Balance Exercises

[Selkie]

Stand with one foot on the Bosu ball, bring you opposite hand down to touch that foot. Try to keep your other foot up while you 15 reps. You can add a hand weight.

Veronica

That sounds hard! Plan to get a Bosu today, so I'll get to work! Oak, thanks for the yoga tips. I primarily do tree pose for balance, but I'll add more balance poses to my routine.

Ironically, my ankles were strong before the injury because I do yoga regularly and at times, wear fins when swimming. The bad thing about ankle injuries is the long recovery time. On the plus side, doc told me it was ok to ride and swim even though I could barely walk! Keeping active keeps me sane.

[Crankin]

Ha, the Bosu exercise only works if you can actually stand on it on one foot...
And you have to have good balance for that! When I belonged to a gym, I didn't go to the Bosu classes, because they were full of people (mostly cyclists) who made fun of the people who fell off of the Bosu.
I can do the yoga sequence Oak describes, although I am shaky if I don't do it on a regular basis. My balance sucks, always has. Sometimes, I am truly amazed I can ride, but it certainly is the reason for my terrible handling skills.

[Selkie]

Ha, the Bosu exercise only works if you can actually stand on it on one foot...
And you have to have good balance for that! When I belonged to a gym, I didn't go to the Bosu classes, because they were full of people (mostly cyclists) who made fun of the people who fell off of the Bosu.
I can do the yoga sequence Oak describes, although I am shaky if I don't do it on a regular basis. My balance sucks, always has. Sometimes, I am truly amazed I can ride, but it certainly is the reason for my terrible handling skills.

LOL, I can't stand on it on one foot....yet! I'm working on getting comfortable balancing on it with both feet, which is not easy. I'm up to five minutes, but when I get off, my legs feel like noodles (and I have strong legs). It works the core, too.