QuickBoard is a floor sensor board and iPad app that trains and scores reaction and footwork. It is built for longevity clinics and executive wellness programs. It measures how fast a member sees a cue, decides and steps.
QuickBoard is a cognitive-motor assessment and training system for longevity clinics and executive wellness programs. The member stands on a sensor board at full body weight. Cues appear on an iPad, and the member steps to the right target. The board records reaction time, foot contact time, accuracy and left-right symmetry. A clinic uses it three ways: measure on assessment day, train between visits, and retest each quarter. Each score is compared with the member's own earlier sessions. QuickBoard has no age norms and gives no age score.
Eyes stay up on the screen, not down on the feet. That external focus is how the system is designed to train. Real-time feedback on the iPad keeps the member's attention on the task.
Longevity programs test a lot: VO2 max, strength, grip, body composition, labs and imaging. Those tests leave one question open. How fast can a member see a cue, make a choice and move their feet?
VO2 max, Zone 2 work and heart labs. This is not QuickBoard's job.
Strength, grip, body scans and mobility. This is not QuickBoard's job either.
Often tested seated, or not at all. QuickBoard scores and trains this standing up, on the feet.
QuickBoard adds to strength and cardio work. It does not replace them.
The WHO recommends varied activity for adults 65 and older, 3 or more days a week. It should stress functional balance and strength (Bull et al., British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020). Stepping to targets on cue is one way to fill a balance day, with a score each session.
The ACSM's 2011 position stand asks adults for neuromotor training 2 to 3 days a week, alongside resistance training. It defines neuromotor training as balance, agility and coordination (Garber et al., Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2011). QuickBoard runs agility and coordination drills with a decision in the loop.
Neither guideline names QuickBoard or reaction training. They describe the kind of work QuickBoard puts a number on.
Most reaction tests are done seated, with a finger on a button. Daily life asks for more. QuickBoard measures reaction while the member stands and steps. The score reflects the eyes, the decision and the legs together.
A PDF progress report is built after every session, with no data entry. Staff can email it from the app or add it to the member's record.
Add the Agility Rating to the member's assessment day. It takes less than 2 minutes. The right test depends on who your members are, and we choose it with your clinical team.
The same board runs the drills that train what the score finds. Each exercise takes 10 to 30 seconds. We recommend 10 to 15 minutes per session.
Retest each quarter. Each score is compared with the member's own earlier sessions, so progress is clear to see and to explain.
Cognitive layers turn stepping into choice stepping. Go/No-Go drills train when not to move, as well as when to move. Stroop drills add conflict between a word and its color. Array drills ask the member to find the right target among many. Count drills add a thinking task while moving.
The app's Balance Protocol runs from Phase 1 (Beginner) to Phase 4 (Advanced +). Staff can start an 80-year-old at Phase 1 and a 45-year-old skier much higher, on the same board.
A coach, trainer or physical therapist runs the session. Every exercise has a demo video in the app.
Each study below names its population. The first three groups were run in older adults with other programs, not QuickBoard. The last group is QuickBoard's own research, run in young, active adults and athletes.
Home step-pad game training for 8 weeks. 37 older adults in independent living, Sydney, Australia.
Compared with no training, the step-pad group improved choice stepping reaction time and a physical fall-risk score. They also did better on a walking test done while naming words. There were no adverse events. The step pad was a different device, not QuickBoard.
Training that mixes movement and thinking. 91 randomized trials, 3,745 healthy older adults.
Found small gains in walking speed, the Timed Up and Go test and balance scores. Walking while doing a second task did not clearly improve. The walking-speed gain was no better than movement training alone.
QuickBoard is built around choice stepping. A cue appears on the iPad, and the member chooses the right target and steps to it.
Coordination training and cardio training, three times a week. 44 healthy adults analysed, Germany.
Both coordination training and cardio training improved executive function and perceptual speed. The authors conclude that cardio is not the only exercise that helps older adults think. The coordination program was not QuickBoard.
QuickBoard makes no claim about thinking skills. It gives your team a standing measure of reaction and decision speed to track over time.
Two agility sessions a week for a year, against no training. 54 healthy older adults analysed, Germany.
The agility group made small gains in walking speed, alone and with one or two mental tasks. Jump power, one-leg balance and a working-memory reaction test also improved. Aerobic capacity did not change. The program was a coached class, not QuickBoard.
Agility training, resistance training or stretching, twice a week for 25 weeks. 98 community-dwelling women, Vancouver, Canada.
Agility training lowered a physical fall-risk score by about half, close to resistance training and well ahead of stretching. Most of the drop came from steadier posture. The program was a group class, not QuickBoard.
Every study in this block was done in adults aged 18 to 35 or in college athletes. Use them for what they show: QuickBoard training carries over to movement off the board in healthy, active people. They speak to the active member who still plays tennis, skis or runs.
QuickBoard against agility ladder training, 4 weeks. 64 players. Both programs matched sessions, length and heart-rate target. Independent study, Dalian University.
On the Agility T-Test, run off the board with timing gates, the QuickBoard group cut its time by 5.4%. The agility ladder group cut 2.3%.
Foot speed and reaction training, 4 weeks, on an earlier version of the board. The Quick Board, LLC funded the study and supplied the equipment.
The trained group got faster on a separate change-of-direction test off the board, by about 0.45 seconds, roughly 7%. That test was not part of the training. The control group did not improve.
Foot or hand reaction training, 4 weeks. Independent university research, Goethe University Frankfurt.
Foot-based reaction training sped up reaction time in the feet, and the gain carried over to the hands. Hand-only training did not carry over to the feet.
Six weeks of QuickBoard training in three kinds of footwear. University of Memphis. QuickBoard supplied the boards. There was no untrained control group.
The group got faster on a change-of-direction test. Balance reach and eyes-open single-leg stability also improved. Gains showed up as early as 2 weeks in, and shoes did not matter.
| Hardware | HD Sensor Board $2,295 or HD Pro $2,495, one time. Lifetime warranty with an active subscription. |
| Software | $49.99 to $199.99 per month, based on active profiles (25 up to unlimited). |
| Terms | Software has a 12-month minimum, then runs month to month. Payment plans up to six months are available for qualifying clinics. |
A standing score of how fast a member sees a cue, decides and steps. Most panels test the engine and the chassis: VO2 max, strength, grip and body scans. QuickBoard adds the reflexes. The Agility Rating takes less than 2 minutes. The same board runs the drills that train what it finds.
No. QuickBoard has no age norms and gives no age score. Each score is compared with the member's own earlier sessions. That shows whether training is working for that person, quarter over quarter.
For members. In a longevity or executive wellness program, QuickBoard is a training and measurement tool for adults who already train. It is not a medical test, and it does not diagnose, treat or prevent any disease.
No. It covers the balance, agility and reaction piece of the plan. Strength, power and cardio work stay as they are.
Yes, with sensible setup. Start at the Beginner phase, at a slow pace, with staff close by. Add a chair or rail nearby for members who want support. Move one setting at a time as the member improves.
The Agility Rating, a 4-exercise assessment, takes less than 2 minutes. Each training exercise takes 10 to 30 seconds. We recommend 10 to 15 minutes of training per session, and staff set the length of each protocol.
A coach, trainer or physical therapist. The iPad app guides each exercise. Each one has a demo video, so members see what to do first.
The same published prices as every QuickBoard customer. The HD Sensor Board is $2,295 and the HD Pro is $2,495, one time. Both carry a lifetime warranty while the subscription is active. Software runs $49.99 to $199.99 per month, based on the number of active profiles. See full pricing.
A guide for longevity clinic and executive health leaders. It shows how to measure and train how fast members see, decide and step. It includes the research and a measure, train and retest plan.
QuickBoard is a training and measurement system. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or prevent any disease.
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