Some Balance Fitness Training Drills That Helped Me

My time with a personal trainer was money well spent

. Before personal training I floated through my exercises doing what felt right. This generally consisted of doing just enough to sweat unless someone attractive was watching. Not exactly a robust training plan. My personal trainer put me on set fitness training drills in order to give some consistency to my workout as well as give me a baseline to continuously improve upon. While the complete workout consisted of stretching, balance, aerobic, strength training, and cooling down, the area I will talk about in this article is the balance drills.

Balance was the area I thought would do me the least good. I didn't want to run across building tops like a superhero I wanted to look like a super hero. The trainer didn't not listen to my complaints. Apparently, balance improves muscle coordination so you are able to utilize connected muscles further from the source which increases your overall strength. When you balance is poor you are unable to utilize this extra muscle capacity. If you lose your balance you will quickly dump the utilized bonus strength causing the full weight on your original muscle group which may cause injury.

The first step of drills consisted of holding me up on one foot in front of a mirror. The free leg would reach as far back as I could go while bending down, as far forward as I could go, then left to right, with a pause of 5 count at each extension.

After this first drill I would at light dumbbells to the mix and do lifts while standing on one foot and then the other. Careful to not use too much weight here, 2 5 pounds is plenty, it's about balance not strength.

After this exercise I'd do dumbbell lifts overhead while sitting on a large exercise ball. Then rolling me down the ball until my knees were at about 90 degrees, my head and neck resting on the ball, and my butt off the ground I would do bench presses with the lightweight dumbbells.

The most excruciating of the balance exercises is when I would balance on just the tips of my toes and forearms in a prone position for the count of a minute. Repeating this five times will push the stomach muscles on anyone.

Add these balance fitness training drills to your routine and see if it improves your overall strength.

Some Balance Fitness Training Drills That Helped Me

By: David Mills

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