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balance
Squat - BOSU Ball
HOW : Place a BOSU ball on the ground with the ball side down. If you need to, hold onto a wall or squat rack for support as you step onto the ball. Make sure your feet are as wide as you can comfortably go...
Single Leg Balance - Up and Down Reach
HOW : Holding a ball with both hands above your head, shift your weight to one leg to balance on just that leg. Hinge forward at the hips, and kick the other leg behind you as you try to touch the ball to the ground...
Single Leg Balance - Side and Down Reach
HOW : Holding a ball with both hands, shift your weight to one leg to balance on just that leg. Hinge forward at the hips, kick the other leg behind you as you rotate your upper half towards the balancing leg and tap the ball...
Posterior Step Down To Single Leg Balance
HOW : Stand on top of an elevated surface. Shift your weight to one leg and bend the other knee up. Begin to bend the knee you are standing on and hinge forward at the hips as you straighten your other leg directly behind the...
Lateral Step Down To Single Leg Balance
HOW : Stand on top of an elevated surface. Shift your weight to one leg and bend the other knee up. Begin to bend the knee you are standing on and hinge forward at the hips as you straighten your other leg down to the...
Anterior Step Down To Single Leg Balance
HOW : Stand on top of an elevated surface. Shift your weight to one leg and bend the other knee up. Begin to bend the knee you are standing on as you straighten your other leg down to mimic you stepping off of the surface....
Single Leg Airplane
HOW : In a standing position, hinge forward at the hips and shift your weight to one leg. Kick the other leg straight back and raise your arms up straight overhead at the same time. When you are forward as much as you can tolerate,...
Hip Egg Beater
HOW : Shift your weight to one leg. Use some type of support on the same side. With the other leg, bend the knee and bring it up and straight out from your hip creating an “L” shape. Rotate just the lower leg in a...
Single Leg RDL - Lat Tension
HOW : Anchor bands above your head. With a band in each hand and your arms straight, pull down where your arms are by your side and palms facing back creating tension on the sides of your back. From this position, shift your weight to...
Single Leg RDL - Foam Roller
HOW : While standing, place the end of a long foam roller on top of your foot. With the hand on the same side press down on the other end of the foam roller. While balancing on the leg without the roller and keeping your...