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The Rider's Fitness Program: 74 Exercises & 18 Workouts Specifically Designed for the Equestrian

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Get in top riding shape! Designed to strengthen the muscles commonly used by equestrians while improving overall balance, flexibility, and coordination, this six-week fitness program includes clear instructions and step-by-step photographs for more than 70 exercises. You’ll learn how to create workout routines that are customized for specific disciplines like jumping, dressage, and rodeo. Whether you’re a beginning rider or have years of experience, increased fitness will help you prevent injury and improve your riding form.

ISBN-13: 9781580175425

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Storey Publishing LLC

Publication Date: 11-15-2004

Pages: 224

Product Dimensions: 8.62(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.62(d)

Dianna Robin Dennis is a full-time equestrian writer and lifelong rider. She has written for many equestrian magazines in the United States and abroad, including The Chronicle of the Horse and Equestrian (Horse Show) magazine. John J. McCully is a certified fitness professional and personal trainer. He co-founded Equestrian Fitness Company, which tailors fitness programs for individual riders. A specialist in sports development and rehabilitation, Dr. Paul M. Juris has served as Kinesiologist Research Coordinator at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City and as a consultant to numerous professional athletes and sports teams in the United States.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction: The Program

Chapter 1: Warming Up and Stretching

Lower-Leg Stretch, Standing Quad Stretch, Hamstring Stretch 1, Hamstring Stretch 2, Hips and Buttocks Stretch 1, Hips and Buttocks Stretch 2, Hip Extension Prone, Lower-Back Stretch, Posture Stretch, Neck and Shoulder Stretch, Shoulder Shrugs Prone, External Rotation with Elastic Resistance, Internation Rotation with Elastic Resistance, Lower Trapezius, Extension with Elastic Resistance, Flexion with Elastic Resistance

Chapter 2: Balance

Reciprocal Dumbbell Press, Incline Dumbbell Press with Feet Up, Cable Row in Half-Seat on a Half-Round, Half-Seat Cable Row with Two Tilt Boards, Single-Leg Bent-Over Dumbbell Row on Tilt Board, Upright Row on One Leg, Horse-Width Squat on Half-Round, Unilateral Squat, Circle Hop, Standing Hip Extension, Cable Pull-Through with One-Leg Stance

Chapter 3: Lower Body

Squat, Squat at Horse Width, Squat at Horse Width with Lateral Shift, Timed Wall Squat with Physioball and Pulsing Motion, Leg Press at Horse Width, Step Up, Anterio-Lateral Step Up, Lateral Step Up, Lunge, Crossover Lunge, Forward Leg Swing, Standing Hip Extension with External Rotation, Hip Abduction, Hip Adduction, Straight-Knee Dead Lift, Bent-Knee Dead Lift, Leg Extension, Seated Leg Curl, Standing Heel Raise at Horse Width with Angulation, Seated Heel Raise at Horse Width with Angulation, Seated Heel Raise at Horse Width, Half-Seat Raise

Chapter 4: Pelvic Tilt

Hanging Knee Raise, Incline Board Reverse Curl, Reciprocal Hanging Knee Raise, Counter Rotation, Trunk Curl with Rotation on a Physioball, Trunk Curl with Alternate Knee Raise on a Physioball, Alternate Leg Lowering on an Incline Board, Dynamic Pelvic Control, Pelvic Clock, Seated Physioball Hula, Seated Physioball Back and Forth, Physioball Scale, Trunk Extension with Rotation on Physioball

Chapter 5: Posture

Shoulder Rotation with Physioball, Seated Dumbbell Front Raise on Physioball, Seated Row on Physioball, Timed Wall Squat with Trunk Rotation, Russian Twist with Medicine Ball, Side Plank, Side Plank with DynaDisc, Side Bending on a Half-Round, Trunk Extension, Trunk Extension with Rotation, Medicine Ball Swing, Combo Squat with Low-to-High Pull, Quadruped Trunk Extension, Prone Trunk Extension on Physioball with Shoulder Extension, Self-Mobilization with Physioball and Foam Roller

Chapter 6: Upper Body

Bench Press, Close-Grip Bench Press, Close-Grip Bench Press Feet Up, Medicine Ball Push-Up, Walkover Push-Up, Reverse-Grip Pull-Down, Dips, Straight-Arm Pull-Down, Standing Row Half-Seat Position, Seated Row Prone Grip, Bent-Over Row, Bent-Over Transverse Row, Incline Dumbbell Row, Upright Row

Glossary

Resources

Index

Acknowledgments