Through the coaching session I started looking at what shape the balance cushion should take. I also have a balance pad myself and examined why it looks that way.
As you can see in the picture it has a dotted side. This is intended so that you do not slip when you do your workout on a carpet. The other side is smooth, which makes it difficult to slip on a wooden floor.
What I also thought about is what I paid a while back for this balance cushion and €30 is a ridiculous price for a small piece of rubber filled with air. The quality is poor and as you stand on it you can feel the surface below and that is not challenging at all while working out. What I get out of this is that you should pay more if you want a good balance cushion.
I tested with the gelatin based bioplastic I created last week if it slips away on a wooden surface and on a carpet. It did not slip away.
I want to try different shapes to cast in bigger molds. I've teared down an old broken clock and going to use the housing as mold. This would be a flat mold. For a rounded shape i want to use a salad bowl
I had a reframing session with Laura and it helped me a lot by looking at my project differently and also gaining new insights.
She made me realize that this would be a great solution to stimulate home fitness and that there is a possibility that this hasn't been done yet in the fitness and the open source world.
Because I want to make it accessible that everyone can copy it, I got the tip to use stuff that everyone also has at home or can easily buy in the supermarket. Not everyone has a broken clock that they can take apart.
I also got the tip to ask other people how they exercise at home during the lockdown, so I asked some friends of mine.
My friend Rolf mostly exercises in his backyard without any equipment and goes out for a run around the block.
Matthijs goes out for a run as well and works out at home and in his backyard. Sometimes he uses his 1 year old sons toys to do his exercises and in addition he uses weights and a skipping rope.