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Exercise Ball Exercises - Side to Side Jump

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Starting Position
  • These exercise ball exercises require you to put your right leg on the ball and the other on the floor beside the exercise ball with your left knee bent.
Action
  • Push yourself up onto the ball with the left leg.
  • Put your left leg onto the ball and roll your right leg over and place it onto the floor on the other side of the exercise ball.
  • When the right foot hits the ground, bend the right knee and push back up onto the ball.
  • Repeat this back and forth, slowly at first.
Prime Movers
  • Quads, glutes, calves, etc.
Physio Tips
  • You should be able to balance on the ball for at least a minute on your shins prior to doing the exercise ball exercise.
Progression
  • Pick up the pace and include deeper knee bends as you come off the exercise ball.


1ballsRepeat this ball exercise 6 times.

2balls
Repeat this ball exercise 10 times.

3balls
Repeat this ball exercise 15 times.



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