Enhance Your Performance through Education

The board was one of the main instruments that significantly improved my balance, strength, and mobility. Its multi-purpose use gives athletes the advantage during training. Not only is the board great for multiple drills, but the durability and mechanisms put this board at a quality level of its own.

The Board has helped me in developing high level core stability and ankle mobility. Its functional in building a stronger base no matter what sport you are playing. I use it with all the athletes from middle school to the professionals and their training sessions at Empire Basketball. It's a great tool to improve performance for all athletes from beginners to advanced.

Exercise Innovation's Balance Board has completely enhanced my athletic ability. As a taller and more straight-lined soccer player, I've always struggled to lower my center of gravity and stay more balanced during agile movements. By using the Balance Board daily, I have strengthened my entire body around a solid core. I can't recommend the Balance Board enough to developing and striving athletes to aid in correct positioning, injury prevention and all around stability.

My daughter is a traveling soccer player who tore her ACL. To get her back to playing I scoured the internet for someone to help me. Fortunately, my friend turned me towards Exercise Innovation and Dave Boyer, an ATC, CSCS and Mental Performance coach right in my backyard. Since working with Coach Dave my daughter is more confident and shows increased athleticism post ACL injury. Coach Dave applies the principles of general strength into his program with progression into additional exercise for improved function through stability and balance. He works on her mental ability throughout the session while doing what he refers to as functional exercise to improve my daughter’s speed and agility. Coach Dave is knowledgeable and even explained to me the results of our performance testing which was performed at our Physical Therapy Clinic which has no relationship to Exercise Innovation. I believe that this program my daughter is involved in has been beneficial in her recovery both physically and mentally, I would recommend it to any athlete who is suffering from an ACL injury and wants to get back to 100%. I even have my other daughter involved as a precaution to reduce an ACL injury.

When I tore my ACL, it was a very challenging time. It leaves you furious, and sometimes hopeless. I was in desperate need for a good performance coach to help me return to my playing shape throughout that tough year of rehabbing. I was then referred to Coach Dave and was willing to try him out with a friend of mine, who also tore her ACL at the same time as me. Turns out, Coach Dave was one of the best strength and conditioning coaches I have ever dealt with. Not only are these workouts challenging and pushes you to work hard, but Dave has a true understanding of the body and the stressors we as athletes put on our bodies. One of the most important aspects, is that he also educates me on proper movement and form I need in order to enhance my stability and balance, by what he referred to as functional strength. I now see my body differently from a physical characteristic. The importance of proper technique and form goes unnoticed by most coaches, however extremely emphasized with Dave which takes this training to a much higher level than the rest. Coach Dave is also a mental performance coach, which I found very beneficial during my progression into sports-related exercise. He was always willing to help me mentally progress my ability in the gym which has transferred over into my skills on the field playing soccer. Getting my starting spot back on my team can be accredited to Dave, as I am much physically stronger after completing his program than I was before my injury ever occurred, and I understand my body and how to maintain stability now on an entirely different level. I strongly would recommend any athlete looking to recover from an ACL injury to seek him out, or any athletes who can benefit from a mental performance coach to overcome any mental setback that may be limiting their abilities!

My training experience with Dave has been exceptional! Months after knee surgery, followed by many weeks of physical therapy and visiting different trainers, I was still struggling to regain my strength, flexibility, and confidence. Working with Dave helped me both physically and mentally, with a strong emphasis on both. I didn’t realize how much positive energy and attitude could influence physical success until I started working with Dave. His approach was personalized to my situation, and that made all the difference. I’ll never be able to thank him enough for his help – he’s the best!