True Spartans know that they need to balance their training to touch all the basic skills.  Today let us look at BALANCE.  You know, the ability to stay in the position desired.  Balance works from 3 main systems:  proprioceptive (little receptors in our muscles and joints that tell us where we are in relation to the rest of the world), inner ear (ever been sea sick??), and visual (close your eyes to increase difficulty).

If you are not spending some time on balance activity, then you are missing out.  Get really strong without balance and you will get pushed over or will not be able to use your new found strength.  

Balance is interesting because it adapts rapidly to stimulus, but it decays rapidly as well.  Try some single leg work, then eyes closed, then uneven surfaces.  Try some functional moves on uneven surfaces……work up to this type of stuff: