Did all of the no stirrup work help? How long did it take you? Please would you be able to recommend some exercises? Thank you!
) which my PT assured me was still useful despite me being significantly younger than most of the people in the class and not a mother. They varied the severity of the exercises and there were some that were so hard on the easy level that I was in awe of how others did them. Obviously most of these can be done alone at home but I find I try harder and commit more when I go to a class.That is such a great idea!
OK I will try all of this! Thank you so much!Yes it helped tremendously and improved my overall position a lot, including when jumping. It took several months but I was only riding 3 times a week so used those sessions with no stirrups to just try and relax and deepen my seat. I found it useful to leave my leg loose, as if I tried to hold it still my whole position would go downhill. So I just focused on it being relaxed whilst not letting it flap everywhere.
In the gym I didn't doing anything elaborate, just your various types of squats, lunges, donkey kicks, the one where you cock your leg etc. I actually joined a core workout class (not quite as sophisticated as it sounds - it was called bums and tums for mums
We also used the gym machines such as the leg curl, leg press, the ever so flattering adduction lever machine and using the weighted cables for resistance. One thing I would say about the machines is it is very easy to do more harm than good so I only ever used them when the PT, or my previous partner who was experienced with the equipment, were around as to me it wasnt worth the risk that by myself I could be doing it incorrectly.
