
Discover quick, at home upper body workouts designed for equestrians, with 10 to 20 minute routines, simple exercises, yoga stretches, and mental strategies to improve balance, flexibility, and saddle confidence.
Build upper body strength with simple, effective exercises for equestrians, embracing distractions and dogs at play as you improve horsemanship.
Open back and shoulder muscles through targeted upper body work, focusing on toning the triceps and maintaining soft hands instead of wrestling the horse or pulling reins.
Perform behind-the-head arm lifts with water bottles, squeezing to engage the arms, for three sets of ten with breathing; builds triceps, back, and shoulder strength for controlled rein use.
perform the second exercise in a squat with water bottles between the legs, squeeze the bottles to engage the muscles and keep back straight, and complete three sets of ten.
Strengthen the triceps with a chair or couch dip, performing ten reps with breathing breaks and a seated modification, to enhance upper-body fitness for better horsemanship.
Perform wrist-friendly pushups on your knees or knuckles, with mindful breathing and controlled sets, while stretching and listening to your body to prevent injury.
Master the final exercise and the perfect shoulder stretch to open the shoulders, perform arm circles forward and back, with progressive duration from 30 seconds to four minutes.
Build horsemanship for equestrians by establishing fitness habits via small actions, an accountability journal, and an accountability partner, with gradual progress through increased reps or weights in 90 days.
Are you looking to improve your strength and riding fitness?
Do you want simple, effective at-home exercises that won't take up a lot of your free time?
Then this course is for you!
Here is what you will learn in this course:
Simple arm and shoulder exercises to tone you up... FAST!
Tools to keep on track and stay committed to your fitness goals
How these exercises benefit us in the saddle
How to workout, even with the dogs or kids running around, without fancy gym equipment and using only a small place in the house for you to exercise
Important information for equestrians to improve your riding and common mistakes
Relaxing stretches to help open your shoulders and give you better posture
This course is NOT filmed on a pristine beach or at the poolside with a martini. This is REAL LIFE. There will be dogs running around, there will be videos filmed indoors at home. However, the information and tools are all there. So if you are serious about shaping and toning your arms and getting a better posture in the saddle, then this course is for you!
Meet Your Coach:
Krystal Kelly is an FEI II Show Jumping and Dressage Coach and also competes in endurance and plays polo. She has coached thousands of students around the world in over 20+ countries on 5 different continents over the past 15 years. She is also a certified yoga teacher and knows first hand what exercises help equestrians the most, without wasting time or energy on fluff.