Balance boards make for a scary, fun, and surprisingly perfect pandemic workout
Not the author. (Revolution Balance Boards /)The pandemic has forced countless people to reevaluate how they exercise. And since so many have shifted to working from home or been laid off, the normal activity they may have received from, say, walking to a nearby subway station has vanished—not to mention the fact that you can’t go to the gym if it’s closed.Options remain, of course—from going for a run, taking a walk, or even trying out jump rope, an exercise that will have your pulse quickly pounding. But for me, the most exciting activity I’ve tried out is a precarious, thrilling contraption that anyone should use at their own risk. It’s a balance board: one that mimics the movements involved with skateboarding by giving its user a long plank that rests atop a heavy cylinder.At 31.5 inches long, the board (a Revolution Core 32) is the same length as a...