Starting a fitness routine after months of inactivity can be challenging.
Furthermore, the beginning can be daunting if you’re new to working out and unsure where to start. However, there’s an efficient way to begin; it’s great to start with stabilization and endurance workouts.
This method is the foundation of fitness training, focused on maintaining the correct posture, form, and stabilization of the muscles.
Stabilization endurance training consists of the following:
Controlled movement
High repetitions
Maintaining balance
Moving at a slower pace
Resistance
With these techniques, the abdominal, hips, and even muscles in the feet are strengthened. Engaging in high-repetition exercises allows your body to maintain a consistent, controlled movement and strengthen muscles. Moving at a slower pace and using controlled movements strengthens the connective tissue, which makes the muscles more stable, supporting the joints. Stabilization endurance training prevents injury and builds stronger bones, making you more efficient when engaging in physical activity.
Exercises usually consist of maintaining the correct posture with minimal movement while balancing on one leg. Nevertheless, it can extend beyond that, like balancing your body on a stability exercise ball. This movement allows you to engage various muscles you might not typically activate.
Here are a few stabilization and endurance training exercises:
Starting with these types of workouts eliminates the likelihood of non-contact injury. As your physical activity increases, it will be essential to continue balance endurance exercises.
Source: (1) NASM: Stabilization Endurance: NASM’s Optimum Performance Training (2) 7 Core Stability Exercises