HANDSTAND BALANCE TRAINERS
Handstand Balance Trainers. These exercise balls or devices come in various shapes and sizes. They can be used during your training to help improve your balance & stability. When added to an exercise, their unstable surfaces increase the proprioceptive demands of the exercise. Proprioception is your body’s ability to perceive it’s own position in space.
- An example of this would be when you close your eyes and are still able to touch your nose with your finger.
Increasing the proprioceptive demands of an exercise means more of your body’s senses will be challenged and developed during the exercise (mind-muscle connection). Your mental awareness of your posture, weight, movement, and limb position (in relation to your environment or other parts of your body) will then be improved.
In other words, you’ll get better at being able to control your own body while handstand training, playing sports, working out at the gym, and even when performing common, everyday tasks.
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Handstand Balance Trainers: Bosu Balls
- BOSU BALLS are half spheres that have a flat platform on one side and a domed surface on the other. They can be used for a variety of exercises, including handstand practice, since they require you to constantly adjust your balance. They can definitely help improve your upper body strength.
- Since the ball is unstable, your muscles have to work harder to stabilize your body during exercises like push-ups, planks, and shoulder presses. This increased resistance helps to build strength in your chest, shoulders, arms, and back.
- When it comes to engaging your core, the instability of the bosu ball requires your body to use more muscles to maintain balance. This includes engaging your deep core muscles, like your transverse abdominis, which are responsible for stabilizing your spine and pelvis. Using a bosu ball can help you build a strong core and improve your overall balance and stability, which are important for mastering the handstand and handstand push-up.
- Using a Bosu Ball to train for handstand push-ups is a great way to challenge your balance and stability while also building strength in your upper body. Here are a few exercises you can do:
- HANDSTAND HOLD: Start by placing the Bosu ball dome side down on the ground. Then, kick up into a handstand with your hands on the flat surface of the Bosu ball. Hold for as long as you can, trying to maintain your balance.
- BOSU PIKE PUSH-UP (elevated): Start by placing the Bosu ball dome side down on the ground. Then, get into a push-up position with your hands on the Bosu ball and your feet on the box. Next, lower your upper body towards the Bosu ball, keeping your elbows tucked in and your core engaged, and push yourself back up to the starting position by extending your arms.
- FULL HANDSTAND PUSH-UPS: Once you’ve mastered the above two exercises, you can work your way up to doing full handstand push-ups on the Bosu ball. This will require even more strength and stability, so be sure to progress gradually and use proper form.
Handstand Balance Trainers: Balance Boards & Pads
- BALANCE BOARDS can be a great tool for handstand training because they help improve your overall balance, stability, and body control. By practicing handstands on a balance board, you’ll be forced to engage more muscles to maintain your balance, which can translate into better handstand control and stability.
- Additionally, practicing handstands on a balance board can help develop your proprioception, or your body’s ability to sense its position and movement in space. This can be especially beneficial for handstand training, as it can help you develop a better sense of your body’s alignment and position while upside down.
- Overall, incorporating balance boards into your handstand training routine can be a fun and effective way to improve your balance, stability, and overall control while upside down.
- Using a Balance Board to train for handstand push-ups is a great way to challenge your balance and stability while also building strength in your upper body. Here are a few exercises you can do:
Handstand Balance Trainers: Balance Pods & Discs
- BALANCE PODS & DISCS. Balance pods and discs are small training tools that are designed to improve balance, stability, and coordination. They are made from a soft, yet durable material and are usually placed on the ground, creating an unstable surface to stand on or place your hands on. Using them can be a fun and challenging way to enhance your handstand pushup training.
- One way to use balance pods or discs for handstand pushup training is to place your hands on them while in a pike position (feet on the ground or on an elevated surface like in the video above). This will add an extra level of instability to the exercise, forcing your core muscles to work even harder to maintain stability.
- Another way to use the pods or discs is to stand on them while performing shoulder presses, which will engage your core muscles and improve your overall balance.
- The discs also allow for a greater range of motion in certain exercises, which can help target different muscles and increase the effectiveness of your workout.
- Additionally, the discs are portable due to their small size, and can be used almost anywhere, which makes them a convenient and versatile tool for handstand pushup training when you travel.
- Using Balance Pods or Discs to train for handstand push-ups is a great way to challenge your balance and stability while also building strength in your upper body. Here are a few exercises you can do:
