A collection of balance exercise videos

Improving balance requires doing exercises consistently.  But it doesn't require carving out a special time.  The idea is to find a few favorite exercises that you can remember easily.  Then do them as often as possible.  Spending 5-10 minutes every day doing a simple exercise like balancing on one leg is more effective in the long run then only doing balance exercises once a week.

When I was doing physical therapy to rehab a knee in 2012, I had homework to do between PT sessions.  Those exercises didn't take long, but it was important that I did them at least once a day.  Improving balance was a key goal.

7 Balance Exercises for Seniors-Fall Prevention by Physical Therapists

Jan 2017, 11 min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNC4bi3Ucac

Balance Exercises - 10 Minute Home Workout to Improve Balance

Sep 2016, 10 min 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQLiXC31Nrk

25 Lower Body Balance Exercises

Nov 2016, 5 min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcK8btsPN9Q

1. Single Leg Balance (0:42) 2. Single Leg Balance With look Up(0:55) 3. Single Leg Balance With Hamstring Stretch (1:04) 4. Tree Pose(1:14) 5. Tree Pose With Arms(1:21) 6. Warrior III (1:31) 7. Airborne Lunge (1:38) 8. Skater Lunges (1:52) 9. Skater Hops With Reach (2:02) 10. Single Leg Deadlift and Reach (2:12) 11. 3 way Leg Swings (2:24) 12. Skater Lunge (2:46) 13. Lunge with Knee Drive (2:56) 14. Step Up With Balance (3:09) 15. Step Down (3:22) 16. Bosu Squat (3:34) 17. Bosu Lunge(3:46) 18. Bosu Side Lunge (3:57) 19. Boss Squat #2 (4:09) 20. Surfer Squat(4:24) 21. Blue Pad Balancing (4:33) 22. Blue Pad Deadlift (4:43) 23. Lunge To Balance (4:54) 24. Balance Taps (5:08) 25. Single Leg Squats (5:26)

Balance training with BOSU and TRX

Balance training is a critical component for skiers.  The TRX is good for working on core strength.  Pretty effective when the two are combined.  I have done most of the exercises in the video but adding the BOSU would certainly make them more difficult.

A Smart Approach To Balance Training - TRX Training

The exercises are variations on squats, planks, and lunges.

BOSU basics for ski conditioning

The first item I bought to use at home for knee rehab in 2012 was a BOSU®.  The BOSU is a half-dome balance trainer that can be found in many fitness centers.  I was using one for physical therapy pretty early in the process.  The key use then was to improve 1-leg balance for the injured leg.  Later on, I learned that there are lots of exercises using a BOSU that are good for skiing.

The following exercises were put together for a National Ski Patrol meeting several years ago.  As she mentions, a few of them are easy to do when watching TV.  Improving balance doesn't really take that much effort if you spend 5-10 min a day doing something.