All About, credible information on internet, reported on Flexcushion, its great usage and how to use the cushion. Kaz Mori, an official guide for diet workouts in All About, commented very positively on Flexcushion !
Nikkei Trendy Net, Japan's trend information portal website, introduced Flexcushion, as "a hot product for near future". It mentions that Flexcushion even leads users to feel their right posture by only sitting on it. It also mentions that Flexcushion is already used by top professional teams such as several baseball teams, and by TIPNESS, the nationwide health club.
Nikkan Kogyo Newspaper, an industrial newspaper, reported that SANTEPLUS launched a new color of Flexcushion as of October 1st, that is "Pearl White". It also mentions that Flexcushion, with its structure, makes it possible to do stretching exercises even for those who doesn't have enough physcial flexibility.
Nikkei Health, the montly journal on health and fitness, reported on Flexcushion with 4 pages !! It reports with photos and detailed explanation about Flexcushion, leading to set one's pelvis neutral, and helping to spread one's motion range around hip-joint. Our President, Nao SAKATA, is also introduced as the inventor, deprived from Sumo's MATAWARI (=splits) training.
August 1st, 2007
LIVE Vol.5 Aug-Sep 2007 (JAPAN) （Issued by Club Business Japan）
LIVE, bi-monthly informative journal on fitness instructors, picked up Flexcushion as LIVE Editors' Recommended Workouts on Page 27. It also says that Flexcushion is an innovative stretch gear for
hip-joint and pelvis.
FITNESS JOURNAL, a monthly journal on fitness workouts, reported on page 55 that TIPNESS (a nationwide health club in Japan), had started a new group lesson "Active Stretch" at their all 54 branches, by using Flexcushion.
It says that "Active Stretch" is a new type of stretch exercise that goes along with uptempo music.
RUNNERS, a monthly journal on marathon and running, picked up Flexcushion as one of "50 focused products, men, insidents in the field of marathon".
It says that top runners in Japan are paying attention on the position of pelvis, when running. It also mentions that Flexcushion is now focused as a magic cushion, and is used by Fukushima
University Track & Field Team, the leading team in Japan, and by AsahiKasei Track & Field Team, which produced number of Olympic marathon runners.
Fashionable portal website for working women, Cafeglobe.com, reported on Flexcushion in the column of "Latest Beauty Handbook". TIPNESS, a nationwide health club, uses Flexcushion at all
branches for group lesson "Active Stretch. Flexcushion, deprived from Sumo's stretch training called "MATAWARI". The writer mentions that she can feel the movement of pelvis easily when using Flexcushion.
June 27th, 2007
Dance View August （Japan's biggest dance magazine）
Nation's largest dance magazine "Dance View August" reports on Effective Stretch Exercise" for dancing with photos, using Flexcushion. Japan's No.1 Salsa Dancer, Mika Takenaga
uses Flexcushion, to move pelvis forward & backward, to stretch chest, and muscles aroud hip joint.
Health and fitness information magazine "BODY+", reports on Flexcushion in page 86, in the column of "Recommended Items for Body". Salsa
It is mentioned that Flexcushion doesn't require big space to keep at home, and that it enables to do stretching workouts such as "Splits",
and it would promote one's flexibility.
June 9th, 2007
Fujisankei Business i （No.2 Business Newspaper in Japan
Fujisankei Business i, nation's No.2 business & finance newspaper reports that TIPNESS introduced Flexcushion at all 54 branches, to deliver a new group lesson called "Active Stretch" as of July 1st.
"Active Stretch" is a new exercise, taking elements from stretch & pilats. Tipness is a nationwide health club in Japan, and Flexcushion is deprived from Sumo's Matawari traing, developped by SANTEPLUS, Inc.
May 25th, 2007
FITNESS BUSINESS May-June 2007(Club Business Japan）
FITNESS BUSINES May-June 2007, a magazine for managers in healh & fitness industry, reports on Flexcushion in the column of "New Products". It says that Flexcushion is valuable not only
for group lessons, but also for personal training. It is also mentioned that Flexcushion may even help to improve one's posture.
Reknown magazine for dancing, "Dance View June Edition" reported the effectiveness of Flexcushion for flexibility. Pointing out that Sukegawa Dance School already introduced it for training.
April 20th, 2007
Japan Stretching Association Spring 2007 "Creative Stretching" Vol.3
Montly Track & Field, a popular magazine, mentions that Flexcushion makes it possible to stretch adductor, hamstring and muscles around hip joint without someone pushing your back.
It is also mentioned that Flexcushion is now used by top level teams.
February 26th, 2007
Weekly FukuRiku Vol.249 (Fukushima University Track & Field Team)
Fukushima University Track & Field Team, the Champion College Team for 2008, introduced Flexcushion ! Thank you very much! It is the first top level team to introduce Flexcushion! It is mentioned that
Flexcushion makes it easy to keep your pelvis at neutral position, and it is innovative.
January 25th, 2007
Fujisankei Business-i (Japan's well-known Business Newspaper)
Fujisankei Business-i reported on the 1st page of the newspaper that Flexcushion, derived from Sumo, now introduced and used at Pilates on Fifth, in New York City, USA.
Pilates on Fifth is a famous and reputated pilates studio owned by Katherine & Kimberly Corp, the twin sisters.
