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If you are short on time this holiday season but still want to squeeze in a workout, I highly suggest trying the Boom Board. The Boom Board is a portable body sculpting system that allows users to do a variety of cardio and resistance exercises that work the primary and corresponding muscles simultaneously in 15 minutes or less. Developed by an inventor and fitness enthusiast, the Boom Board has a patented push-button technology which allows individuals to quickly move from one body shaping exercise to another on-the-fly, while controlling the difficulty by the amount of resistance applied. The base of the Boom Board is equipped with a special track to safely and securely hold the legs of a chair for those who need or want to exercise from a seated position. The versatile Boom Board allows users to do dozens of exercises while seated, standing or lying on the board, making it a great body sculpting and overall fitness tool for many levels of fitness users. The Boom Board package includes an instructional DVD, door module device and meal plan. www.BoomBoard.com

karen webb of CA 5:23PM December 11, 2009