Given that the action of running is essentially an ongoing interchange between weight-bearing on one leg, and then the other, it often amazes me how unstable some athletes are when we put their balance to the test!

Balance boards, wobble cushions and other similar training tools are commonly used to provide an unstable surface and proprioceptive challenge for balance training – but I want to work on YOU creating your own instability to control. By dynamically moving your upper body, and thus moving your centre of mass around above a balancing foot, you ask a lot of your balance, stability and proprioceptive system…

Try it:

• Aim for 3 x A-to-Z balancing on each leg
• If that’s too easy, try it with one eye closed, then both!

Last updated on March 2nd, 2021.