BeBalanced for Kids II E

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BeBalanced!
for kids ii
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description of exercises:
1. standing on one foot / on both feet
Stand on the AIREX
®
Balance-pad Elite in different po-
stures, in normal or moving positions, with or without using
your arms for balance.
2. Upright squat
Stand upright and slowly try to move yourself down into a
squatting position without losing your balance. While you
are doing this, the soles of your feet should remain wholly
on the AIREX
®
Balance-pad Elite.
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3. sitting down
Sit on the AIREX
®
Balance-pad Elite - you can use your hands to support your-
self if you like. Either pull up your feet onto the pad or pull them up and stretch
them out in front of you - try not to lose your balance.
Alternative version: Hold both your ankles from the outside with your hands and
slightly spread your legs.
4. kneeling
Kneel on the AIREX
®
Balance-pad
Elite. You can now either gently mo-
ve the upper part of your body or lift
your feet off the pad. The level of
difficulty can be varied by increasing
or decreasing the gap between the
knees; (easier when the knees are
further apart, more difficult when
they are close together).
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5. on all fours / in the press-up position
You can either place your feet, knees or hands on the AIREX
®
Balance-pad Elite
and assume the press-up position or (easier) get on all fours and try to hold this
position.
Important: Keep your back straight, tense your stomach („pull your belly in“)
Alternative versions for those with more experience: Use 2 or 4 AIREX
®
Balan-
ce-pad Elite and place each hand or foot on one of the pads, swap between lif-
ting an arm and leg off to the side.
Objective: To gain first experiences of exercising on „unsteady“ ground, lear-
ning to keep one‘s balance by engaging different parts of the body.
Posture training
6. standing on the balls of the feet
Stand on the AIREX
®
Balance-pad
Elite normally and the rise so that
you are just standing on the balls of
your feet. Try to hold this position;
you can also try lifting your arms
while doing this.
Alternative version for those with
more experience: Stand on one foot
normally and rise onto the ball of the
foot, using your arms to balance if
you like.
Important: Keep your stomach tight,
do not slump, keep your head
straight.
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7. Crouch
Make yourself as small as possible on the AIREX
®
Balance-pad Elite, i.e. assu-
me a crouching position, put your head between your legs, arch your back - this
achieves the opposite effect and uses the opposite muscles from those used
when standing on the balls of your feet.
8. dynamic tension exercises
Lie on your back on the AIREX
®
Balance-pad Elite and press your back hard
against the pad. Lift your legs and arms, keeping your head between your arms
and your stomach tensed.
Alternative version: perform the same movements while lying on your left and
right sides
Objective: Creating and holding tension in different parts of the body and in dif-
ferent positions
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