Testing Balance

For the last two weeks, I have been recovering from being sick, and can do more intensive workouts to continue my progress. I've also begun to time my peers to see how long they can stand on one foot with shoes/without shoes while their eyes are closed. I am comparing these times to the sports that they play so that I explore which sports can improve balance the most.

The more that I start working with others and grow in my own workouts, the more interested I become in how our bodies learn/ improve balance. The first four weeks I focused mainly on strengthening exercises that targeted deep core and back muscles, such as hollow dish isometric holds, hanging leg lifts, dead lifts and rowing. I try and incorporate balance into these exercises also by doing single leg reps whenever possible and record my progress. My most recent exercise to test my progress is to straddle press handstand with my back against a wall and my hands lower than my feet. This way, I have the leverage to lift myself up easier so that I can become confident with the balance and core activation needed.