This is part one in a series of leg strength exercises written exclusively for Naish International:
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| Stand up paddling on flat water, waves or riding a board like the 14ft Naish Glide and catching a 50 yard glide, requires your legs to be strong together and independently.I’ve written articles before on leg strength, but I want to get really specific here for stand up paddling. These exercises are designed to demonstrate techniques to use your own body instead of machines to achieve your goals, allowing your body to become the machine and your arms and legs to be powerful and stay in control.
Over the course of a few weeks, I’ll be sharing with you lots of excellent leg exercises that will help you catch more waves, dig your rails a little harder for a faster buoy turn and introduce you ways to combine leg strength, power and balance into your personal training so you can be a better paddler. There are four main types of leg exercises I’ll be showing you: Stabilizing/Balance, Strength, Balance/Strength and Power. From small waves to big, connecting one glide to the next to casual paddling, I’ll attempt to break it down so you can learn about the fine stabilizing muscles around your ankles, knees and hips to the power house of your legs: the glutes. This year, you’ll be paddling stronger than ever!This Week: Stabilizing and Balance Exercises These exercises help promote quick reaction times, foot and leg stabilization to recruit finite muscles around your feet, ankles, knees, inner thighs, and the muscles that grab the ball of your femur or hip. Exercise 1: Half Foam Roll Balance to Single or Two Legged Squat
Equipment: 1/2 half foam roll To see the rest of the article and training/photos tips: go to: https://www.naishsurfing.com/sup-fitness/legs-stability-and-balance/ Also check her training blog: https://suzietrainsmaui.com/blog Suzie is also available to provide weekend or weekly clinics in your home town or at your event/resort.
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