Ski Jumpers Need Balance Exercises

Balance Exercises And Ski Jumping

By Suzanne Stoke, Physical Therapist @ Exercise For Balance via www.exerciseforbalance.com

   One group of people who need to practice balance exercises are the women ski jumpers that are finally competing in the Winter Olympics this year. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now  Three of the top women ski jumpers in the world were nominated to represent the U.S. on the first-ever Olympic women’s ski jumping team. Lindsey Van, Jessica Jerome, and Sarah Hendrickson will make their historic Winter Games debut on Feb. 11 in Sochi, Russia. After a decade-long push, the 2014 Olympic Winter Games mark the first time a women’s ski jumping event is included at the Olympic level. “This inaugural Olympic women's ski jumping team has already inspired so many people around the world and will continue to do so for years to come,” said Alan Alborn, head coach for Women’s Ski Jumping USA (WSJ-USA). The three women representing the USA in women's ski jumping all have remarkable backgrounds. Jerome, 26, a 10-time national champion and international leader in the sport, secured her nomination after winning the 2014 U.S. Olympic Trials Dec. 29. Lindsey Van, 29, was the first women’s world champion in ski jumping and was pivotal in getting the sport into the Olympics for women. Sarah Hendrickson, 19, is the reigning world champion and first-ever women’s World Cup circuit champion. She was selected to the team after a promising return to snow following an August knee injury. According to Alborn, “They are strong athletes and strong individuals because of the challenges and hardships they have faced both in the sport and outside of it. They have built this path to the Olympic Games brick-by-brick and they have done most of the heavy lifting.”

Balance Exercises Needed For Ski Jumping

    Strength training and balance exercises are just two of the many components that ski jumpers need to rehearse to compete at the high levels of their sport. One of the basic requirements of a top competitor in ski jumping is having an acute awareness and control of their body's center of gravity. Ski Jumpers must be able to maintain a perfect alignment of their center mass as they take off, soar through the air and land down the jump. If they for one split second lose control of their body's weight shifting then certain disaster will be instantly upon them. We can learn from their high level balance skills to stay safe in whatever activities we participate in at home or outside of the home. To start, we can learn to center our body weight by standing with feet shoulder width a part and centering our body weight in the middle of our feet. Next, we can learn to control our body weight as it moves by shifting forwards, backwards and side to side. These balance techniques and balance exercises can be practiced in the convenience of our own homes by following the direction of an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Whether you are a skier, an athlete or just a seasoned citizen who wants to be safe and avoid falling, begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Balance DVD is designed for step by step instruction to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive DVD is filled with up to date balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like skiing, dancing and hiking. In the Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, balance techniques and balance routines from a balance trainer (licensed Physical Therapist) who has worked with balance and dizziness disorders for over 20 years. Get your copy of the Exercise For Balance DVD by clicking on the BUY NOW button

   For all levels of activities, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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