Original Body Exercises are meant to train your body in many different ways. Several of these exercises are not widely known and give practice to muscles that you commonly don't use. Practice these and other exercises for some time daily to increase the flexibility and strength of your body and for better health and ability. These exercises are excellent preparation for dance and martial arts.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
6 - Ligaments of Knees & Ankles
Do as many reps as you feel comfortable with. Then after some time repeat, relax, and repeat again.
To prevent injuries never overdo any of these exercises.
1 
Circle knee from fig 1 to 2 and from 2 to 1
2 
a. This exercise is to strengthen and make more flexible the ligaments and joints of your knees and ankles. Put your feet about two shoulder widths apart to the sides. Now bring your weight on one of your legs and push the knee of that leg as far out as you can (fig. 1)
b. Make circles with your knees as wide as possible, always having your weight on the knee that you are circling. Fig. 2 shows the position when your knee is brought inward. Circle in two different directions.
c. VARIATION 1: Circle with both knees simultaneously, in the same direction or each knee in an opposite direction.
d. VARIATION 2: Bring your feet closer together and circle in both directions with the knees together.
e. VARIATION 3: Bring one of your feet one step to the front and cricle that knee with your weight on your front foot.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment