Balance

Based at CORE Fitness in Timonium, Maryland for Personal Training, I incorporate balance and functional training moves when I train my clients. This can be as simple as standing on one foot while doing an exercise. But the effects are greater as it causes you to engage your core muscles while also providing an increase in the complexity of the exercise through requiring more concentration on balance. You may want to use a lighter weight than usual when doing this type of training. One example of where you can try this is to do a standing shoulder press standing on one foot. (This exercise is also called military press or overhead press.) Once your weights are in starting position at the shoulder height, lift one foot so that you are balanced on one foot for half your reps and then switch feet finishing the set balanced on the other foot.