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Exercise Ball Precautions
- Consult your family physician prior to beginning any new
exercise program.
- Progress slowly and only according to your ability.
- If you are doing exercise ball exercises for the first
time, perform your
exercises without weights in order to become familiar with the movement.
- If you are doing exercise ball exercises for the first time
it may be helpful
initially to have someone hold the ball or the have the ball
propped in order to learn the movement.
- Use your ball in an open area away from nearby furniture,
counters, and sharp objects.
- Use an appropriate size ball (see sizing chart).
- If you have an injury, illness, or are pregnant, it is
important
that you consult your physical therapist or family physician to assess
whether these exercise ball exercises are suitable for you.
- Stop any exercise ball exercises that causes pain or
feels awkward. Readjust yourself and reread the instructions.
The
adage "no pain, no gain" does not apply. Joint pain of any kind is
never a good sign.
- If you feel any of the exercise ball exercises are dead
easy, you are probably
doing it wrong. Try to do at least the recommended
repetitions.
- People with poor balance should only do exercise ball
exercises under close supervision by a physical therapist
- There is a risk of falling off the ball, particularly
during some
of the illustrated exercises. Perform exercises slowly and with control
always maintaining correct body position
- Do not do these exercise ball exercises if you have or have
had
in the past any neuromusculoskeletal disorder. Seek a health care
professional capable of diagnosing neuromusculoskeletal pathology prior
to attempting any exercises in this book.
- Do not exceed the ability of your spine to stabilize you.
Serious
injury may result if you place more of a demand on your stabilizing
musculature that it is capable of providing. If you feel discomfort,
stop the exercise immediately and choose one that is more in keeping
with your capabilities.
- Quality is far more important than quantity. Work with
excellent technique (form) and work only until technique fatigue.
- Be sure to follow instructions precisely, stop the exercise
if
you do not feel comfortable doing the exercise.
- Find the
highest capacity burst resistant ball available, and make sure it is
properly inflated. Risks include fractures, strains, sprains,
concussions, or worse.
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