Balance tips/ Work is keeping me off the water.

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VIC
120 posts
VIC, 120 posts
9 Jun 2016 8:23pm
Do you guys have tips for improving balance- when you are finding it hard to get down to the water?
cauncy
cauncy
WA
8407 posts
WA, 8407 posts
9 Jun 2016 9:14pm
Go to the top floor of the office complex and walk along the roofs ridge line
DirkG
DirkG
52 posts
52 posts
10 Jun 2016 4:25am
Get a balance board. Go skateboarding with a surfstyle board like Carver Skateboards.
CarterSUPhysio
CarterSUPhysio
QLD
179 posts
QLD, 179 posts
10 Jun 2016 11:04am
Land based balance training needs to challenge each system that contributes to balance. Visual, Somatasensory (feeling), proprioception (joint position awareness) and vestibular (inner ear)

Easy ways to do this is have tasks that vary between eyes open and eyes closed, using different surfaces such as a bosu ball, foam mat or indo cushion, adding in cognitive tasks such as throwing a ball or having someone throw a ball at you whilst balancing.You can start basic like 30s eyes open on a single leg, progress to 30s eyes closed on single leg, go single leg eyes open on a dura disk / bosu for 30s, then eyes closed 30s on a duradisk etc etc etcall the way up to dynamic stuff such as hop and holds with someone throwing a ball at you as you're about to land
And then
And then
VIC
120 posts
VIC, 120 posts
10 Jun 2016 1:07pm
Thanks!
CAUTION
CAUTION
WA
1097 posts
WA, 1097 posts
10 Jun 2016 12:37pm
-practice surfing on a posture pole
-hip and ankle mobility exercises also
-slow 1 leg squats, bakc straight, down and touch ankle with both hands, then up and stretch as high as you can go and incorporate a twist. its hard!
-1 legged dead lifts also.

SupChickadee
SupChickadee
VIC
150 posts
VIC, 150 posts
10 Jun 2016 5:32pm
Pilates - it's not just for the ladies you know
Stumpi
Stumpi
VIC
186 posts
VIC, 186 posts
10 Jun 2016 5:56pm
Buy an Indo Board
Invaluable.
teatrea
teatrea
QLD
4177 posts
QLD, 4177 posts
11 Jun 2016 12:54pm
when you brush your teeth in the morning do it on one leg , then swap hands and do it other side , learn how to juggle Most people are very one side dominant this doesent help with balance. Same goes for most everyday things , try doing them opposite hand or foot as much as possible
cantSUPenough
cantSUPenough
VIC
2131 posts
VIC, 2131 posts
12 Jun 2016 8:24am
SupChickadee said..
Pilates - it's not just for the ladies you know


I have to agree. I think it was CarterSUPhysio that put me on to it. All of the comments made above by CarterSUPhysio and other Pilates exercises for your core will do wonders. It did for me! (And once your core is strong there are plenty of home exercises you can do to keep it strong.)
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