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Riding-specific exercise
shadowkat57
Posts: 151 Member
What exercises do you do, or recommend, to improve your horse-riding? And what weaknesses do you need to address?
I'm a big fan of Pilates and Yoga, for core strength and general flexibility and body awareness. Ballet is great for this too! Plus bodyweight strength exercises - push-ups, crunches and reverse crunches, fire hydrants, clam shells, any and all core/ab exercises...
I know I need to improve my cardio fitness, so that I can keep going without getting puffed, and my core/pelvis/leg strength, to improve my position - I lean forward, and my left leg slips up and back, so I need to bully myself into sitting right! And getting my weight down would no doubt make these a lot easier, as well as being good for my horse.
I'm a big fan of Pilates and Yoga, for core strength and general flexibility and body awareness. Ballet is great for this too! Plus bodyweight strength exercises - push-ups, crunches and reverse crunches, fire hydrants, clam shells, any and all core/ab exercises...
I know I need to improve my cardio fitness, so that I can keep going without getting puffed, and my core/pelvis/leg strength, to improve my position - I lean forward, and my left leg slips up and back, so I need to bully myself into sitting right! And getting my weight down would no doubt make these a lot easier, as well as being good for my horse.
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Much the same as you Kat...0
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My best complementary workout to riding is taekwondo. I take a class twice a week. It's an hour long, and the master runs us HARD for that hour. It's a thousand calorie burn that works your core, shoulders, legs, and especially hips. Nothing like 5 minutes of front and side stretch kicks to open up your seat. Bonus: you're working on your self-defense skills. :glasses:
I also do yoga as needed to stretch and strengthen my core and keep my hips open.
I'm also a runner, which gives my legs more strength and my mind more endurance. This translates to more endurance in the saddle.
I haven't tried pilates, but I might give it a go and see what magic happens.
Good topic. :drinker:0 -
I forgot to mention that my hips are my problem after a fall 10 years ago (ALWAYS CHECK YOUR GIRTH BEFORE MOUNTING, PEOPLE!).0
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