Monday 6 July 2009

Balance Exercise #2




Single Leg Balance
Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart and place your hands on your hips.Draw your belly button. Lift one leg off the ground and right beside the balanced leg squeeze the buttocks of the balanced leg. Keep your hips level and hold for 5 to 20 seconds. Repeat with other leg. If this difficult, support yourself by gently holding on to a chair or wall.

Single Leg Hip Rotation
Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart, place your hands on hips. Draw your belly button in and contract your buttocks, maintain this throughout the exercise. Lift one leg off the ground and right beside the balanced leg. Keep hips level and rotate at the hips to the side opposite of the balanced leg and hold for 2 second. Return back to start and repeat with one leg.

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