Standing hip flexion - improve your range, strength, and balance l Stretch Therapy
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
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In a video posted here last week - see • Foot and ankle mobilis... - we focussed on feet and ankles, specifically how to mobilise and stretch them. We noted that well-functioning feet and ankles are fundamental to balance, along with good proprioception from the soles of the feet, and strength in the muscles of the foot.
This video is a standing, moving sequence, *all done on one leg at a time* - this is an excellent way to work on your balance. Single leg work will also allow you to identify any left-right differences in your balance, and hip flexion range and strength (these three aspects are interlinked). As the elements are not static, the addition of movement to the sequence will ramp up the balance aspects nicely! - Навчання та стиль
Useful exercises for seniors stability
Yes, apparently I'm a senior, too! Agree 100%.
Legend. Thank you.
Glad it helped
I have really tight hipflexors, this is just what I needed. Thank you Olivia!
Glad it was helpful!
Do you have something on balance many are too challenging for me right now.
I did what i good, but, too challenging for me having a brain injury years ago, i side of my body has this challenge still.
@@cinmac3 @Cindy Mulvey Yes: stretchtherapy.net/staying-agile-and-pain-free-as-you-age/. And how did you go with the relaxation exercise?
Great for aging drummers! Thank you!
You want cramping sensations? Why would you want that?
Because it's the fastest way to get stronger: involuntary cramping (and you can always interrupt this by immediately stretching the affected muscle if it gets too strong) is the strongest contractions a muscle can do in a healthy person, so the strength benefits following will be commensurately greater, too. It's optional, but very effective.
@@KitLaughlin OK thanks for the explanation. Makes perfect sense. I've heard you speak of cramping in other videos and did wonder. I used to get terrible cramping in my feet doing child pose but not so much now. I guess my foot muscles are getting stronger in that respect? Thanks.
@@harleyd8227 I treat deliberate cramping the same way that I treat strong contractions: use them only occasionally, and make sure that you have recovered fully before you do them a second time in any period. Usually a week is completely sufficient.
How often should i do this?
Hi Subby. Olivia here. As a stand-alone sequence I would suggest once each week, especially if you are wanting to improve your hip flexion. If you are also needing to improve compression, for example for pikes and pancakes used actively in press handstand work, then you could do the sequence as a warm-up/activation - that is, get that movement activated in your body - ahead of doing your press handstand. At the end of that session you would work on your pike and pancake as static stretches including Contract-Relax - this combination of techniques, in this order, should help you improved considerably. Cheers