balance exercises

nav85uk · Post by **nav85uk** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:46 pm

Hi

I have started playing football after 3years of not playing and altho i'm a bit rusty i seem to have lost balance.
Guess i've been concentrating on upper half of body more then the bottom half. I know i've gotta build leg muscles but is there any other exercises i could do to improve balance.

any thoughts on the matter would be great
thanks

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:22 pm

Plenty of effective Leg Exercises.

Split Squats.

Lunges, front, side, regular and walking.

Freebar Squats, but if you don't have a spotter, might want to do Smith Squats for safety reasons.

Deadlifts would have some effect.

Box Step Ups.

Might be good for Hack or one legged Hack Squats.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:14 pm

depends if it's balance or strength

balance can't really be improved past the age of 12 but can be retrained

if's leg strength/stability then do as suggested above

nav85uk · Post by **nav85uk** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:44 pm

thanks..i think i was more stable at 12 then i am at 20..lol

I'll try the above exercises and see how i do...thanks ppl.