"Having access to the valslide has almost doubled the amount of lower body exercises in my training arsenal. Not only that - but it quickly and easily transforms a typical lunge exercise into a closed chain two-legged exercise with increased metabolic demand-- trust me -- it's more than a variation - it creates a completely different exercise. And adding the Valslide to your abdominal and core workouts raises the intensity like you wouldn't believe. As I've said at my seminars - a great trainer uses more than increased load to progress an exercise -- give me a valside, maybe a mini-band and eight square feet and I'll break anyone...."