How to Do a Single Leg Tube Press in Functional Fitness Training Exercise

Functional fitness training can be used by people of all ages and body types to help improve strength, range of motion and agility. The single leg tube press exercise works the upper body as well as your core muscles and is just one example of many functional fitness training exercises that with a few tips you'll soon be adding to your regular fitness routine.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Exercise tubes

1. Choose a strength of exercise tube which is comfortable to use during your training. While the tube should offer a challenge during your workout, it should not be so strong that it causes you pain or discomfort. If you cannot perform eight to ten continuous repetitions, your tubes are too strong.
2. Double your exercise tube and secure it to a steady object, such as a post or doorknob. Stand with your back to the tube connection and hold a handle securely in each hand with your palms down and knuckles facing forward. Step forward until there is resistance on the tubes.
3. Shift your body weight to one leg, bending and lifting the opposite knee. Push the tubes directly out in front of you in a smooth, continuous motions, training the muscles of your upper body and strengthening your core as you maintain your balance. Keep your elbows in towards your body, your wrists strong and straight and push forward so that your arms are perpendicular to the floor.
4. Complete at least eight repetitions, working your way up to fifteen. Relax and repeat on the opposite leg.