How to Do
How to Do Single Leg Balance With Stick Handling
Each single leg balance with stick handling should begin with good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop this single leg balance with stick handling.
Beginning
Beginning Single Leg Balance
Begin a thorough warm up before beginning this workout, this engages the sensory system.
You must be very capable of single leg exercises before performing this exercise.
Movement
Single Leg Balance Movement
1. Stand on one leg with the knee bent to approx. 20 degrees.
2. With the head up and gaze straight ahead, grab the dowel rod like a stick as shown.
3. Keep the chest tall and perform stickhandling drills around your body.
4. Start with a small range of motion in rotation.
Benefits
Single Leg Balance Benefits
If you lose your balance, this might mean that the range of motion is too big and needs to be reduced.
Exercise Aliases
One Leg Balance, Single Leg Balance Exercise, Single Leg Stand, How To Balance on a Single Leg, Balance Exercise.
