How to Do
How to Do Single Leg Balance Overhead Arm Reach
The single leg balance overhead arm reach should begin with good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop the single leg balance overhead arm reach.
Beginning
Beginning Single Leg Balance Overhead Arm Reach
1. Stand with your feet together and your back straight. Maintain your safety while performing the test; have a stable object nearby, such as a chair or kitchen counter, that you can grip if you get wobbly.
2. Raise one foot off the floor. Allowing your legs to contact is not a good idea (this may give you extra stability).
3. Watch a clock to see how long you can stand on one foot for and write down that amount.
4. Try the single leg stance test while standing on a soft surface like a cushion if you can stand on one foot for 60 seconds or more.
Movement
Single Leg Balance Overhead Arm Reach Movement
1. Start off by standing tall with a straight spine and your shoulders pulled down your back and your chest thrust out.
2. Maintain a shoulder-width stance. Bring one foot up so that it is a couple of inches off of the ground. The knee will be slightly bent so your foot goes slightly behind you.
3. Both of your arms will be straight down to your sides.
4. In a controlled manner, reach both hands straight out in front of you. Slightly move your body forward with your arms so that your elevated leg goes farther behind you.
5. Hold for the allotted time and then come back to the starting position.
6. Repeat.
Benefits
Single Leg Balance Overhead Arm Reach Benefits
Single-leg exercises can help you identify muscular imbalances while also improving your balance and core stability.
Exercise Aliases
How To Do a Single Leg Balance Hold, Balance with Reach, One Leg Balance Exercise, How To Improve Balance.
