Whether you're planning on doing squats, standing shoulder presses, jogging, or just walking around in the winter....if you don't have balance, you have a very good chance of injuring yourself.
For years people thought of balance as something you either had or you didn't. Now a days, we know that you can actually improve your balance significantly by doing certain exercises.
So what exercises should you do?
My favorite exercise for balance is the "single leg squat". It is just like a squat, except you do it on one leg. It is an exercise that requires that you already have very good balance. I will typically only have a client start with this exercise if they are a competitive athlete or if they already exercise regularly. For most clients, we will typically spend 4-8 weeks progressing to the single leg squat. Here are 3 balance exercises we would do in the meantime:
1) Stand on 1 leg and move the other leg to the front, side, and twisting to the back
2) Step up on a step and balance on 1 leg for 3 seconds
3) Do a squat with and exercise ball between your back and the wall this will help to increase your range of motion on you squat.
If you want more details on any of these exercises, just ask!
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