If you want to improve your balance for whatever sport you’re doing, watch this video as I show you some balance exercises for athletes…whether you’re serious or just a weekend athlete
Why Balance Is Important
Balance is essential for sports.
And my background is in martial arts and karate particularly. So I’ve always been concerned about balance. And being able to move particularly on one leg.
So a lot of these exercises are lower body balance exercises. You’re going to be on one leg and trying to challenge your stability.
Because that’s how most athletic movements work.
List Of Balance Exercises For Athletes
Front Leg Swings
Single Leg Hold With Arms Up
Hold the leg up in the air for 5-10 seconds.
Leg Swings With Hands Up
Single Leg Hold
Hold the leg up in the air for 5-10 seconds.
Lateral Leg Raise
Keep the hips facing the front and lift the leg to the side.
RDL Touchdowns
Skater Hops
Leg Hold With Arm Rotations
Hold your balance as well as you can while you rotate the arm up and down. Make sure to switch legs.
Floating Lunge
Keep the back leg “floating” as you work your way into a lunge position.
Hip External Rotations
Try to keep stable as you bring your knee out to the side slowly. This is also a good abs exercise.
Leg Lift & Reach
Lunge with knee lift
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