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Exercise ball suggestions

AdorablePanda
AdorablePanda Posts: 125 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everybody,

Yesterday I purchased a 65 cm inflatable exercise ball. Other than doing sit ups on it...what other exercises can I do?
Does anybody know of any good websites, that may have directions?
Thanks!!!!

:flowerforyou:

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  • ckncj
    ckncj Posts: 183 Member
    You can do Plank Rolls - or even just hold plank position for 10 seconds, rest 5, etc...

    You can also lay flat on your back, put the ball in between your feet and lift up (a reverse crunch). Works your outer thighs and lower abdomen.

    Good luck!
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    I use mine to do hyperextensions sometimes.

    Some people use them with free weights, in place of a bench.
  • SmashleeWpg
    SmashleeWpg Posts: 567 Member
    Check out women'shealthmag.com - they have tons of printable workouts for stability balls, cardio, free weights, stretching... great resource if you're stumped for moves! :)
  • sue26
    sue26 Posts: 412
    Yep - I use them for free weights whilst I watch Jeopardy. Thats how I bribe myself to do weights lol:blushing:
  • dcmat
    dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
    There are loads of ideas on YouTube
  • AdorablePanda
    AdorablePanda Posts: 125 Member
    WOW GUYS! :-D thanks I will look into those...hmmm using it as a bench substitute...I can totally see how that would help work on stabilizing muscles.....now I can't wait to get home. :-D
  • peteyTwang
    peteyTwang Posts: 250
    CORE PERFORMANCE has some really good Stability Ball routines (in books, videos and online)

    http://www.coreperformance.com/knowledge/movements/rotational-crunch-stability-ball.html
  • olyrose
    olyrose Posts: 569 Member
    I love the stability ball! This is the website I got a bunch of moves from. If you click on the person to the right you can get suggestions for the different body parts. I just copied all the ones I like into a word document and printed it out for the gym. So useful!
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