Stand on one leg for as long as you can, then the other.
Stand on one leg
How to do it
- Pick a spot on the wall and stare at it.
- Press all of your standing foot into the floor.
- Arms out helps. So does breathing.
- Nothing at all
- Enough floor to lie down on, arms out.
Watch out for this
Make it fit you
The right version is the hardest one you can still do properly. That is not a kindness, it is how this works.
Easier
- Hold a chair with one finger.
Harder
- Shut your eyes. It gets much harder, and that is the point.
Sitting down? Sit tall and lift one foot off the floor, holding it still.
What it trains
Which muscles do the work
Bottom musclesCalf musclesShin muscleBelly muscles
Tap one to see it in the Body.
Where you'll do it
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