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Suspension Training is an approach to fitness training that uses a system of ropes and webbing (a Suspension Trainer) to allow the user to work against their own body weight. A variety of multi-planar, compound exercise movements can be performed with the aim of developing strength, balance, flexibility, and joint stability simultaneously.

Origins
Randy Hendrick, a former Navy Seal and Stanford MBA graduate, developed his 'TRX Straps' equipment and associated exercises in the 1990s, and started marketing it in 2005. Kurt Dasbach, a former soccer coach in Chile, developed a rival product, Inkaflexx, around the same time.

Benefits and Criticism
Proponents of suspension training argue that it develops core body strength, as well as joint and muscular stability. Some sports scientists have expressed concern that weaker individuals may not have the core stability or joint integrity to use the system effectively.