Monday 5 October 2009

Balance exercise #8

Heel walk
Go to one end of a hall and slowly raise up as high as you can onto your heels. Walk down the hall on your heels. When you reach the other side come down onto your feet and stand normally. Rest. Repeat 5 times.

Cross-over walk
Go to one end of a hall and walk down the hall by placing one foot in front and on the other side of the other foot. Your feet are going in front and then sideways with each step, But your body continues to go straight. When you reach the other side stand normally. Rest. Repeat 5 times.

Tandem backward walk
Go to one end of a hall and place on foot behind the other foot so that the heel of one foot touches the toes of the other foot. Walk down the hall in a backward tandem walk. Its is important that with each step the toes on one foot touch the heel of the other. If you make a mistake, just place one foot behind the other and continue down the hall. When you reach the other side, stand normally. Rest. Repeat 5 times

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