Balance Exercises Pay Off For Sage Kotsenburg

Balance Exercises On The Olympic Stage

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

 Sage Kotsenburg knows the benefits of hard work, practicing balance exercises and putting it all together on an international stage. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now A hearty congratulations goes out to Sage Kotsenburg as he was the first American to win gold at the Sochi Winter Olympics. Sage Kotsenburg won the debut of slopestyle snowboarding with a score of his  initial run maxing out at 93.50. Slopestyle snowboarding involves maintaining your balance while flying down a downhill course, interspersed with jumps.  Kotsenburg pushed the limits and won the gold by trying a trick he had never done before It was a spur-of-the-moment decision by an underdog snowboarder, overshadowed on his own team by superstar Shaun White, who had pulled out of the slopestyle competition earlier this week. As Kotsenburg, who earned his spot in the finals by placing second in the semifinals earlier Saturday, prepared for his run, he called his older brother, Blaze, who was at home in Park City, and U.S. coach Bill Enos to share a crazy idea. He wanted to throw a trick called "Back 16 Japan" on his first run in the Olympic finals, never mind that he hadn't tried the move in practice or prior competition. No one talked him out of it. The trick is four and a half backwards spins (1620 degrees of rotation), while grabbing the backside of his board (Japan). Kotsenburg did not attempt a triple jump, and won with a run that emphasized creativity, style and a technical combination of spins and grabs, including his own creation named the Holy Crail, which he used twice in his winning run.

Balance Exercises Improve Stability

We may not all be competing at the Olympics, but rehearsing balance exercises can help all of us improve stability and reduce the risk of falling. Whether you are a senior citizen who wants to avoid falling and hurting themselves, a teenager who wants to enhance their athletic performance or a high level Olympian who wants to take home a medal, performing equilibrium routines can be beneficial to reach those goals. Thankfully, there is an excellent instructional DVD developed by an experienced Physical Therapist who can take you step by step through necessary stability strategies and balance exercises in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To learn the best balance exercises for improving all levels of activities, get the Exercise For Balance DVD. The Exercise For Balance DVD is the perfect Balance DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive  DVD  comes complete with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance  fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like skiing, snowboarding, 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 whatever your activity level is, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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