What I learned From Standing On One Leg Every Day
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- What I learned from standing on one leg every day. In this video, I am going to show you how to improve single leg balance. Some benefits of single leg balance include:
-improved hip stability
-improved core strength
-posture correction
-better ankle stability.
According to American Council On Exercise “Balance not only enhances physical performance, but also contributes to improving psychological and emotional states by building self-efficacy and confidence.
This video was filmed and edited by Theo Simon
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I am 75 and started doing this a bit over a year ago EVERY DAY. And my balance has improved in a tiny, very tiny, amount- but my goal is 30seconds. If I do three on my left and five seconds on my right I am gratified. But I shall not quit!
JEROLD PAQUETTE
I could have done without seeing this. I was expecting much faster progress. I'm 84. By the way, you might try balancing on alternate legs on a firm cushion. Maybe standing on one leg is too discouraging for a beginner. (Sat Jul 30, 2022)
@@quabledistocficklepo3597
Thus far it is un productive though I refuse to be discouraged😃. Also I refuse to quit!
I can do 5 minutes 😊
I used to stand on one leg half an hour in the subway on my way to high school, and back home I stood on the other leg and just had a pole close to me in case I loose balance when the subway turn or breaks. After a semester even if I was among the slimmest lightweight guys in my tae kwon do club no one could push me down when we had one leg competitions of wrestling and pushing and pulling each other down from one leg in the whole group of 20-30 students, I won every time and the big 85 kilo instructors could never get how this little 67 kilo teen could keep winning and being the last man standing in the room week after week…
So, ya to practice standing on one leg does work!
Half an hour is a lot of time 😂😂
Love how you keep it simple, don’t make it all about yourself and don’t over produce your video.
He's right. A lot of people could learn from this production style. I also like that you didn't front-load all the requests for Like, Subscribe, Click Bell for Notifications, etc. Instead you delivered quality content and only asked in an understated way at the end. That was part of what encouraged me to subscribe. Thank you for this video.
Super-agree.
My balance sucks 😓 I didn't realize it was so bad until now. I'm clumsy
💯
I really like your channel. No obnoxious thumbnails or clickbait behavior, nor do you seem overly into yourself. You seem really calm, friendly, and down to earth, and give really simple advice for people to follow. Just hanging from a bar, or standing on one foot are great things I can easily add throughout my day. I wish you all the success. You seem like a great person =)
During the long lines gett into stores and at checkout during covid I started balancing on one leg. It helped me keep calm and occupied instead of fear or frustration. I continue to do it now. I just feel good doing it. Thanksgiving is great
Now that is a great idea!
I did exactly that! Also I care for lovely elderly people and I do this while waiting for them to do things like cleaning their teeth - this trains me in patience and slows me down, and although they don't know I'm doing it, it seems to stop them feeling rushed and keeps everyone happy!!
LS
I just wish I knew how easy that is for normal people. Can't almost everyone do that? (I CAN'T.)
@@maribee5423 thanks for the great idea ❤. I've been doing it while in line. But I also work with special needs clients and it has helped me with my personal patience while waiting for them to eat or brush teeth. You are wonderful. I balance alot more now and my clients like it too 😃. GOD bless you
@@quabledistocficklepo3597 not you mean by normal? If you don't have health issues that might prevent you, then try and stand holding on to something as lightly as possible and do even two seconds at first. Gradually more seconds and letting go too for seconds at first, just work up very gradually. Some people never get 'good at it ' if that's a thing, any seconds help, all the best to you x
I have lumbar stenosis problems, and sciatica pain. I had tried everything, until I discovered this wonderful exercise that changed my life. Thanks for the video.
Who else stood up to try it for themselves? I did, and was surprised to find it difficult, could only lift my foot several inches then lost balance. So, now u got me hooked will do this until satisfied with results. Tx for sharing.
How is the journey going??
Such a simple thing to do as a child , yet quickly lost as we age. Thank you for reminding us.
I was feeling frustrated with my physical condition having had Fibromyalgia for many years. I want to exercise but didn't know where to start and my confidence was SO LOW. This simple task changed everything... It was a place to start! I was able to gain confidence daily as I got better. After years of not exercising I have a newfound desire to get up and make progress physically. Thank you so so much!!
I’ve been doing this for many years….I started doing it after I caught a virus which amongst other things badly affected my balance. Standing on one leg was something I started doing as part of my recovery…..but as mentioned here, I also found that it had many other benefits so I continued even after I was fully recovered. I’m now even able to do it with my eyes closed.
I find myself doing this throughout the day, on the elevator, in line at the grocery store, doing the dishes, its a great way to practice balancing.
Wonderful opportunities to practice. Thank you for sharing :)
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Thank you for this.
And may I say you are RIDICULOUSLY GORGEOUS ❤️😍
This video is one of my favourites!! I have just started doing this and feeling immediate effects. Loosening up my muscles around my hips, waist and back, and immediate improvement in balance. You really seem to filter your knowledge and experience, delivering the best tips/advice for us lay people. Your videos are perfectly shot too, imo. Thank you, and greetings from Ireland!
I put my socks on every morning standing on one leg. Alternating the legs - not putting two socks on the same leg! Really helps balance and core.
This reminded me of when I used to do yoga, the tree pose, and how much it helped me. Now I know why it helped me and that made me realize I need to get back into doing it every day. Thank you for the explanation of why it helps and for your video! I love how you don't waste time and give good instruction. I'm so glad your video popped up for me to watch. Now on to watch more of your videos!
You are ahead of your years. I believe this is a skill that needs to be advocated to everyone, especially senior citizens. The most common demise for seniors is falls. I believe strong feet and balance can become a possible deterrent to that demise. Thanks so much.
simple but totally underappreciated activity. great video
Even standing on two legs on the balls of my feet was a challenge at first. I practise it whenever I stood at a traffic lights. A few weeks later, I can feel that I am stronger in my legs and my spinning in dance has improved
Kai, i am used to using balance as an enthusiastic MTB rider, so after 2 min standing on one leg i felt muscles in places i wasnt aware of. And its pure meditation. Thx for bringing that to me. That gets incorporated into my daily routine
Yeah.. So your videos are pretty much the "answer to my prayers" .Thanks for sharing!
I often do this exercise with my eyes shut. One tip I can think of to help with balance is concentrate on keeping your head perfectly still and above your foot.
Love your videos and your straight forward no nonsense approach! Thank you!
This is SO SMART!!!
I've been running 12k or more daily for 5000 kilometers this last year---my feet are totally bulletproof. I added 100 squats per day( barefoot) & my running is SO stable & predictably fast & endurance oriented now.
I love this idea to add to my overall program!
Thank you for sharing your great insights!
( go track!!!)
I love this video! Simple, well thought out, and interesting.
Great stuff, Ms. Simon. Simple and clear. Many tai chi players do this as forms of Zhan Zhuang standing meditation. Besides the many points you cover, tai chi teachers emphasize that it helps practitioners distinguish the 'yin' and 'yang' states so central to tai chi movement. They can be smooth and continuous with each step or weight shift. Real balance is attained by letting go, rather than holding on. That becomes clearer when standing on one leg, especially as the supporting leg muscles get tired. If one can stay balanced and centered, while letting go a bit, it feels like one is being inflated or held up. It contributes to building a "whole body power" quite different than simply muscular strength. Following one's breath going in and out in a relaxed (LSD: light slow & deep) way helps a lot.
Thank you, this is interesting. I am learning more and more about tai chi and would like to start in the next few years.
I need to add this to my daily routine. I experienced a great deal of difficulty balancing on my dominant leg. I definitely have work to do. Thank you.
I'm 3yrs late. Want to really test your balance? Stand on one leg with your eyes closed. My Xiaomi scale times how long you can do that. 96s is my personal record. Try it out!
Beautiful girl. Sweet voice; nice diction. Good information. Appreciate all. Thank you. Motivated!
Beautiful WOMAN!
Stop simping! Oh wait you're a girl Idk what to do now
I'm in love. Also, I wonder how genuine some of those stumbles were
Thank you I have had hip surgery and femur surgery, over the past year.
Your video of standing on one leg has been very helpful thank you
There’s not a lot of youtubers who advocate static exercises and you make it seem really appealing!
I discovered that it’s far easier to stand on two legs rather than the one after following your advice. Thank you, thank you, thank you.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you! Leaving La Jolla after more than forty years residency, when something like this (on Coast Boulevard) shows-up in the suggestions, I pay attention. This exercise is now part of the daily regimen at my farm in Sardinia!
Excellent video!! You inspire me, Kai!! I aspire to stand on one leg every day, even if only for 30 seconds on both sides. :)
Looks like I'm gonna be standing on one leg from now on. Might try doing it first thing in the morning to see if it helps me focus.
Let me know how it goes!
Short and sweet video. Simple enough that almost anyone can begin and from almost anywhere. I was not aware of all the benefits. Thank you. I will start this tonight.
So simple, I love it, can’t wait to add it to my “working in” routine before I work out.
Thank you for sharing! I'll give it a try.
I’m and oldassfk who gets around by scooter because I can only BARELY walk and stand! . I have begun walking and standing exercises on my own and am glad to see it promoted on YT! I can’t do any of those exercises but I practice, along with just standing and doing natural movements to compliment it, I do standing on one leg exercises where I lift the other leg only barely off the ground. I also fully lean on supporting objects with one leg off the ground…
I really like your approach... very inspiring.
Great series! Thank you for the very motivating tips on how to integrate movement in a playful way into our everyday life! It's nice seeing how much one can gain by putting in effort in the small things, which can lead to really cool balance challenges, as shown in the end!
This helped my bloodflow to improve in my lower body in a big way
It is most challenging to try this with the eyes closed. Try it after mastering the 30 seconds with eyes open. Thank you for the great videos.
Interesting take. You do not have sight as a tool for achieving balance so you would have to depend on focusing on your own center of gravity from within.
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This has been a part of my training routine since a teen as a boxer. I still train my daughter and nephews doing this among other simple yet highly effective exercises such as planks, hanging from a bar, and horse stance.
Sounds like your daughter and nephews have a great coach! Learning simple effective exercises young is so valuable.
thank you for this... ive been suffering injuries after another and there is now the revelation that my balance (because of an inside ankle injury 5 years ago) is on the outside of my foot and leg. my hip is now also rotated slightly inward to compensate. I will do this everyday now. it will help recenter everything. if you have any advice it is welcome. love, blessings and good energy for All
just watched this. I had aphasia several years ago and to re-learn almost everything. I haven’t been able to balance on one leg since then. I am going to follow your advice and start practicing. ps nice calm video. thank you
Amazing Kai, I never knew about this, but I really needed to find this, perfect timing !
Thank you so much for this video. You have helped me so much. Every PT(including my sister) I’ve gone to has told me NOT to do any single leg exercises. No one has even mentioned standing on one leg and it seems to be the exact thing that’s helping me. Thank you again.❤️
You kept looking for solutions even if it seemed hopeless from outter points of views (family included) and you have found your thing :D I'm sure that your comment will help a lot of readers realizing this : Listen to your body and intuition, it knows best than anyone else ! All the best for you all
Single leg balancing is about the ONLY thing that will naturally strengthen the muscles and tendons of your ankle and feet: No machine or other exercises can do this.
If you think doing it is challenging, try closing your eyes !! I saw an article that said you can take anyone off of the street and have them try to balance on one leg and guess their age…most anyone 50 and above have extreme difficulty doing this for more than 5 seconds!
@@FIGGY65 well Shawn, i am 84 and balance very well on one leg for up to 60 seconds. But I admit I practice every day - waiting for microwave, standing in line, etc.
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Beautiful woman and great content and delivery.
What a wonderful place to exercise. I remember a lot of interest in balance boards for lower back problems - perhaps 20 years ago it was kind of a fad in the US, but was based on research from a Russian study I believe.
Super! 🙏 More channels please
Adding this to my core routine. I’m dealing with major hip issues.
Did it help?
I use to study Tai Chi which we did a lot of one leg drills and my balance is really good. Now, it's a different story so I just started my old drills again.
Thank You. My wife always tells me but didn't get what she was trying to say,now i get.
Thank you, I have a problem with balance, and this is a simple thing to do.
Thanks Kai,
At 70 years old I am finding balance is an issue so I began today with your advice, and I plan to do your hanging exercise also from another video.
John
So simple, yet so powerful. TY
I use this idea on my morning walks. I walk on the curb instead of the sidewalk and try to stay on.
Love this really helpful thank you. I am a why person and you gave the why!
Editing on point
Very interesting video presented by a delightful human being. Many thanks.
I confess, the thumbnail sent me here. God had a good day and here you are on youtube. Awesum 🙌🏽
I'm good at standing on either leg, but I didn't realize that I can add it to my exercise routines. Thanks coach.
Thank you for being on the internet. It's so inspiring to see you so focused and so much in charge of yourself
Thank you Risha Rodrigues
I couldn't agree more. I was introduced to balance in yoga and that is something I practice at home. I should do it more regularly.
Hi Kai, I just did it. It's not that hard, after all.
And, btw, I love all the reasons you've listed, but the n. 4 is certainly my favorite one!
In yoga when balancing we find a non-moving point to look at, called a drishti, that can help our balance. So somewhere on the ground or horizon or anywhere that you can focus on a stationary point.
I wish all videos were so easy to learn from. This one was so quick but had all the info you need. Thanks.
tanks, balance is everything...
My intuition has been telling me to do this but I didn’t know why. Then your video popped up! Now I know. 🙏🏼
I am going it already but after this video, I am sure going to do it every from now on
You are awesome. Starting tomorrow. Thank you.
Awesome video! I started doing this couple years ago because once I hit 50 trying a warrior pose I felt super wobbly. I had forgotten how great it was and how grounded I felt! You're video inspired me to restart my journey on balance again. I'm in and subscribed! Also eternally grateful after seeing all ur video offerings! Namaste🙏
I clicked because the video was 4:20. Stayed because it was awesome. And I will definitely be doing this. Thanks from New Zealand 🇳🇿
I try to do that every single day and getting better for sure.
I’m a male, 71, 6’2”. I have skinny legs and no butt. My center of gravity is somewhere around my shoulders. I can stand on one leg for about three seconds. This video inspires me to practice until I can do at least one minute. Thanks Kai!
Yes practice! Also strengthen your legs and glutes :)
I really love this video you put together so well. You have inspired me to create a movement journal, to write down reasons why I enjoy/love a movement and how it serves me.
Well done and said. Really worthwhile.
Nice, ashtanga yoga has some standing on one leg postures. I wasn't sure why I liked them. Now i know
And as a next step I really recommend standing on one foot with closed eyes. Totally new world for your body knowledge
Thank you. You're so right we need this. I will share this with others. You look amazing!
I have done this for years. I know more people will try doing this. We I have encouraged people to do this they try and say I can not do that . They give up right away
I've just started doing this, I've done yoga for a while but never focused on balance too much... I've realised that if I can not shake my whole body feels relaxed (or i should say the correct muscles are engaged), breathing becomes easier....this isn't swaying and falling which is prefectly fine, I'm talking about shaking try and tell yourself I'm not going to shake its a nervous system response there's definitely something to it.
Thanks great for balance and focus!
LIKE YOUR VIDEO.YOUR VOICE SOUNDS SO TRUE AND HONEST!
Great Video! Thanks for sharing!
Nice focus on one idea, how important it is. and instructions of starting out.
Thanks for teaching people to be more balanced and healthy!!
RIGHT, Yet, as aformer military person, let me introduce a similar training having been practiced for centuries: MARCHING. If added by your system, i.e. raising knees interrupted for say 10-30 seconds, couold make so many recruit , if not happier, than healthier. Paul, 67, retired instructor.
Hot!! ❤️
Plus I actually listened to the video and it was really good info. I tried it. And I can feel it. I’m going to keep doing it.
The mechanics of being able to stand on one leg is determined by the three arches in your feet, especially the lateral arch due to its anatomical position. The improvement of the corporal equilibrium comes to having strong leg, leg anatomically being below the patella, muscles and organized correctly and furthermore it corrects flat feet overtime. Think of a bridge and what holds it together, tension and compression. The rest of the benefits are cherries added to the cake.
Three arches in the foot? Obviously I can figure out where everyone is… This explanation sounds very very interesting but way over my head anybody can explain to me?
Excellent explanation Thanks
Helpful! Great instruction. You look fabulous by the way…
Just discovered this. Thank you.
Such a great video! Just what I needed! I'm starting this journey! Thank you so much! Subbed!
You also can mix standing on one leg with other activities like brushing your teeth, washing dishes, eating, etc. I highly suggest walking on a rail, if its available in your vicinity. 5-10 minutes a day is good practice. When you become advanced walker - walk backward or with your eyes closed, eyes-closed and backward. :-)
Thanks, Kai. Always beneficial info. You are appreciated.
This could be a good video for golfers like me, so here I go on the single leg balancing, great video thanks.
ps Try standing on one leg with your eyes shut , super difficult.
This is such an amazing and simple idea. Thank you for making it so accessible!
Great info and delivery, thanks! And I also find you gorgeous. All the best.