Starting Position: Begin by lying on the floor and place your feet flat on top
of a stability ball with your knees bent.
Clinical observations involving the
use of a stability ball with prenatal clients show a low incidence of back pain in late pregnancy, strong, firm abdominal muscles, and increased core stability.
An article led her to the
idea of stability balls as chairs, and when efforts to obtain grant money failed, a parent volunteered to sponsor the purchase for the classroom.
How to do it: Kneel in
front of a stability ball with your forearms and elbows resting on top of the ball, hands clasped together.
This is basically the first
phase of the stability ball grasshopper movement from above and it looks a lot like a sprinter in the starting blocks — hence the name.
Another key point is to ensure that your shoulders are over top of your hands at all times so that your body does not rock back and forth, in which the
benefit of this stability ball exercise is mostly lost.
I'm a big
fan of stability ball I like using it for my workout plans as it trains muscles that are responsible for body stability.
Starting Position: Attach a rope or two handles to the bottom part of a cable machine or adjust a cable machine so that the resistance is about at the
level of a stability ball.
How to: Kneel in front
of a stability ball with your knees hip - width apart, then place your forearms on the ball, hands in loose fists.
How to do it: Kneel down in front
of a stability ball.
For stability ball planks, rest your elbows and forearms on the top
of a stability ball, brace your abs and hold your body straight.
Kneel in front
of a stability ball, draping your abs and hips over the ball.
Kneel in front
of a stability ball, and place your elbows on the ball at 90 - degree angles to come into a modified plank position with forearms on the ball, chest off the ball, and core braced; raise both feet off the floor.
A.Kneel in front
of a stability ball, resting your chest against it; hold a 2 - to 3 - pound dumbell in your left hand.
Feet and ankles rest on the top
of stability ball.