Balance ORB Exercise — Relax and Revitalize!
Today’s story includes a little April Fool’s joke for 2019, and a shiny new product introduction: the FLIP ORB! Stick with us to the end to find out how you can enter to win your very own FLIP ORB, along with some excellent fitness goodies!
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While we may be best-known to some for making masturbation eggs, at our core, TENGA is a wellness company. Don’t get me wrong, the eggs are undoubtedly super cool — but we aren’t just about making masturbation better anymore. We’re about improving your life.
Just like exercising, getting enough rest, and eating well, pleasure is an essential element of self-care, and a fundamental part of human experience. While there are gyms to address exercise, restaurants to address hunger, and hotels to address rest, there remains a taboo around addressing the natural desire for sexual pleasure. When TENGA launched 14 years ago, the goal was to create something to help address these natural needs that anyone could use, and not be embarrassed to buy — not a niche erotic item, but a tool for the everyday person.
Today, TENGA has evolved into a considerably large range of pleasure items (including disposable, reusable, manual, and electronic options, and innovations in the industry). Now, we’re moving even beyond this into the world of lifestyle and fashion, with the launch of TENGA STORE TOKYO in Hankyu Men’s department store in March of 2019.
OK folks, we’re entering April Fool’s territory — the following is NOT true (although frankly, we received enough positive feedback on it to make us wonder…)
It’s only natural that now, TENGA’s next step is addressing a new level of self-care — addressing sexual pleasure from a health and wellness perspective. This is the inspiration behind TENGA’s newest venture, TENGA GYM TOKYO.
TENGA GYM TOKYO is based on the core concept that physical and mental health go hand-in-hand — just as you must take care of your body, you must take care of your mind and your happiness. Using a unique approach of exercise-for-sexual-wellness, TENGA GYM TOKYO (TGT) will be running exercise classes based on various TENGA items, focused on improving physical and sexual wellness. Starting in March 2019, these classes will be presented on a monthly rotation, so registrants can look forward to 12 unique classes throughout the coming year. The exercise programs are designed to be easily replicated in one’s own home or local gym with minimal equipment, to help support participants’ future and long-term sexual fitness efforts. There is a small one-time registration fee (we need to pay our staff, after all), but after that it is free for registrants to attend all 12 classes — the only catch is that registration was taken on a first-come, first-served basis, so TENGA fans couldn’t dilly-dally! All the slots were nabbed up in a matter of hours, and the traffic surge when registration opened actually crashed our website for a hot minute. How embarrassing.
The first course presented by TGT is based on TENGA’s newest release, hot off the presses: the FLIP ORB!
OK, joke’s over — the rest of the content in this article is entirely true and real, even the exercise class! The only catch is that this was a one-time event, not a regular class put on by our nonexistent gym.
The exercise class, developed by NPO Japan G Ball Association Seminar Leader Yuuki Sato, focuses on using an exercise ball (all round and orb-like) re-branded as a Balance ORB for the purposes of this class (branding is everything). Mr Sato’s Balance ORB Exercise approach seeks to address possible underlying issues that can negatively affect sexual function and desire.
With Mr. Sato’s exercises, you may enjoy such benefits as improved male function and revitalized libido — at worst, you will have gotten some exercise, and I imagine we could all benefit from some of that.
While we unfortunately can’t manage such an event for our global audience (the travel costs alone would be outrageous) we can present to you a list of a few of the exercises presented at our Balance ORB Exercise class.
Hip Lifts (Lower Body)・2 sets of 10 Reps
Activates autonomic nerves and increases hormone secretion!
Revitalizes libido by improving lower body function!
- Sit on the floor with back against the ball.
- Roll back on to ball with hands behind your head and lift your pelvis up off the floor.
- Continue to push pelvis straight up and hold position for 3 seconds. Return to position 2 to complete 1 rep.
V Sits (Full Body)・2 sets of 10 Reps
Activates autonomic nerves and increases hormone secretion!
Improves activation of reproductive function by activating lower abdomen!
- Lie on your back and hold ball between both feet, with arms extended overhead.
- Raise both your upper and lower body to form a V shape, and pass the ball from your feet to your hands.
- Lower your body to its original position, now with the ball in your hands.
- Raise both your upper and lower body to form a V shape, and pass the ball from your hands to your feet.
- Lower your body to its starting position to complete 1 rep.
Arm Extension & Flexion (Core, Upper Body)・2 sets of 10 Reps
Improves function of liver and improves libido!
Improves activation of reproductive function by activating lower abdomen!
- Get into Plank position.
- Roll ball as far out as you can on your elbows, and roll back in to complete 1 rep.
Side Lunges (Lower Body)・2 sets of 10 Reps
Revitalizes libido by improving lower body function!
- Stand next to the ball, and place one foot on the ball.
- With your hands behind your head, lower your body as you roll the ball sideways away from you.
- Raise your body, pulling the ball back into its original position.
These are the kinds of exercises that read simply, look easy, and then when you try them you actually fall over within seconds and regret all the choices that lead you to this moment. (that’s not just me, right?)
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Because we want to do as much as we can to support your sexual wellness, we’re giving our readers the chance to win your own FLIP ORB Exercise Prize Pack!
Two Grand Prize winners will each receive a FLIP ORB Prize Pack, including:
- one FLIP ORB (either BLUE RUSH or ORANGE CRASH)
- one inflatable exercise ball (65cm diameter, highly springy)
- one reusable water bottle (you can infuse fruit water in it too!)
- one microfiber sports towel (dries quickly, and has a convenient little stringy thing to hang it up on a rail, hook, tree branch, etc.)
Each prize pack’s items will be in all blue or all orange, to correspond with the item itself. Hopefully these kits will help you to try out the FLIP ORB exercises for yourself!
10 secondary winners will also be chosen to receive their choice of FLIP ORB, either the BLUE RUSH or ORANGE CRASH!
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About the FLIP ORB
The FLIP ORB is the newest addition to the TENGA FLIP Series family. The flip-open concept is the same (if it ain’t broke, etc.) and the FLIP ORB has a seamless insertion point, like the FLIP ZERO. A few all-new features set the FLIP ORB apart from previous items in the series; most obviously, its namesake orbs. Firm orbs, in either blue or orange, are embedded inside the soft elastomer of the item. These orbs are springy and flexible, but hard inside, and add a completely new sensation to the FLIP series lineup. The FLIP ORB BLUE RUSH has blue orbs in wavy designs, and the FLIP ORB ORANGE CRASH has orange orbs encased in bumpy designs.
The Slide Arms in previous FLIP items have been changed into a cap for the FLIP ORB. This change has simplified attachment and removal of the cap, as well as allowed for the first-ever hourglass-shaped FLIP series item. Don’t worry — the cap still functions as the item’s drying stand, just like the Slide Arms in previous items. We wouldn’t overlook any step of the user experience, from setup to tidy-up!
Coming Spring 2019, the FLIP ORB will be available only in Asia and Europe — so for those of you in other areas, this is your chance to nab one for yourself!
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Did you try out the Balance ORB Exercises for yourself? How did it go? Please remember to stretch and warm up/cool down when engaging in any physical exertion — we don’t want you to get hurt!
Remember that you can always reach us in the comments, or on Twitter at @TENGAGlobal — our ears (well, eyes) are open!
Until next time,
-T
