TAP® Gleiter
$11.95
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About This Product
TAP® Gliders are a pair of sliding discs that turn any floor into a slide-board-style training surface — no board required.
The TAP® Gliders are two low-friction discs you place under your hands or feet. Slide a hand or foot out and bring it back under control, and the movement itself becomes the drill — push-up flyes, lunges, hamstring curls, planks, and mountain climbers all run on the pair. Use them directly on carpet, and slip on the included booties for hard floors. Lightweight and portable, they pack into a gym bag for home workouts or training on the go. Colors may vary.
- Slide-board-style training without a board — The gliders simulate many slide board exercises at a fraction of the cost and space.
- Two surfaces, one pair — Carpet directly, hard floors with the included booties.
- Upper and lower body — Hands on the gliders for push-up flyes and pike transitions, feet on the gliders for lunges, hamstring curls, and mountain climbers.
- Core work built into every rep — Each slide asks the midsection to hold position while a limb moves away and returns.
- Lightweight and portable — The pair travels easily, so a sliding station fits in a warm-up area, a garage, or a hotel room.
What Is It?
Each glider is a smooth, low-friction oval disc, about 10″ long and 6″ wide, that slides across a floor under a hand or foot. Sold as a pair with booties for hard floors, the gliders create a sliding surface wherever you train: the limb glides out, the body holds position, and the limb returns. That out-and-back pattern is the core of slide board training, without the board itself.
How It Works
A sliding surface, two floor options, and out-and-back patterns
The slide is the drill
Low friction lets a hand or foot glide away from the body and return. Controlling that slide — not fighting the floor — is what the movement trains.
Two floor options
On carpet, the gliders slide directly. On hard floors, the included booties go over the gliders so they slide there too.
Full-body patterns
The same pair runs upper-body patterns (push-up flyes, pike transitions), lower-body patterns (lunges, hamstring curls), and core patterns (planks, mountain climbers).
What the Research Says
Slide-Board-Style Training, Without the Board
Programs use slide-board-style tools like these gliders for out-and-back sliding movements: the limbs slide away from the body and return under control, with the midsection holding position throughout. That pattern shows up in upper-body work (push-up flyes, pike transitions), lower-body work (lunges, hamstring curls, glute bridges), and core work (planks, core jacks, mountain climbers). The sliding surface is the mechanism — it removes friction so the movement, not the floor, sets the demand.
No peer-reviewed study has tested the TAP® Gliders themselves. Support is mechanism-level, not product-specific, and nothing here establishes that this product improves stability, flexibility, strength, balance, or cardiovascular fitness, or that it prevents injury. It is a training tool, not a medical or rehabilitation device.
2
Gliders per pair, plus booties for hard floors
10″ × 6″
Length and width of each glider
2 surfaces
Carpet directly, hard floors with booties
Video Library
See It In Action
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2025
TAP® Gliders: Full-Body Strength & Flexibility Training
Chapter Guide ›
| Title Screen (“Total Body Work Out with Valslide”) | |
| Sliding Push-Up Flyes (Bilateral & Alternating Slide-Outs) | |
| Wide-Leg Plank / Core Jacks (Leg Abduction & Adduction) | |
| Supine Hamstring Curls (Alternating & Double-Leg Curls) | |
| Single-Leg Glute Bridge with Hamstring Extension | |
| Mountain Climbers | |
| Pike to Push-Up Transitions | |
| Lateral Lunges (Side Sliding Lunges) | |
| Reverse Sliding Lunges | |
| Reverse Lunges with Stability Disc Elevation | |
| Lateral Lunges with Stability Disc Elevation | |
| Curtsy / Cross-Behind Lunges on Stability Disc | |
| Elevated Uneven Push-Ups with Sliding Reach | |
| Closing Screen & Logo |
Product Details
How to Use It
Warm-up / prep use: After a general warm-up, use the gliders for low-intensity, pattern-focused sliding work: short push-up flyes, plank holds with small slides, and slow reverse lunges. Keep the slide range short and the focus on control.
Training use: In a training block, run the video's patterns — sliding push-up flyes, wide-leg planks and core jacks, supine hamstring curls, glute bridges, mountain climbers, pike transitions, and lateral and reverse lunges — in short sets with full attention to form. Raise difficulty by lengthening the slide or linking patterns, not by rushing the reps.
Light-day use: The gliders work for light-day sliding and core-pattern work at low intensity. They are not a primary recovery-day tool; on true recovery days, most athletes are better served by easy movement and rest.
Variant & Selection Guide
| Variant | SKU | Price |
|---|---|---|
| TAP® Gliders | TG | $11.95 |
One variant: a pair of gliders with booties for hard floors. One pair covers upper-body, lower-body, and core sliding patterns.
Who This Is For
- Commonly used for baseball and softball athletes who want slide-board-style movements in a warm-up or training block.
- Commonly used for coaches running sliding stations, where a pair of gliders sets up a station in seconds.
- Commonly used for athletes at different levels, with slide range kept short and progressions conservative for younger athletes, and movement quality as the standard.
What This Implement Does NOT Do
- It does not replace a complete training program, full strength training, or sport-specific skill work.
- It does not guarantee improved stability, flexibility, strength, balance, or cardiovascular fitness; outcomes depend on the full program, workload, and coaching.
- It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent injury, and it is not a medical, therapeutic, or rehabilitation device.
Technical Specs
| Product | TAP® Gliders |
|---|---|
| SKU | TG |
| Included | Pair of gliders, booties for hard floors |
| Dimensions (each) | 10″ long, 6″ wide, ½″ high |
| Surfaces | Carpet directly; hard floors with booties |
| Colors | Colors may vary |
| Use environment | Indoors or outdoors on a flat, clear surface |
Safety Compliance & Youth Guardrails
This is training equipment, not a toy. Use the gliders on a flat, clear surface, start with short, controlled slides, and lengthen the range only when short slides feel steady and controlled. Do not use the gliders for impact work or outside their intended sliding patterns. For younger athletes, keep progressions conservative with hands-on coaching and movement quality as the standard. Stop if anything hurts, and do not use the gliders to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate an injury.
Frequently Asked Questions
What surfaces can I use TAP® Gliders on?
Use them directly on carpet, and slip on the included booties for hard floors.
What comes with the TAP® Gliders?
A pair of gliders and booties for hard floors. Colors may vary.
Do the gliders replace a slide board?
They simulate many slide board exercises without a board, at a lower cost and in less space. They are not a slide board itself.
Are TAP® Gliders a rehabilitation device?
No. They are a training tool for sliding drills, not a medical or rehabilitation device, and they do not diagnose, treat, or prevent injury.
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