It’s time to OPTIMIZE your health! A full week of October is here, let’s go for it— set your week up for success. Plan your workouts and your nutrition today!
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5 Strength Exercises to Improve Your Balance:
Are you looking to improve your strength and balance? Look no further than 5 of the best training exercises! Balance training exercises are a great way to increase your body's coordination, stability, and strength. These 5 balance training exercises will help you get the most out of your workouts and improve your overall fitness level.
1) The Single-Leg Deadlift
The single-leg deadlift is one of the best balance training exercises out there. It requires coordination and balance while working several muscle groups at the same time. It can be used as part of a warm-up before a workout, or as a main strength exercise.
The single-leg deadlift is an incredibly effective balance training exercise that can help improve your coordination and stability while strengthening the muscles in your hips, glutes, and hamstrings.
2) The Side Plank
The side plank is a great exercise to help improve your balance and coordination. This simple exercise helps to strengthen your core, shoulders, arms, and legs while also engaging your balance. To do this exercise, start by lying on your right side with your feet stacked together. Bend your right elbow to raise your body up and form a straight line from your shoulders to your ankles. Make sure you keep your hips lifted and core engaged the entire time. Hold this position for 30-60 seconds then switch sides. The side plank can be a great way to target different muscles in your body and is especially beneficial for core strength and stability.
3) The Swiss Ball Hamstring Curl
The Swiss Ball Hamstring Curl is an effective exercise for improving balance and coordination. It targets the glutes, hamstrings and core muscles and can be modified to increase or decrease difficulty as needed.
This exercise helps to strengthen the hamstrings while increasing stability in the hips and core. As you move through the range of motion, focus on engaging all of your core muscles, which will help to improve balance and coordination. Make sure to keep your hips level throughout the exercise and to avoid over-arching your lower back. Additionally, you can make this exercise more difficult by lifting your arms off the ground and performing single leg lifts. This will help to challenge your balance even further.
4) The Walking Lunge
The walking lunge is an excellent exercise to help improve your balance and coordination. It is a great way to add some dynamic movement into your workout and is perfect for any fitness level.
The walking lunge is an excellent exercise to target the glutes, quads, hamstrings, and core muscles. It will help build strength and stability in the lower body and challenge your balance at the same time. For an added challenge, you can hold dumbbells or kettlebells in each hand while performing the exercise.
Try adding walking lunges into your workouts for improved balance and coordination!
5) The Bosu Squat
The Ball Squat is a great balance training exercise to improve your strength and coordination. The exercise is performed by standing on the flat side of the ball, positioning the feet hip-width apart, and slowly squatting down until the thighs are parallel to the floor. From there, you should push off with the heels and return to standing. When performing the Squat, make sure to keep your back straight, shoulders pulled back and your core engaged. It's important to maintain your balance throughout the exercise, as this will help build up your stabilizing muscles. Additionally, this exercise helps to strengthen the quads and glutes, making it an effective way to build up strength in those areas.
Weekly Set Up:
We want to help you be intentional and committed to your goals. Schedule your workouts like a doctors appointment and make a nutrition menu plan that can support your week. If you need accountability we are here to encourage you. Try this HIGH PROTEIN MEAL to set your nutrition.
Browse our Meal Plan and Recipe section on our website to make a plan for success this week. Book your workout classes or make your own exercise calendar.
Podcasts For You:
Thank you for your support with the Living Transformed Podcast. Listen to Personal Trainer & Running Coach, Lisa Patton talking about how YOU can OPTIMIZE your health! The episode will encourage you.
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