Condition
Unlimited: Cycling, swimming, running with increasing speed and changing 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.
Cross your straight training leg behind your support leg while bending your body out to the side over your training leg to increase the stretch on the outside of your thigh. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise, alternating between your right and left legs.
The exercise can also be done while lying on your side on a table or bed. Bend your lower leg up towards you and let your upper leg hang over the edge of the table to increase the stretch on the inside of your thigh. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Turn round and do the same exercise on the other leg.
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 the ball under the training leg. Lift your hip off the floor and stretch your healthy leg. Hold the position for 10 seconds. Repeat the exercise alternately with the right and left leg.
“The Runner”. Stand on your training leg with your knee straight. Bend your body forwards at a 90-degree angle and lift your healthy leg straight out behind you and the opposite arm straight out in front of you. Keep your balance on your supporting leg for as long as possible. If necessary, use one hand to support yourself against the wall at the start. Once you feel confident, you can make the exercise more challenging by closing your eyes.
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.
Stand with your back to the wall, with your weight on your working leg. Lift your non-working leg onto a step. Slowly bend the knee of your working leg to 90 degrees. Put your weight back on your good leg and use it to help you stand up.
Lie on your side with your hips and knees bent with the training leg on top. Rotate forwards slightly so that your belly button points towards the ground. Place the elastic band around your thighs just above your knees. Lift the top knee free from the bottom knee as much as possible. Hold the position for a few seconds and slowly return to the starting position.
Stand with your feet hip-width apart and a tight elastic band around your ankles. Stand with your knees and hips slightly bent and place your hands on your hips. Take a step sideways to tighten the elastic band. Never bring your feet together more than at least one hip-width apart. The stretch on the elastic is therefore maintained while walking sideways.
Lie on your back with your legs straight. Place an exercise band around your ankles. Spread your legs as wide as possible. Hold the position for a few seconds, then slowly bring your legs back to the starting position.
‘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.
Attach an exercise band at hip height. Place the resistance band around your hips so that it is taut. Stand on your good leg with your side facing the resistance band. Push off with your good leg and land on the leg furthest away, so that the resistance band tightens further. Remember that the band must be positioned so that it provides resistance during the push-off. Repeat the exercise on the other leg.