Exercises to do to help rider strength?

[rosechaplin]

Does anyone have any exercise ideas that I can do at home to improve my strength and get me into shape for riding?

 

[EEquine]

You can go on runs and you can do the old chesnuts like sit ups, crunches and the plank.

 

[Leo Walker]

find a pilates class, its briliant for core strenght, suppleness, balance and evenness. My riding is so much better when I do pilates regularly

 

[npage123]

Pilates is great - just make sure you've got the technique correct though.

 

[Leo Walker]

You definitely need a pilates class first. Once you feel the right way to do it, you can carry it on at home, but its almost impossible to work that out on your own.

 

[EQUIDAE]

There's an ebook called Pilates for equestrians