Balance in the Park

In this lesson we will be doing solo, partner and group exercises to develop our balance. There are small muscle groups involved in balancing which rarely get used. How often have you tried balancing on one leg? We will start with this; exploring movement with one leg in the air. Also, we will discover how our upper bodies can pivot around one leg. Then we will move into unique partner and group work. With a partner we will, for example, try to write letters in the air while keeping foot to foot contact. This is quite difficult and will help us build those fine motor skills. These exercises are also great for team building. We can take this fun exercise further, with multiple people in a circle, maintaining foot to foot contact; we will try to move as one, writing numbers or letters. Have you ever tried anything like this? It's fun and also has some seriously good health benefits. Come down and have a go.