Balance training challenges your musculoskeletal system, vestibular system and proprioception.
It's important to train balance for the following groups:
*Elderly- fall prevention
*Post foot and ankle injury/ knee injury- faster return to sport
*Runners- lack of balance= overusing compensatory muscles=more prone to injury
*Basketball players- improves reaction time
*Dancers- makes you lighter, easier to pivot
*Yoga- helps you to keep positions for longer
*Flat feet- balance training recruits muscles of the foot and help to form arches
All other sport performances can be elevated by improving balance by giving you betterÂ
-speed
-reaction time
-safest and most energy preserving technique
-injury prevention