Exercise Lab

Single-Leg Balance

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Equipment

  • No Equipment Needed

Muscle Groups

  • Calves
  • Hips & Buttocks
  • Legs

Purposes

  • Increases balance awareness

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Description

  • Stand with your feet under your hips, and then pick one leg up and balance with the other.
  • Keep both hips level and keep the knee of the balancing leg pointed ahead.
  • Keep the balancing ankle straight and tall, feeling the balance in this area.

ProTip

  • Keep both hips level

Mistakes

  • Pelvis tilting down on one side
  • Knee of standing leg collapsing inward
  • Ankle of standing leg tilting inward