I bought The Valkit for Travel well over a year ago when I was on the road quite a bit for business. My Valslides and Valband have been to a number of cities including Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami, Denver, San Diego, Orlando, Knoxville, Hagerstown, New Port, and they’ve even been on a cruise (or two).
And, to my delight they work quite well in my home gym, in front of my television set, and even in my bathroom. Yes, that’s right, even the bathroom, a girl can get in a few sets of lunges in while drying her hair you know.
What is a Valslide? The Valslide is the creation of celebrity trainer, Valerie Waters, she trains people like Jennifer Garner and I (well, she’s not technically my trainer and I’m not technically a celebrity, but I do train with her equipment). The Valslide is a piece of specially formulated plastic and non skid foam that with your muscle tension slides in a controlled manner to activate the muscle. Valslides can be used on your hands or your feet depending on the exercise. And, boy are these suckers effective!
Here, take a look at this video to show you what I mean:
Sometimes I use Valslides using my body-weight and sometimes I’ll add dumbbells. If I happen to be in a hotel room, I’ll grab some luggage for makeshift weights.
The Valkit for Travel also comes with a mini resistance band, called the Valband, that can be used for all sorts of moves like squats, one-arm rows, and my favorite…around the knees when doing clams. Valerie includes a great little workbook to show you other ways to use this equipment and she has videos on her Web site and on Youtube, as well.
Who can benefit from a Valslide and a Valband?
- People who belong to a gym and people who don’t
- People who travel on business and people who mind their own business
- People who go on vacation and people who need a vacation
- People who are new to exercise and people who are experienced exercisers
- People like the readers of Fitness & Spice
In fact, one lucky reader is going to WIN a Valkit for Travel. Just enter the drawing by telling us one exercise you can’t wait to try using the Valslide or Valband AND one place you’d use them. Enter by 11:59 P.M. on Tuesday, November 24th and the winner will be announced on Wednesday.
Now I really must go, I have to go hit the red carpet, er, I mean the red chair.
Heather says:
November 23rd 2009I travel a lot for work and sometimes hotel ‘fitness centers’ just don’t cut it. I’d use Valslide to work my abs and legs for a great in room workout!
Miz says:
November 23rd 2009Id love to be all blase up in herre and pretend I dont want these…BUT I DO.
Ive had the poor womans slides for years: wood floor and a dish towel.
Sue says:
November 23rd 2009Oh Lord I wanted these until I read MizFit’s comment. I mean, dish towels and a wood floor? My heart is breaking for her. But I have to say I do love me some lunges, so I’d be very excited to give it a slippery-cool go with the Valslides. And I fall in the minding-my-own-business-needs-a-vacation category, so I’d be in my living room, slipsliding around my 2 year old.
Yum Yucky says:
November 23rd 2009Ohhh! I need these. But I shall not beg because it’s not lady-like. My non-gym membership self would put these to use in many many ways. Starting with lunges.
Agnes Illingworth says:
November 23rd 2009WOW I can’t wait to try those hard core ab exercises they look awesome, Looks like you could do these anywhere, how about the shopping mall? that would give the Christmas Shoppers something to talk about.
The Candid RD says:
November 23rd 2009No way!! Wow, these are amazing. I would love to use these to help sculpt my non-sculpted abs. I don’t know the name of the move, but the one where you are laying stomach down and you have your arms out about your head and you pull yourself up….I used to do it with the roller at my other gym and I LOVED it. I would do it at home while watching tv. Thanks for the opportunity win win these! They look awesome and I can just picture you using this while dying your hair :)
Diane Fit to the Finish says:
November 23rd 2009There are a lot of giveaways out there but I’d really like these! I’d use them to slide away from my seven children when they are in my way! That would strengthen my abs and my thighs as well as save my sanity! Seriously though – these are wonderful!!
Katrina says:
November 23rd 2009I can’t wait to use the Valsides for lunges and the running exercise. I would love to have the ValBand for squats. I would be so excited to use these in my home. I have not been able to locate a gym within 1 hour of where I live, so I am slowly building my own home gym.
Rachel says:
November 23rd 2009My Shred class at Equinox used these from time to time and they were great! I really liked when we did planks with our feet on them and then slid our legs out to the side…so good for the ass!!
Geri says:
November 23rd 2009I think I would actually use these! I would love to try them on a cruise ship in the Med!
jen (@bwJen) says:
November 23rd 2009Squats!! Actually I would like to try any exercise with this Val thing! It looks like fun and since I cannot afford a gym membership I am always on the lookout for new at-home workouts!
Zoë says:
November 23rd 2009Oh gosh, the modified push-up fly looks wicked hardcore! But just a regular lunge would be nice because there isn’t as much strain on the knees. Very cool! Don’t tell anyone, but I might bring them to my cubicle for quick lunges. ;)
april says:
November 23rd 2009You have the neatest contests.. I always want to win everything you giveaway haha!
I’d love to use it for mountain climbers! I’d use it when I go visit my boyfriend or grandparents where there is no gym in sight!
Jess (Fit Chick in the City) says:
November 23rd 2009They look very similar to the gliding discs I own! Love these exercises. They can also be done using kitchen towels on hardwood floors or paper plates on carpet.
Kristin says:
November 23rd 2009Valslides
I wanna go for a ride, on these cool Valslides.
Usin them to work my legs, I want to win these, yes…I’ll beg!
I can do abs, lunges and squats. Believe me I’ll use them lots!
My home is my gym, so I can get really slim!
My leg muscles, inner & outer, will speak to me even louder!
I know this isn’t the best poem, but I want to take Valslides home!
Carrie Sola says:
November 24th 2009Wow. I sure could use these to replace my towel and kitchen floor routine! What a fabulous way to stay with your program on vacation.
Scorpio Woman says:
November 24th 2009This seems to be great. I would use them to work my legs and probably my abs :)
Nicole Van Velzen says:
November 24th 2009Both the lunges and mountain-climber push ups look almost like fun with the Valslide… sign me up!!
Tami Boehmer says:
November 24th 2009Well it looks like it’s hard, but the push ups and slides look like a good way to strengthen your core and arms. Mine are extremely flabby right now.
Rhonda Kennedy says:
November 24th 2009I would like to try lunges while drying my hair and I would also like to do squats with the travel kit.
I am a truck driver and am on the road a lot and would like to exercise while on layover.
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Katie says:
November 28th 2009How do you like the Val Kit?
I travel for work a lot so any feedback would be great!http://katiechangesforkatie.blogspot.com/
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