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Wobbly hooves
These two wobbly pedalling surfaces train balance and ligament stability. In contrast to the wobble board, the two treads are decoupled, making the movements on the bike even more realistic. Classic exercise: squats. There's also an app, of course, which can be used to improve balance and reaction times. Praep Pods. Price: 99 euros >> at Amazon or Maciag Offroad available.
Multi-talent
Hardly any other piece of fitness equipment allows you to perform as many exercises as the Pezziball. Be it for the abdomen, core, back, legs or shoulders. There are plenty of instructions on the internet. Checkers bounce from Pezziball to Pezziball and demonstrate an almost maximised sense of balance. Price: from 25 euros >> available here.
Samurai toy
Kendama is the name of this game of skill. It is said that Japanese samurai used it to train their hand-eye coordination 400 years ago. What looks like a small wooden mallet has three catching surfaces and a spike for the ball. Depending on how you grip the kendama, the trickier it gets. Check out the videos on YouTube. Price: 20 euros.
Shadow boxer
Here, a ball dangles from a rubber rope in front of the chest, attached to a headband. The aim: to punch the ball - which keeps bouncing back. Boxers actually use it to train, but it also helps us bikers: "Good eye-hand coordination increases your ability to react - which is great for biking," says neuroscientist Dr Axel Kupfer from the German Sport University Cologne. Price: from 15 euros - e.g. the YMX Boxing Reflex Ball .
Ball games
"I swear by this book," says race icon Marcus Klausmann. Sports scientist Horst Lutz (see interview on the right) presents in "Life Kinetics" exercises with balls that activate different areas of the brain and demand lightning-fast reactions from the eye. A combination of movement, perception and cognition. Price: 17 euros, ISBN: 3485011878
Wobble tape
No other piece of equipment trains your sense of balance as playfully as slacklines. Unfortunately, you need a lot of space - and two sturdy trees to attach the line. The Giboard aims to guarantee just as much fun - but in a smaller space. You can balance on your knees, back, hands or even your feet. Price 200 euros >> available here.
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