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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Power Balance Wristband - Does It Live Up to the Hype?

Power balance wristband as you may or may not heard of, is the latest gear that is used by many pro-athletes. You may notice on ESPN that some pro athletes are wearing this innocuous piece of accessory. No, they didn't wear those because it is just hip or fashionable. There is some reason why athletes are wearing them. That is because Power Balance apparently possesses some kind of 'magic' effect on the athletes performance.

Power balance is the latest rubber bracelet that created a big buzz among sports enthusiast and players. It claimed that it can boost your speed, balance and flexibility. According to their website, power balance has an embedded 'Hologram' or 'mylar' disk that is made from natural earth components. The main explanation seems to be rooted on the Traditional Chinese concept of energy known as "qi or chi". Our is body is vibrating frequencies. These frequencies can either bring wellness and it can also bring imbalance that caused our energy to weaken. When the hologram make contact to the points in the body, they bring harmony and balance in the body by enhancing the positive frequency. Thus apparently making you well balanced and flexible that is beneficial in the performance of athletes.

Golfers, basketball players and surfers among others do swear that they feel their concentration and performance enhanced in many ways. Shaquille O'neal of NBA is impressed by these rubber band that, it 'made his game better'. Golfers said that their focus got tremendous boost simply by wearing these accessory. The internet is flooded with testimonies of people claiming it has not only enhanced their athletic ability but also improve their overall well being.

But many skeptics simply dismissed this as merely placebo effect. They say that the real boost that they get only happen on their mind and their perception. They are dismissive about the claims of manufacturer as simply marketing hype.

But coaches and trainers doesn't really mind their athletes using these products. They think that if something as harmless as a rubber band would help boost the confidence of the athlete either it is placebo or not, they are fine with that.

Power Balance doesn't actually cost that much so for those sports enthusiasts who are intrigued by the claimed benefits and who will do everything to boost their performance, definitely give this one a try.

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Monday, February 7, 2011

Mosman Daily – Handy band helps with tables

A MOSMAN couple has managed to make maths fun by inventing silicone wristbands with the times tables.

Michael and Landy Randall own Handband, a company that makes and sells customised silicone wristbands.

They started the company in 2005 and have created several different versions of the wristbands, including the Mediband, which provides the bearer’s medical information such as allergies or blood type in case of emergencies, customised promotional bands and silicone digital watches.

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All About Silicone Wristbands and Its Uses

Silicone wristbands can be easily worn on wrist. It is made up of silicone material and lasts for a longer period of time.

Ideas/uses: Business:

Different people use silicone wristbands for different purpose. If a person wants to promote a business - he/she can order wristbands online and distribute for free to people visiting amusement parks, shopping malls, ice cream parlors etc.

Many business houses buy silicone wristbands for following reasons:

Create brand awareness
Product promotion
Admission/concerts
Discount clubs
Give-away item

Fundraising:

It was Lance Armstrong who started selling silicone wristbands to raise money for cancer victims. Due to its immense popularity, other non-profit organizations started selling wristbands to raise money for their cause.

Other non-profit organizations that started selling wristbands for raising money are as follows:

Drug free purpose
Global warming
Breast cancer
Diabetes
Nashville fundraising purpose

Special Occasions:

When a girl turns 16 years old, parents celebrate their birthday. Many birthday girls distribute sweet sixteen wristbands during their birthday parties as a remembrance gift to guests. This is the most happening and exciting period in a girl's life. After all, sweet 16 birthdays comes once in a lifetime and opens up a whole new world-the exciting adventures of growing up. Parents will certainly appreciate sweet 16 rubber bracelets and teens will love to wear these wristbands to tell the world they are now on the threshold to adulthood. Parents will know that their daughter will always be their little darling, but today she is turning sweet sixteen wearing these silicone wristbands that make perfect mementos.

Many people gift silicone wristbands on Christmas, thanksgiving day, Independence day, Mother's day, Father's day etc.

Schools/Educational institutions:

Many school children order spirit wristbands to raise money for school club or organizations. In such type of band "name of the school" can be printed or embossed or debossed on the band.

Team wristbands aren't just for local teams - the trend of wearing silicone wristbands is growing in college. In high school and college level, customized team wristbands can build school spirit and serve as a great athletic department fundraiser. Purchasing team spirit wristbands for your team can help foster teamwork and a sense of belonging among team members.

Wearing motivational wristbands can help people focus on creating positive changes in their lives. If a person wants a change in his attitude, motivational message like "By doing your best", "you're a winner", can be embossed on the bracelet. This type of band can be used by individuals or in schools and colleges for positive thinking. Inspirational wristbands can be used for building team spirit with the message "Together everyone achieves more". Wristbands with a message "I can do this" would be helpful for kids and adults with any kind of struggle, big or small.

Anto Martin is the author of online shopping site wristbandconnection.com which is used to sell various types of Silicone Wristbands such as fundraising wristbands, sports wristbands, awareness bracelets, rubber silicone bracelets, charity wristbands, etc.

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