Swing boarding
Encyclopedia
Swing boarding is a physical activity that involves standing on a short board (typically a skateboard
) which is suspended from a frame which allows the board to swing freely. A typical structure is a playground
swingset
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of swingboarding. One proposed origin is that it most likely arose in the 1970s by bored teenagers with skateboard
s sitting around in playgrounds with swing sets. The original activity is primitive and temporary
as it involved placing the skateboard including wheels on the swing and the rider swinging back and forth holding onto the two side chains. This activity usually ended in disaster with the skateboard falling off the swing followed closely by the rider.
Subsequently the first noted modification was the addition of a purpose built board attached to the swing which stopped the skateboard falling from the swing.
The greatest modification came when Alan Colk and Michael Hill from Australia added a harness and intermediate suspension point to make the activity into a safe sport
. Alan Colk and Michael Hill won the ABC's The New Inventors TV Show Episode 18 for their innovation
in improving the Swing Board. The Fitness industry has picked up the activity for improving balance, core strength and Proprioception
. The incorporation of the pivoting board incorporates the physical benefits of a balance board
and neurological adaptations into play . The major considerations for exercise physiology
are energy system overload and how the mechanics of the activity stimulate the muscular and neural systems when performing the activity.
The main areas of fitness involved in swingboarding are:
Energy - Raised Heart Rate including anaerobic
and aerobic exercise
.
Muscle Function - Strength
and Endurance
training
Balance and Proprioception - Neural feedback from your joints and muscles is occurring all the time. The feedback is generated through hundreds of thousands of receptors (movement sensors if you like).
Core Training - Core stability
training incorporates movement contractions and specific instruction in order to activate muscles of the core.
Ropeboarding
Sports Board Simulator
Skateboard
A skateboard is typically a specially designed plywood board combined with a polyurethane coating used for making smoother slides and stronger durability, used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s,...
) which is suspended from a frame which allows the board to swing freely. A typical structure is a playground
Playground
A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...
swingset
Swing (seat)
A swing is a hanging seat, usually found at playgrounds for children, a circus for acrobats, or on a porch for relaxing. The seat of a swing may be suspended from chains or ropes. Once a swing is in motion it continues to oscillate like a pendulum until external interference or drag brings it to a...
.
History
There is no definitive origin or inventor of the sportSport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
of swingboarding. One proposed origin is that it most likely arose in the 1970s by bored teenagers with skateboard
Skateboard
A skateboard is typically a specially designed plywood board combined with a polyurethane coating used for making smoother slides and stronger durability, used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s,...
s sitting around in playgrounds with swing sets. The original activity is primitive and temporary
Temporary
Temporary may refer to:Computing* Temporary variable* Temporary file* Temporary folder* Temporary filesystemOther uses* Temporary work, a common working arrangement...
as it involved placing the skateboard including wheels on the swing and the rider swinging back and forth holding onto the two side chains. This activity usually ended in disaster with the skateboard falling off the swing followed closely by the rider.
Subsequently the first noted modification was the addition of a purpose built board attached to the swing which stopped the skateboard falling from the swing.
The greatest modification came when Alan Colk and Michael Hill from Australia added a harness and intermediate suspension point to make the activity into a safe sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
. Alan Colk and Michael Hill won the ABC's The New Inventors TV Show Episode 18 for their innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
in improving the Swing Board. The Fitness industry has picked up the activity for improving balance, core strength and Proprioception
Proprioception
Proprioception , from Latin proprius, meaning "one's own" and perception, is the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement...
. The incorporation of the pivoting board incorporates the physical benefits of a balance board
Balance board
A balance board is a device used for recreation, balance training, athletic training, brain development, therapy, musical training and other kinds of personal development....
Fitness exercises
The swingboarding mode of operation produces overload parameters that bring several key physiological, biomechanicalBiomechanical
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and neurological adaptations into play . The major considerations for exercise physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
are energy system overload and how the mechanics of the activity stimulate the muscular and neural systems when performing the activity.
The main areas of fitness involved in swingboarding are:
Energy - Raised Heart Rate including anaerobic
Anaerobic exercise
Anaerobic exercise is exercise intense enough to trigger anaerobic metabolism. It is used by athletes in non-endurance sports to promote strength, speed and power and by body builders to build muscle mass...
and aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise is physical exercise of relatively low intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process. Aerobic literally means "living in air", and refers to the use of oxygen to adequately meet energy demands during exercise via aerobic metabolism...
.
Muscle Function - Strength
Physical strength
Physical strength is the ability of a person or animal to exert force on physical objects using muscles. Increasing physical strength is the goal of strength training.-Overview:...
and Endurance
Endurance
Endurance is the ability for a human or animal to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue. In humans, it is usually used in aerobic or anaerobic exercise...
training
Balance and Proprioception - Neural feedback from your joints and muscles is occurring all the time. The feedback is generated through hundreds of thousands of receptors (movement sensors if you like).
Core Training - Core stability
Core stability
Core stability relates to the bodily region bounded by the abdominal wall, the pelvis, the lower back and the diaphragm and its ability to stabilise the body during movement. The main muscles involved include the transversus abdominus, the internal and external obliques, the quadratus lumborum and...
training incorporates movement contractions and specific instruction in order to activate muscles of the core.
Crossover Sports
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- SurfingSurfingSurfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
- SnowboardingSnowboardingSnowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...
- WakeboardingWakeboardingWakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques....
- KitesurfingKitesurfingKitesurfing or Kiteboarding is an adventure surface water sport that has been described as combining wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, and gymnastics into one extreme sport. Kitesurfing harnesses the power of the wind to propel a rider across the water on a small surfboard or a...
- Balance boardBalance boardA balance board is a device used for recreation, balance training, athletic training, brain development, therapy, musical training and other kinds of personal development....
Patents
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