Single / One Leg Balance / Holds
How to Do Single / One Leg Balance / Holds
- Stand straight with your feet shoulder width apart, while maintaining a slight bend in your knees. This is the starting position
- Place your hands on your hips and, when ready, elevate your left leg off the ground, transferring your weight onto your grounded right foot. Your elevated foot doesn’t have to come too far off the ground!
- Hold the position, maintaining balance. It may help to focus on a stationary object straight ahead of you in the distance
- When ready, bring your left foot back down to the ground to complete the set
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Related Ankles Exercises
Semi-Tandem Standing / Stance Balance
Balance Clock / Toe Taps / Reaches
Seated Ankle Circles / Rotations / Rolls
Single / One Leg Balance / Holds Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Single / One Leg Balance / Holds targets ankles and also works knees. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Semi-tandem standing / stance balance, balance clock / toe taps / reaches and seated ankle circles / rotations / rolls. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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