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Exercise Ball Exercises - Pushups on Ball
| Starting
Position |
- Kneel in front of the ball and place your hands about
shoulder width apart.
- Get up onto your toes.
- Pull your shoulder blades down and back.
- Keep
yourself straight from your head to your heels.
| | Action |
- Lower
your chest to the ball slowly.
- Slowly rise back
up to the starting position.
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| Prime
Movers |
- Pectoral muscles, deltoids, triceps.
| | Physio Tips |
- Start
slowly and be sure to maintain correct form at all times.
- To
protect your neck, keep your chin tucked and squeeze
down as though you were holding an orange between your chin and your
chest.
- If you experience any shoulder pain, stop.
- If you find this exercise too difficult try Knee Push ups on Ball, or go back
and work on static exercises - Static Pushups on Toes, Leaning Straight, and Single Arm Lean.
| | Progression |
- Try
putting your feet on a stable stool or a BOSU (half ball).
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 Repeat this ball exercise 6
times.
 Repeat this ball exercise 10
times.
 Repeat this ball exercise 15
times.
| Beginner |
Intermediate |
Expert |
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