Condition
Unlimited: Cycling, swimming, running with increasing speed and gentle changes of direction
Stretching
Stand with your training leg straight on a step/stool while bending your front body slightly forwards. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds.
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.
The exercise can also be performed lying on your side or stomach. Lie on your stomach and wrap a towel around your ankle. Use your hands to pull the towel, so that your foot is pulled up and back. 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.
Coordination
Balance on two feet on the balance board. At first, use your hand to support yourself against the wall. Later, balance on one foot without support.
Try balancing with your eyes closed later.
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
Attach an exercise band to a sturdy chair leg. Get down on all fours with your head facing away from the band. Loop the exercise band around one foot (the instep). Lift the leg with the band attached and pull your knee forwards so that the band tightens. Slowly bring your leg back.
Attach an exercise band at hip height in front of you. Sit on a chair facing the exercise band. Loop the exercise band around your ankle. Lift and straighten your leg. Then slowly bend your knee so that the exercise band tightens. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly straighten your knee again
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.
Attach the tn exercise band at hip height. Stand with your side facing the resistance band with your training leg furthest away from the band. Wrap the elastic band around the thigh of the training leg just above the knee. Slowly move your leg out to the side to tighten the elastic band. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly bring the leg forwards to the starting position.
Stand with your back against the wall, keeping your weight evenly distributed on both legs. Slowly bend your knees to a 90-degree angle, then stand back up slowly.
“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.
‘Hamstring plank’. Lie on your back with your body fully stretched. Press your heels into the ground, tense up your entire body and lift your hips off the ground. Hold the tension for as long as possible. The exercise can be made more difficult by lifting one leg.