Stabilization & Balance

Once you are able to breathe diaphragmatically, have improved posture, and have the ability to optimally stabilize the joints (joint centration), then you are ready to integrate these abilities into strength and movement patterns.

​We will take a look at common exercises; lunge, squat, overhead press, plank, push-up, and explore how these exercises can be performed in a way that improves the alignment and  function of the body, rather than maintain the misalignment that already exist in the body and increasing the likelihood of future injury.

In any movement, stabilizer muscles act to stabilize one joint so the desired movement can be performed in another joint. These muscles usually aren't directly involved in a movement, but work to keep you steady so that your primary muscles can do their job. Including stabilizing exercises into your workout will activate stabilizers and trunk muscles that may get neglected with other forms of training. Stability ball training or unilateral exercises that require one side of the body to complete most of the work prepares you for movements in daily living and sports that bilateral movements (using both limbs at the same time) may not cover.  These type of exercises integrate many areas of the body to work together to get the job done.  Stabilizing exercises build strength, prevent injury, and improve balance, coordination and performance.

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