Agility Trial Balance Exercises

Balance Exercises For Agilities

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

    In honor of the Westminster Dog Show that just finished up this week, we can highlight certain balance exercises  for running agility trials. Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now This year, not only was the German Shorthaired  Pointer, CJ, awarded top dog Best In Show, but also the 3rd Annual Masters Agility Championship showcasing canine athletes from around the country took place. Agility competitions require amazing strength, speed, flexibility, coordination, and balance skills for both the dog and the handler. The second largest dog show in the country occurred last weekend at the Denver Dog Show and featured all the various competitions form obedience, confirmation, sled pulling, rally, barn hunt to agility trials. We had an opportunity to see first hand the grace, speed and skill of the canine competitors and their handlers as they ran the course at top speed. The current agility courses are designed with  combinations of jumps, tunnels, A-frames, dog walks and more jumps to challenge all the athletic abilities of the canine and handler team.  One team demonstrated the need for balance training as the handler fell at the end of the course as their dog soared over the last jump and across the finish line. With this in mind, it is essential for the dogs and their handlers to practice certain balance exercises as an adjunct to their rigorous training.

 Balance Exercises For Fast Agility Runs

    To maximize speed and performance of agility trials, it is recommended for the handler to practice balance exercises. As you can see in the video, running an agility course requires hustle, quick turns, sharp stops and starts and sure footing on various floor surfaces. As part of weekly training, you can add specific stability routines like quick stepping side to side, quick front to  back turns  and steadiness techniques to control how to move your body weight in your changing base of support. You can learn these stabilities and other balance exercises by following the direction of a qualified Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

 Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To maximize your sports performance,  get started on a course of the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare provider recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is a high quality instructional DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to understand and simple to follow Exercise For Balance DVD includes  a step by step series of the latest balance and strength exercises necessary to optimize overall fitness and to carry out basic daily activities like shopping, doing laundry,  walking, standing, cleaning house, stair climbing or to advance to more difficult pursuits like skiing, dancing, playing golf and hiking. In the  comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve stability, how to apply steadiness techniques and how to safely execute balance routines from a  qualified balance specialist --- licensed Physical Therapist---who has worked with balance and dizziness disorders for over 25 years. Get your copy of the Exercise For Balance DVD by clicking on the BUY NOW button

Have fun and start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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