Balance Training for Mountain Biking

There's a lot more to balance training than trying to track stand or stoppie. Liz Koch from the Ride Life explains the ins and outs of how your body finds balance and how you can train your body and brain to have better balance for mountain biking.

There’s a lot more to balance training than trying to track stand or stoppie. Liz Koch from the Ride Life explains the ins and outs of how your body finds balance and how you can train your body and brain to have better balance for a better mountain bike ride.

Liz includes three key exercises for enhancing your balance and they are easy to implement at home. Liz goes over proprioception and the vestibular system and how both components contribute to balancing off and on the bike.

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Photo: Lee Lau.

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