How to Do Body Blade Coordination and Rehab Workouts

Body blades are the perfect exercise equipment to strengthen your muscles, improve coordination and increase athletic performance, but these unique blades have the ability to work your body while reducing your risk of injury. If fact, body blades are so gentle and versatile that they can be used during injury rehabilitation. In one simple exercise, you can work to reduce back, shoulder, neck and hip pain.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Rest on your hands and knees on a comfortable surface. If you have bad knees, you may want to add extra cushioning to protect your joints. This particular exercise should not be used for knee rehabilitation. Hold a body blade in your right hand and extend your arm straight out in front of you.
2. Engage the muscles of your abdomen and tuck your tail bone in, and then lift your left leg, extending it straight behind you. Flex your foot so that your toes are pulling in towards your torso and your heel is pressing down. Keep your gaze towards the ground, keeping your neck relaxed.
3. Begin to shake the body blade up and down in small rapid movements. You should begin to feel the body blade working the muscles of your arms, upper back, abs and hips. If your injury does not allow you to extend your leg back, simply drop your knee to the ground; however, it is still important that you keep your abs tight and tail bone tucked under.
4. Hold the extended position, shaking the blade for as long as is comfortable and then repeat on the opposite side. Make sure that you complete the exercise for an equal amount of time on both sides of your body, even if you are working to rehabilitate one side only.

Tips & Warnings

• When working to rehabilitate an injury, it is important that you review exercise options with your doctor or physical therapist before beginning.