Sentences with phrase «ups on an exercise ball»

Research shows that when performing basic exercises such as crunches, planks and push - ups on an exercise ball, you'll engage more core muscles than when performed on a stable surface.

This means, I will do a set of bench press, followed IMMEDIATELY by 10 push ups on an exercise ball.

For example, I superset a normal bench press exercise with push ups on an exercise ball.

Sit - ups on an exercise ball are preferable to floor sit - ups, to avoid compression of your spinal joints, and to promote elongation and stretching of your spine.

Not exact matches

To get to the market, I cut through a school yard where numerous different groups of Chinese adults practice ti chi, play basket ball, or loosen up their muscles on the metal exercise equipment.

Hold him close while you sit on a big exercise ball and bounce up and down.

The one thing that would make him stop crying is him swaddled and holding him in our arms while bouncing up and down on an exercise ball.

I was walking around, I leaned over on my exercise ball, I labored standing, and I walked some more but eventually I decided I wanted to be in the birthing pool once the warm water had filled up.

Plyometric exercises are, generally speaking, different jumps (height, length, and on the box), bouncing movements, throwing a medicine ball, jump push ups and other similar exercises.

And to specifically target her core, she'll do exercises like one - legged weighted dead lifts on a upside down Bosu ball or sit - ups with a medicine ball.

The best tool for this is not some one legged, one armed, balancing on a BOSU ball with your eyes closed cable exercise but a heavily loaded barbell and a simple program consisting predominately of squats, deadlifts, overhead presses, cleans and pull - ups.

The last exercise is «get up, get down on the Bosu Ball».

I will incorporate exercises such as the bottoms - up press and one - stays - up kettlebell press overhead seated on a stability ball for the shoulders and on the floor for the chest.

So switch it up and move to total body ab exercises that don't require you to lie on your back on a dirty floor or mat, and you should also switch to stability ball ab exercises.

If you master this stomach exercise and want a greater challenge try oblique crunches on a bosu ball with the feet up or bicycle crunches on the bosu ball with the feet up.

Abs exercises 3 circuits with all exercises done using a medicine ball and for 10 reps. sit up with feet flat on floor, Roman chair sit up, v sit ups, leg raises with medicine ball held by feet, boxing abs tensions (Tense stomach while partner hits abs with medicine ball)

The article declared that «playful exercise with [the medicine ball] invigorates the body, promotes digestion, and restores and preserves one's health... As the ball rests on the floor, it is the most natural of all things for a man to come along and kick it or lift it on his toe, and throw it up in the air, thus developing the muscles of the legs and abdomen.»

Combining the Medicine Ball with MMA inspired exercises turns the tool into a specialized implement used to maximize full body engagement with every rep of every exercise that will up the ante on your next MMA training session.

or a weight circuit with my trainer who i would see once a week, my trainer likes to focus on whole body exercises like pull ups dip, lunges, squats, hack squats, dead - lifts and lots of core training on the stability ball and balance ball.

Bill and Lisa start easy, doing mobility exercises for their upper back (such as stick - ups), and then some exercises on the floor for their legs (stability ball hip extensions and 1 - leg hip extensions).

Unfortunately, many popular fitness workouts sell functional training like lifting one leg when doing a bicep curl, doing push - ups on a Swiss ball and other exercises in which stability is compromised.

How to do the exercise: Lie flat on the floor and raise yourself up on to your hands and balls of your feet, your hands should be shoulder width apart and your feet should be together.

Ab exercises on a stability ball are becoming just as popular and regular sit ups and crunches on the floor.

The bridge + ball squeeze exercise will be great for you, and the deep squat as well — AS LONG AS YOU»RE «ZIPPING UP» at the bottom of the squat and then HOLDING THE «ZIP» AND EXHALING ON THE WAY UP!!!

There are several factors that can be altered during press up performance, including posture (i.e. elevation of feet and / or hands) and hand position (i.e. width of hand placement), instability (i.e. performing the exercise on a stability ball), and loading (e.g. using elastic resistance bands).

Exploring the effect of stability on muscle activity of the abdominals, Marshall et al. (2005) compared the push up exercise on a stable surface (floor) to the unstable swiss ball.

Assessing different trunk exercises, Marshall et al. (2010) compared a number of swiss ball exercises, including the plank with arms on the swiss ball, single - leg hip hyperextension from the push up position with legs on the swiss ball, single - leg squat against a wall on a swiss ball, swiss ball roll - outs, and swiss ball rolls, rotating from lying supine on the ball and moving to prone with the upper body in contact.

Comparing Swiss ball exercises, Marshall et al. (2010) assessed rectus abdominis muscle activity during the plank with arms on the Swiss ball, single - leg hip hyperextension from the push up position with legs on the Swiss ball, single - leg squat against a wall on a Swiss ball, Swiss ball roll outs, and Swiss ball full body rolls from a supine bent leg start position with the upper back on the ball, and rotating 90 degrees until the shoulder and upper arm rests on the ball.

The whole exercise has a distinct homemovie feel to it — a small - ball mentality suited to short bursts on the Web, perhaps, but an utter waste of empty, dimwitted calories blown up and out for television.

Taking a break to bounce on an exercise ball, breaking up learning into chunks, and outdoor play times, or providing a quick stretching or jumping jacks break in the classroom, can all help the attention - challenged student stay focused.

He and Yvonne start out with some balancing on big red exercise balls to limber up.

At each station, stop and do a specific exercise, like modified push - ups on the step or balancing moves on the bosu ball.

How can one expect the majority of grass roots Realtors (mostly made up of here - today, gone - tomorrow, minor league try - out artists who keep the bureaucratic money ball rolling) to exercise professional, competent judgement / behaviour on a consistent, long - term basis, when the powers that be (CREAcrats) can't find their own ethical / moral compass.