly feel that the benefits of doing squats are worth finding alternative ways of performing the exercise especially if the results are positive.

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Can We Get Some Balance Here?

October 15, 2015

﷯Too much time playing video games, too much texting, not enough exercise. These are topics of conversation concerning our kids that are becoming more and more common today. Most U.S. health experts say that only 1 in 4 kids actually get 60 minutes of physical exercise per day which is a very bad statistic. If this doesn’t bother you, it should. In other words, many of our kids are headed for poor mental and physical health due to an inactive lifestyle. There’s no denying that we now live in an age where role models and technology play a huge part in the lives of our kids. If we look at each of these topics more closely, we can see how they can shape or help shape a kids’ lifestyle.

Role Models:

There are many so called role models that many kids look up to, mainly celebrities. The role model that should matter the most is us parents. It’s pretty obvious that what goes on in ones household will have an impact on how a kid thinks and acts when making decisions about their direction in life. In most cases, if the parents have an active lifestyle, their kids will usually follow in a similar fashion. This would include the things they actively participate in, what they eat and even how they interact with others. Parents can play a vital role in whether or not a kid will be active in some type of physical activity on a daily basis. Becoming this role model early in a kids life will pay huge dividends as time goes by. In the case of most celebrity role models, I like to view them as “fads” but the role model that a parent plays is ever lasting.

Technology:

Much can be said about how the advancements in technology has made a positive impact in the lives of most kids today. It seems that anything and everything they need for school or for pleasure is right at their fingertips.The bad thing about this fact is that there seems to be a balance issue between the two. I like to compare the technology age today to a freight train in motion. In other words, it’s hard to stop a train. The good news is that there is something called, brakes. As hard as it might be to stop the continued flow of technology, good or bad, that reaches our kids, we have to be able to create a balance in our kids’ lives to start seeing those negative statistics concerning kids inactive lifestyles turn in a more positive direction. There’s an old saying that, “money is the root of all evil”. As I believe there is a lot of truth to that old saying, I also believe that we could also be saying the same for technology if we do not intervene more in our kids lives and set a standard for balance when it comes to the amount of time spent on video games and cell phones. Easier said than done,  you say? Well, if you use the brakes wisely you can make a difference.

I think we would all agree that most kids want the “next best thing” when it comes to most anything and that should be something to keep in mind when trying to figure out what types of physical activities that our kids are most likely to want to participate in. At SmithShaper.com, we have just the piece of portable home fitness equipment that is unlike anything on the market today and is very effective for any age. Our product, the SmithShaper, is a very unique portable device that is worn like a backpack and makes exercising at home, cool!  The device is designed to work your entire core to include squats. Performing squats with the SmithShaper allows you to perform the movement with perfect posture, which is extremely important for reducing the risk of back injury. So, if you’re looking for the “next best thing” in portable home fitness equipment, look no further than the SmithShaper. My 14 year old son uses the SmithShaper at home and say’s, “this is a cool and different way of working out at home and I don’t get bored”.