Pilates for Fencers - Introduction lesson
Longer Workouts
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1h 13m
In this first online Pilates for Fencers class, l introduce how Pilates can help fencers with injury prevention and rehabilitation. The main focus of the class is on developing participants’ neuromuscular fitness as a foundation to good physical fitness. Starting from the ankles and working all the way up to the shoulders, this hour-long class will work your whole body in a way that is most functional to the requirements of the sport. I talk about:
- Ankle and knee stability, incl. how to prevent and manage knee pain
- Hip mobility, incl. exercises to help you with your lunge
- Likely causes of back pain in fencers
- Shoulder mobility and what to do for elbow pain
Should you have any of the following bits of equipment lying around, it would be great if you could have them handy:
- A physio band (theraband)
- Weights (ideally anything from 5kg but lighter is also fine)
- Something that can be used as a step (a few large, big books)
- Anything else that you might have such as a balance board
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