| Starting
Position |
- These exercise ball exercises require you to lie supine on
the floor with your heels on the ball.
- Arms are
straight and out to the sides of your body.
- Lift
your hips toward the ceiling so that you are straight from your heels
to your shoulders
- Lift your left leg straight
up.
|
| Action |
- Lower
your left leg slowly to the ground while keeping your hips up.
- Don't let your hips sag as you lower your left leg as far as
you can.
- Bring your left leg up and back across
your body and take it down as low to the ground as you can on the right
side.
- You will need to rotate your right leg as
you do this exercise ball exercise.
- Repeat this
with the right leg.
|
| Prime
Movers |
- Abdominal obliques, glutes, hamstrings, back extensors.
|
| Physio Tips |
- Doing
this exercise with palms up increases the work done by your rear
shoulders, arms and upper back.
- Doing this
exercise with palms down preferentially works the front of the
shoulders and chest.
- Start with small movements
until you get a feel for how far you can go without falling over.
|
| Progression |
- Bringing
your arms closer to your trunk will make this exercise more challenging
by decreasing your base of support.
- Try the Front Spin
|
Repeat this ball exercise 5
times.
Repeat this ball exercise 10
times.
Repeat this ball exercise 15
times.