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Exercise Ball Exercises - Side Bridge on Forearm

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Starting Position
  • These exercise ball exercises require you to start by lying on your side with the arm under you resting on the floor.
  • Both feet are on the ball with the lower foot in front of the upper foot.
Action
  • Raise your hips so that your body is straight from your heels to your shoulders.
  • Lift your upper body so that your body is parallel to the floor and hold.
Prime Movers
  • Abdominal obliques, quads, hip adductors and abductors
Physio Tips
  • Keep your body straight, don't let your hips rotate.
  • Maintain an active transversus abdominus.
  • Avoid this exercise ball exercise if you have a history of rotator cuff pathology.
Progression
  • Use a firmer ball or a larger exercise ball.


1ballsHold this position for 10 seconds

2ballsHold this position for 20 seconds

3ballsHold this position for 40 seconds




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