The Bodywall improves health for all age groups

The results clearly showed they were on the right path so more investors were brought onboard and, Massey University’s Industrial Design Dept was engaged to develop ergonomic, high adhesion rapid release gloves and shoes. Patented new and amazingly strong 3M Dual Lock technology was sourced from 3M New Zealand and the current wall material was found in 2005.

With IP protection filed worldwide, lots more testing done, and Trade Mark protections completed, Bodywall was finally ready to be shown to the world and the web site went live yesterday.

Chris evangelises the product with such passion, he’s contagious. “Remember as kids spending hours hanging from play gyms or trees,” he says. “It’s natural for us. We are primates and we originally hung out in the trees. Hanging out is also really good for building strong muscles and growing straight skeletons. Okay, now imagine if you could hang from something without holding on, with something else doing all the work to give you a big stretch out. On Bodywall you stick to the wall itself with the gloves and shoes that have super high levels of adhesion, so the tension in the arm or leg muscles that’s usually required to just to hold you in place isn’t needed. Imagine how good a stretch that could be, just relax and let go of the day’s tension, or release a sore knee, shoulder, or lower back. This is a godsend for elite athletes.”

Chris says that even though the Bodywall systems development has involved some of New Zealand’s leading sports scientists, sports teams and Universities, the system will be the focus of intensive research for years to come. “There are just so many facets. I’m four years into this project and we are still in the very early days of exploring the ways in which it can be used, what works best, sustainable, long term benefits, applications for the rehabilitation of certain injuries, the long term effects on the wellbeing of children.”

As a daily reader of Gizmag, Chris found the answer to his prayers when he read about Sayed Alavi’s magical flying carpet and his resultant explorations yielded the digital printing technology that provided the commercial clincher for this amazing product. Bodywall now accepts full colour images and prints them directly onto the bodyboard so it can be used exactly as you wish.

The first prototypes of portable, lightweight, carbon fibre fold-up Bodywalls are currently being constructed for traveling athletes. “Imagine a bright bold, ultralightweight gym that becomes a billboard,” says Toal. “On a grander scale, there’s a huge range of on site and event applications, imagine a portable billboard that provides athletes with a sports-specific warm up courtside or thousands of runners doing post event hamstring and calf stretches at the London marathon, on rows of boldly printed Bodywalls.” Sponsors and advertisers are gonna love it.

Just in case you’re not sure if Bodywall will be as big as they and we think it will be, here’s a quote directly from the website of Kevin Roberts CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi.

“What do you think are the three most influential businesses in the world today? Healthcare, entertainment, communication.”

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