Horse Rider Fitness
A rider is a unique athlete , not like any other athlete, riders require special physical strength and co-ordination abilities fitness horse. Riders need deep core strength, more so than other athletes, such as runners or field athletes fitness horse. Riders require greater core and back strength and flexibility fitness horse.
You must have great core strength to maintain your posture while applying the correct aids at all the different paces of the horse. Appearing still on a moving animal requires great control of your deep core muscles.
Riding instructors are now recommending Pilates for riders. This has become known as Equestrian Pilates fitness horse.
It is very easy to start a fitness program and it may be as simple as walking for 30 minutes a day fitness horse.
The type of fitness required for horse riders is different and horse riders must be aware of this fitness horse.Walking, running and playing any field sports as a second sport from horse riding is great for general fitness and cardiovascular fitness fitness horse.
Horse riders also need to train specific muscles for riding and they need to learn which muscle and how fitness horse.
Stretching is important in a fitness program and so is training movement patterns specific for riding. The posture muscles around the upper back and shoulders need to be strengthened for power and endurance fitness horse.
The hamstrings need to be stretched as does the lower back and pelvis.
The use of the big gym ball is a great tool for training the horse riding muscles fitness horse. The ball can be used for increasing flexibility and movement through the pelvis and the lower back. It can be used to lay over and stretch the back and the neck .
An Excellent Stretch For Horse Riders.
Resistance band or thera-band is an added tool for strengthening the muscles in all the body. It is particularly useful to train movement patterns specific for horse riding riding.
An Applied Posture Riding exercise For the Lower Leg
If you want more information on horse rider fitness and want to train yourself for riding specific have a look at Applied Posture Riding fitness horse.
This program will teach you everything you need to know about horse rider fitness.
One of the horse rider exercises in the program is learning to balance through the lower leg ,not the reins. The exercises in the saddle is to shorten your stirrups up to 4 holes and practice balancing just in the stirrups without the reins fitness horse. This teaches lower leg stability and strength.
If you want to contact me for personal information about your posture or pain or riding I would be happy to answer any questions. I love this topic and I love seeing riders become the best they can be.
Good luck and enjoy your riding
Annette Willson
Look at yourself before you blame the horse.
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