Having great balance and coordination is underrated.
First, it’s valuable in daily life as you do all kinds of different activities.
Second, when you’re physically active, it prevents injuries and accidents and massively improves your athletic performance.
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Last but not least, you tend tolose your balance as you ageso it’s important to maintain it.
You may be wondering, how exactly do you train balance?
Below, you’ll find five awesome workouts to tremendouslyenhance your coordination and balance.
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For these exercises, prioritize your movement quality and technique above everything else.
Keep reading to learn all about our five best balance workouts to improve your coordination.
And for more fitness inspiration, check out the10 Best Total-Body Exercises To Look 10 Years Younger After 40.
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Keep your hips low and your head up.
Keep your hips low and your head up.
Alternate while keeping your hips low and your chest up.
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Land on all fours.
Squat down with the forward leg, and keep that shin vertical.
Lean forward as you go down, and keep all the weight on the heel of your forward foot.
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Get into a pushup position with your hands about shoulder-width apart.
Keep your lower back flat, and don’t let your hips sag.
Lower yourself, and keep your elbows close to your body as you descend.
Squeeze your shoulder blades together, and pull yourself up while keeping your body straight like a plank.
Keep your lower back flat and don’t let your hips sag.
Land in the same position you jumped from, and land as quietly as you might.
Pause briefly, and repeat.
Once the weights are below your knees, drive back up, and squeeze with your glute.
Don’t twist your hips to the sidekeep them square and facing forward.
Grab the handle, take a step back, and stand facing the cable.
On the side holding the handle, bend your foot back behind you.
Start the movement by pulling your shoulder blade toward your midline, and row without twisting your torso.
Once you finish all your reps, switch sides.
Keep your lower back flat, and don’t let your hips sag.
Bend one knee to keep one foot off the ground throughout.
Lower yourself, and keep your elbows close to your body as you descend.
To make it harder, wear a weight vest.
Pause briefly, and repeat in the opposite direction.
Squat down with the forward leg and keep that shin vertical.
Hold a dumbbell on one side with your wrist straight, and press above.
Repeat on the other side.
Hold the handle in with the leg that’s behind.
Row, and focus on squeezing the glute on your back leg.
This final routine starts with the waiter’s walk.
Grab a kettlebell in one hand, and hold it overhead.
Keep your shoulder down and back, and walk while keeping your hips and shoulders level.
Keep your wrists as straight as you might.
Drop straight down, and drive with your front heel.
Don’t let your front knee drift past your toe.
Keep your chest up, pull your shoulders back, and crush your armpits.
Get into a pushup position with your hands grabbing the handles and your feet very wide.
(Perform an optional pushup.)
Then, row one kettlebell, set it down, then row with the other arm.
That’s one rep.
