Do the Plank!

1) Now, lie face down on a mat (or just your carpet) resting on your forearms, palms flat on the floor with your elbows directly beneath your shoulders.

2) Next, push off the floor, raising onto your toes, resting on your elbows. Keep your back flat, in a straight line from your head to your heels. Tilt your pelvis and engage (contract) your abdominal muscles so that your buttox is neither sticking up into the air nor sagging causing a sway in your back.  Keep your gaze directly on the floor.

3) Hold for 20 to 60 seconds.  As you begin to feel your muscles shake and your mind begins to cry out, “I can’t do this!” stay strong.

4) Repeat 3-5 times.

Source: http://csfaithandfood.com/fitness-friday/do-the-plank/

Working on Your Balance

1) Understand how balance works. When in perfect balance, your center of gravity will be exactly above the point where you touch the ground (or if there are multiple such points, between them). The human body being as it is, it is impossible to remain exactly like this for long; deviations from this ideal stance will soon appear, and grow quickly (in other words, you’ll start wobbling). In order to keep your balance, you need to know when this happens as soon as possible; the deviations are easy to correct when you notice them on time, but when you notice them too late, it’ll become too difficult to return to a balanced position and you’ll fall over.

2) Learn how to feel your vestibular system better. This is a mechanism in your inner ear that tells you when you start wobbling, and how much and in which direction, and is your main tool in balancing. Becoming more sensitive to it will improve your balance greatly.

3) Take time out everyday to practice balancing.To practice the feeling alone, you can start by just standing with both feet on the ground and your eyes closed, and listening to your body. Feel how it sways slightly and corrects your stance all the time. The feeling will be most noticeable when your feet are close together. This is a good way to get to know the sensations of the vestibular system, and a good exercise to refine this sense. There will be little to no risk of falling over with this exercise, but since the feelings are rather subtle, it will require some patience and concentration.

Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Balance

Live in rooms full of light. Avoid heavy food. Be moderate in the drinking of wine. Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics. Fight insomnia with gentle rocking or the sound of running water. Change surroundings and take long journeys. Strictly avoid frightening ideas. Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements. Listen to music.

-A. Cornelius Celsus

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.