Hey all you fabulous people!
A little something that you don't know about me: I can't walk straight, even when sober. The path I choose to walk always seems to be a little off. So the thought of the exercise ball completely terrfied me. I could just imagine myself falling off the ball and embarassing myself infront of everyone at the gym. To avoid it, I would do all different types of ab workouts either on the mat or the bench.
However, the other day, a friend convinced me to give the exercise ball a shot. My nerves were racing, but lucky me, the ball was in the corner where I would not attract too much attention to myself. Concentration, determination, and with my goal set in mind, I gave it a try. To my surprise, I actually really enjoyed myself.
The ball allows you to concentrate in two areas: the abs and back. It gives you that stability strength and enables a great core workout. The secret to keeping your butt on the ball and not toppling over is to sit on the ball 1/4 way in and have the distance between legs be about 6 to 8 inches apart. Slowly lower yourself so that your body is lying straight and feel the stretch and then come back up to almost sitting position. Do about 3 sets of 20-25 reps. I have found a new love for the exercise ball and hope you do as well! Let the power of the ball tone your abs and be one step closer to that fabulous body!
Good luck and till next time,
Ree
Just Breathe
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I totally agree. I love the ball. I just started getting back to the gym as a new years resolution and WOW do my abs hurt from all those ball exercises!
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The ball is a good ab exercise. There are so many great ab exercises, but so many bad ones too. Make sure you feel the burn in your abs and not your back or legs.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on getting my six-pack back too =)
i used to be scared of the ball too! but it is a great addition to an ab work out (as you can see by my 6 pack hahaha. its also great to stretch your back on. all you do is roll the ball back until ur hands palm the floor behind your head...it feels great after all those crunches!
ReplyDeleteI've never tried the ball, but it does sound like an activity I would be willing to try (at least once) in order to tone my abs.
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