Porto LongTail & Disc

The Wobble Board & Standing Desk Balance Board – Re-imagined by CoolBoard, now portable.

Traditional wobble boards are useful… just not much fun to use, so they generally don’t get used… so not so useful after all!  Equally Standing Desk Balance Boards are quite one dimensional and not adjustable, often ending up in the cupboard.  We have righted these wrongs in one, so it’s now a joy to bring balance training into your life and keep it there.

Use it in front of the telly, at a standing desk, or with some music on…  A few minutes a day will leave you energised, strengthened, clear minded and refreshed, without having to leave home or work up a sweat.

Because balance training works all the stabilising muscles that support your feet, ankles, knees, hips and spine, not to mention constantly working your core strength, balance training is fantastic for getting rid of aches and pains, including back pain, as well as increasing balance and agility, which is why physiotherapists recommend wobble boards and balance exercises.

The Porto LT on Disc can also be used while sitting to bring the benefits of movement to your chair or sofa.  Reduce aches and stiffness, and promote circulation and healing. Whether you sit for work or due to injury or illness, keeping the blood pumping and muscles gently moving can be a big help.

Porto LongTail Board

Lightweight and neat, the Porto LongTail can easily be taken for room to room, on holiday, to the office, gym or park.  It will easily slip into most weekend bags.  Beautifully engineered board with our unique DuraSoft top for comfortable balance and smooth rounded edges for comfortable exercising.

The Board has the indented ring, so you can safely add a Ball in the future if you want to take the next step, just be aware people with UK6 EU40 US7 or less will needs to use with care on the Ball, and may prefer the Medium CoolBoard.

60 x 33 x 1.8cms, 1.7kgs.  Recommended max weight: 100kgs

Disc

The beauty of the Discs is the movement they give.  Traditional wobble boards suffer with very no/off movement, often impossible to keep level and frustrating to use.  Our inflatable Discs offer a far more progressive and rounded movement, so CoolBoard on Disc is far more enjoyable, encouraging you to use and benefit from it.

40cm Disc – for Standing Balance we recommend starting on this Disc.  If you can walk and stand you can use it and you probably won’t need a support.  Perfect for general balance training, Standing Desk Balance and Movement, Physiotherapy, Single Leg work, Fun balancing around the house.  Its great and our go to Disc time and time again.

30cm Disc – be aware.  This Disc is perfect for Sitting Mobility (using CoolBoard while you sit).  For Standing Balance this Disc requires a lot of focus to keep it level.   This in turn makes the stabilising muscles and tendons around your joints work very hard.  If you have any pre existing issues, e.g. an achy knee, please DO NOT start on this Disc because you will overwork that area of issue.  Use the 40cm Disc and build up your strength gradually.

Both Discs are high quality and fully adjustable with the included pump, so you can increase the balance challenge as your skills and strengths grow.  With an almost flat 40cm Disc we have helped recovering stroke victims.  With a highly inflated 30cm Disc we’ve pushed Olympians!

Is it fun?

Oh yes!  Take the chore out wobble boards and add joy.  Anyone can jump on and get going, enjoying the benefits of balance training.  Use it as a home gym, in front of your standing desk, while watching your favourite show, even while sitting.

Is it beneficial?

Yes, very!  This is the beauty of true 3d movement.  So many more muscles will be firing away to control the movement, so it strengthens up stabilising muscles around joints, targets the core, and if you really want, it even makes exercises far more engaging and effective.

Is it Difficult?

Not at all.  If you can stand you can balance, just start with low inflation on the 40cm Disc and go from there.  A support to hold onto is rarely if ever needed.

Construction

Not just for Christmas, and definitely not for the cupboard!  We believe in producing products that will not only last a lifetime, but will keep getting used and keep looking enticing.  This makes any product a joy to own, more economical over the years, and saves the planet.

Your Board is engineered, by hand, from high quality birch ply – one of the strongest plys there is – to a very high standard.  It is then finished with 4 coats of durable lacquer.  Finally the DuraSoft top is added.  You will notice the graphics and logo run right through the DuraSoft, so there’s no printing to rub off and look scabby.

Yes, it all costs a bit more, but we would rather you still love your CoolBoard in 5 or 15 years’ time.