Straight Arm Support For Balance With The Air Track Mat

Straight arm support is a kind of physical training programme using gymnastic mats, which can well improve students' body balance.

In training, teachers should guide students to support their bodies with both hands on the air track mat, then use one arm to support their bodies, and after an eight-beat period, then exchange the supporting arms and finally resume the two-handed support. The mat is flexible and helps students to awaken their arm strength and gain a better control of their balance.

Lack of support without the mats

In the 'low' version of the straight arm support, students need to straighten their arms and control their stability. In the 'advanced' version, teachers need to take into account the students' physical weaknesses and make adjustments to the movement.
For example, some students have a lack of arm strength, so teachers should take this into account by allowing students to slightly bend their supporting arm during the one-armed support. Other students do not have enough flexibility in their joints. To address this, teachers can ask students to hold a softball in their other arm while supporting with one arm and do a softball around the shoulder.

The straight-arm support with the air track mat
This way, the straight-arm support is more flexible and the right remedy for the problem. Alternatively, teachers can encourage students to design their own individual movements and try to make them more difficult for themselves. For example, one student suggested, "It would be a better test of balance if you could lift one foot at the same time during a one-armed support."

Ending
When guiding students through the straight-arm support, teachers should take into account the students' physical balance and develop more difficult exercises for students with better balance to improve the efficiency of the training. If students are interested, teachers can also encourage them to design their own training programmes and personalize their training from Kameymall.