Ab exercise ball movementsMovements with the ab exercise ball follow below. Before getting into abdominal exercise ball movements, links to related pages in Healthy Exercise World.
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There are 3 basic movements for the abdominals with an exercise ball shown below. Regarding sets, reps, recovery time - use your judgement based on your physical fitness level. Over time, make sure to make sessions a little more challenging - more sets and/or more reps and/or less recovery time. Generally, do 1 - 3 sets, 5 - 25 reps with a minute’s rest between sets depending on fitness level. Finally, since you are working with an ungainly piece of equipment which the reason for the extra challenge, make sure you get the form right before increasing intensity. Stability Ball Crunches
Do crunch as you might on the floor. Make sure feet are wide apart, planted firmly. The important part of the movement is to move the shoulders towards the hips. Hands should just support the head, jerk it up. Exercise Ball Reverse Crunches
Nestle the ball either between hamstrings and calves or between knees. Move the knees towards the chest and feet slightly off the floor. Exercise Ball Torso Twist
The basic movement is a crunch with a slight twist of the torso, left, right, left… To challenge the obliques even more, simply exaggerate the twist, for example 60 degrees instead of 30 degrees. LINKS Exercise bands for abs // Exercise bands for abdominals pg2 If you liked our page on abdominal exercise ball movements & want to get our helpful info every month, subscribe to our free monthly newsletter: HEALTHY WORLD DIGEST You'll receive anywhere from 5 - 10 healthy “nuggets” of information to get you feeling & looking your best. Just fill in our brief eZine subscription form & start to take charge of your life easily, today, right now. We promise. Click 2 go from exercising with stability ball 2 Home |
