Our group started in the weight room with the Storm's athletic trainer, Tamara Poole. Poole talked about balance and began by having us see how long we could stand on one foot. I confidently assumed my flamingo position. Then after about 45 seconds or so, Poole ordered us to close our eyes. Evidently, basic balance comes from being able to focus on something with our eyes.
True balance comes from being able to focus within our bodies, like from our belly buttons.
We wound up the 25-minute session flat on our backs with a discussion on strengthening our balance points through abdominal work. Poole talked about tightening our lower abdominals with a movement that mirrored trying to zip up tight pants. The buzzer sounded, signaling for us to move to the next station and we walked out of the weight room feeling a bit smug. This was not hard. Interesting, informative, but not hard.