| Starting
Position |
- These exercise ball exercises require you to kneel on
the floor in front of the ball and slide forward so that you are lying
over the ball with the ball situated just under your thighs.
- Contract your abdominals so that your back remains
straight.
- Slowly walk forward with your hands until your feet
are resting on the ball.
|
| Action |
- Raise your left leg off the ball.
- Keep the other foot in contact with the ball.
- Slowly lower your left foot to the floor.
- At this point you are supporting yourself on the ball
with the inside of your right foot.
- As you bring your left foot back up and over the
ball, rotate your right foot on the exercise ball.
- Try and touch your left foot to the floor on the
other side of the exercise ball too.
- Switch legs after you've done an adequate number of
repetitions or your reach technical failure.
|
| Prime
Movers |
- Abdominal obliques, hips, quadriceps.
|
| Physio
Tips |
- This exercise ball exercise requires a tremendous
amount of strength and back flexibility.
- Be sure to maintain transversus abdominus activity at
all times and don't let your hips sag.
|
| Progression |
- Try supporting your upper body using a BOSU upside
down.
|
Repeat this ball exercise 5
times.
Repeat this ball exercise 10
times.
Repeat this ball exercise 15
times.
