Condition
Unlimited: Cycling, swimming and aqua running
Stretching
25 minutes of each training session
Lie on your back. Hold the back of your knee with both hands. Pull your working leg up towards your head, so that you feel a gradual stretch in your hamstring. Perform the exercise with both a straight and a bent knee. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Then do the same exercise on the other leg.
Stand on one leg. Support yourself with one hand against a wall or chair. Bend the opposite knee and grasp your foot with the hand on the same side. Pull your foot upwards and your knee slightly backwards, so that you feel a gradual stretch in your thigh. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise, alternating between your right and left legs.
Stand with your legs apart. Keep one leg straight and the other slightly bent. Shift your weight to the side onto your bent leg, so that you feel a gradual stretch on the inside of the opposite thigh. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the other leg.
Stand by crossing the training leg straight behind the support leg while bending out to the side over the training leg so that there is an increasing stretching of the outer thigh. Hold stretching for 20 seconds. Repeat exercise alternately on right and left leg
Lie on your back with one leg stretched out. Bend the other leg and place your foot on the opposite side of the stretched leg. Using both hands, pull your knee up towards the opposite shoulder so that you feel a gradual stretch in your glutes. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the other leg.
Lie on your back. Bend your right leg 90 degrees at the hip and knee Place the outside of your left foot against your right knee. With your hands on the back of your right knee, pull your leg up towards your head, so that the buttocks of your left leg become increasingly stretched. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the opposite leg.
Kneel with your knees and hips bent as far as possible. Stretch your arms out above your head, with your palms flat on the floor. Arch your back as much as possible. Hold the position for 15 seconds. Rest for 15 seconds.
Sit on the floor with your left leg bent so that your lower leg is in front of your body. Your right leg is stretched out behind you. Lean your upper body forward over your front leg to increase the stretch. Hold the stretch for 15 seconds, then lift your upper body back to the starting position and repeat the exercise on the other side.
Coordination
5 minutes of each training session
Balance on two feet on the balance board. To begin with, use your hand to support yourself against the wall. Later, balance on one foot without support. Try holding it later balance with your eyes closed.
Lie on your back with a ball or stick under both feet. Roll the ball back and forth at a steady pace while lifting your hips.
Strength
30 minutes of each training session
Attach an exercise band at ankle height behind you. Sit on a chair with your back against the resistance band. Wrap the resistance band around your shin just above the ankle. Slowly stretch your knee to tighten the elastic band. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly bend the knee again
Attach an exercise band 10 cm above floor level. Stand facing the exercise band. Place the resistance band around your training leg between the knee and the ankle (the lower you place it, the greater the resistance). Slowly bring your leg back so that the band tightens. Hold the tension for a few seconds, then slowly bring your leg forward to the starting position.
Attach an exercise band 10 cm above floor level. Stand with your side facing the exercise band, with the working leg closest to the band. Place the band around the working leg. Position the band between the knee and the ankle (the lower the position, the greater the resistance). Slowly move the leg to the side (in front of the supporting leg) so that the band tightens. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly return the leg to the starting position.
Lie on the floor with your arms above your head and legs straight. Lift your right arm and left leg simultaneously. Then lift the opposite arm and leg.
“Lying pelvic lift”. Lie on your back with your knees bent and the soles of your feet flat on the floor. Slowly lift your pelvis and lower back off the floor and hold the position for a few seconds. Your back and thighs should be in a straight line. Slowly lower your pelvis back down.
Lie on your stomach with your legs straight and both arms stretched above your head. Lift your upper body and arms. Hold the position for a few seconds. Slowly lower your upper body and arms again.
Lie on your stomach on a table. Hold the edge of the table with your hands at head height. Bend both knees. Tighten your glutes and lift your legs straight up towards the ceiling.
Lie on your side with your lower leg bent at the hip and knee, and your working leg on top. Lie with your upper body slightly rotated forwards so that your navel is facing the floor. Tighten your glutes and lift your top leg backwards. Hold your leg raised for a few seconds, then lift it towards the ceiling. Hold it there for a few seconds, then slowly lower it back to the starting position.
“The Clam”. Lie on your side with your hips and knees bent, with the working leg on top. Rotate slightly forwards so that your navel is pointing towards the floor. Lift the top knee away from the bottom knee, keeping your feet together.