It trains your balance

It is one of the qualities that we do not pay much attention, but it is important for physical activity as well as for your everyday life. If you realize, even walking is an unstable situation. If we talk about sports, the demand is much higher, not only for a better fluidity of movement, but also for a better reaction capability that will avoid possible injury.

You rebalance ?

To start, the first thing is to evaluate your stability and proprioceptive, both the upper train as inferior. The undercarriage is normally more stimulated than the upper legs keep us standing and allow us to move, therefore they receive many more stimuli than the top. To check if your legs have good proprioception and respond well with quick adjustments, try these two exercises that will also serve to stimulate the sensory receptors of your muscles.

The first period consists of stay in a single support for a few seconds and change in a slow and controlled manner to the other leg. It is more likely that this exercise does not pose any problem.

Performs the same exercise but with your eyes closed, if your sense of balance is trained and have a motor response set, you should be able to change 4 times while keeping the balance of each leg about 10 seconds. If you try it, you will quickly be amazed of how difficult this simple exercise when done with your eyes closed. This shows us until grade depend on vision to maintain the balance and that our brain's sensory receptors relies. If you are not able to perform this exercise, it is undoubtedly the time a little train your balance and proprioception.

To evaluate your top train, you'll need a fitnessball: sit on the ball and these three exercises.

An acceptable level of stability is to sit on the ball without resting your feet on the ground. You will notice how difficult this simple exercise for most people, especially in sedentary population.

A good level of balance is considered when we are able to separate the arms Cross and even extend them upward. Athletes who perform activities that require balance such as ski, surf, mountain bike... should be able to cope with this exercise without any problems.

It begins at the site
In addition to these test-exercises, you have the possibility to perform other exercises on the site, to start with a first level of difficulty. They are exercises without movement, and orientation changes.

Located several objects to your around and tries to play with one leg while the other remains in support by continuously adjusting the stability. Test with both legs, it is more likely that you feel as a leg gives you more stability than other, normally the right hand leg.

Finally, be kneeling on the ball and maintain this equilibrium situation, is guarantee of great stability and postural control.

With a dumbbell in one arm and one leg, performs a side tilt maintaining the balance. Get several repetitions and switch to the other side. This type of exercise can make them by way of warming before your strength sessions.