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Balance and Flexibility Training

Goal: Improve balance and flexibility, essential for functional fitness.

Daily Benefits: This workout enhances balance and flexibility, which are vital for day-to-day activities like walking on uneven surfaces, reaching for items, and bending. Improving these areas reduces the risk of falls and injuries, making everyday movements easier and more comfortable.

Recommended Pre Workout: JYM Supplement Science Pre JYM

Cardio Warm-Up (Optional):

  • Gentle yoga or Tai Chi movements to warm up the body.
  • Muscles Worked: Full-body engagement with a focus on gently warming up the muscles and joints.

Balance Exercises:

  • Single-Leg Stands: Stand on one leg, maintaining balance.
    • Equipment: None (bodyweight).
    • Duration: 3 sets of 30 seconds per leg.
    • Muscles Worked: Core and leg muscles, improving balance.
  • Heel-To-Toe Walk: Walk in a straight line, placing one foot directly in front of the other.
    • Equipment: None (bodyweight).
    • Duration: 3 sets of 10 steps.
    • Muscles Worked: Leg and core muscles, enhancing coordination and balance.

Flexibility Exercises:

  • Standing Hamstring Stretch: Stretch the back of the legs while standing.
    • Equipment: None (bodyweight).
    • Duration: 3 sets of 30 seconds per leg.
    • Muscles Worked: Hamstrings and lower back.
  • Side Bends: Bend to the side to stretch the torso.
    • Equipment: None (bodyweight).
    • Duration: 3 sets of 30 seconds per side.
    • Muscles Worked: Obliques and side muscles.

Cool-Down:

  • Deep breathing and additional static stretches for full-body relaxation.
  • Muscles Worked: Various muscle groups with a focus on reducing tension and enhancing flexibility.

Recommended Post Workout: Post JYM Active Matrix