The Top Starter Exercise for Athletes
Do you have a canine athlete? Or do you work with canine athletes? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you are going to want to watch this video.
This is one of the first exercises I teach to all of my clients who have athletic dogs. And I guarantee you would be amazed at how many athletes can't do this exercise or can't do it correctly.
With the help of a peanut ball this single exercise strengthens the rear limbs, the core, and the front limbs. It also stimulates the brain in a way that very few exercises can.
In this video, I'll teach you how to choose the correct size ball, I explain the importance of the dog’s and your positioning, and I give viewers a sneak peek of what this exercise could lead to – the ninja dog.
Learn to perform this exercise correctly, decrease the chance of injury, and help make your dog, and patients, stronger, faster, and smarter.
If you have ever done ball work with a dog, you will find that dogs learn how to cheat. If you've never done ball work, then you likely don't know what to look for, giving your dog more room to "cheat" and maybe even setting them up to fail.
When done correctly, this exercise can strengthen a dog's whole body and engage the brain.
By strengthening the rear limbs in this manner, we are targeting the muscles for propulsion, power, jumping, and speed.
When done correctly, this exercise strengthens the muscles that support the carpal joints/wrists, elbows, and shoulders while putting less stress on the joints than if the dog were walking on the ground.
So many working dogs, especially agility dogs, have acute or chronic repetitive stress injuries of the carpal, elbow, and shoulder joints. This exercise allows us to strengthen the tendons and ligaments that support these joints without any of the stress seen with so many other exercises.