22 Apr Side Step
HOW: Begin in a squat position, with a majority of your weight in the balls of your feet. Take a large step out to one site. Allow your opposite leg to slowly meet with the leg that stepped out. Make sure to keep tension...
22 Apr Monster Walk – Band
HOW: Begin in a squat position with a band above your knees. As you walk, first put all your weight onto one leg and lift the opposite leg off the floor. The leg that is elevated off the floor will now take a step...
22 Apr Cha Cha – Band
HOW: Begin in a squat position, with a majority of your weight in the balls of your feet. Take a large step diagonally back and to the side to tap the floor. Avoid putting too much weight through the back leg, think about just...
16 Apr Around the World – Slider
HOW: Place a slider under the leg you do NOT want to work. The working leg is the leg that does not move. Slowly lower your body into a partial squat. Then slide the slider in front of you and make a complete circle...
16 Apr Curtsey Lunge – Slider
HOW: Place a slider under the leg you do NOT want to work. The working leg is the leg that does not move. Slowly lower your body and slide the slider out behind and out to the side of you into a curtsey lunge...
16 Apr Posterior Lunge – Slider
HOW: Place a slider under the leg you do NOT want to work. The working leg is the leg that does not move. Slowly lower your body and slide the sliders out behind you into a posterior lunge position. Then return back to the...
16 Apr Anterior Reach – Slider
HOW: Place a slider under the leg you do NOT want to work. The working leg is the leg that does not move. Slowly lower your body and reach out in front of you, then return back to the starting position by 'pushing' yourself...
16 Apr Single Leg Squat – BOSU Black Side
HOW: Stand on one leg on the black side of the BOSU. Once you feel you have your balance, descend on one leg into a squat. FEEL: You should feel all the muscles in your legs and core working, especially your quadriceps muscles. COMPENSATION:...
16 Apr Single Leg Squat Catch – BOSU
HOW: Start on the black side of a BOSU. You should be able to easily perform single leg squats before trying this progression. Using a ball (or any other small object), drop the ball and quickly attempt to catch the ball. The lower you...
