Focus on your CORE
Using a fitness ball is a great way to build and improve your core strength and balance. You don’t have to use ball just for abs workout but you can use it for any exercise just like a bench. By balancing on the ball you’ll use much more core muscles and your waistline will get smaller. Use a ball and get stronger, leaner and improve your balance.
Just bouncing on the ball helps build core strength and elevate core temperature = lose belly body fat.
(by Marcela Vanharova)
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HI THERE
ADVICE PLEASE. FRACTURED A BONE IN MY FOOT AND IN A CAST.
DRIVING ME MAD AS UNABLE TO SWIM AND WALK AS I NORMALLY DO. WOULD JUST BOUNCING ON THE BALL FOR HALF AN HOUR A DAY BE BENEFICIAL - CARDIO VASCULAR WISE AND OTHER.
THANKS ELEANOR
Comment left on March 17, 2006 @ 3:49 am
Hello ELEANOR,
Thank you for your question. By bouncing on the ball you’ll not burn as many calories as you normally do by walking or swimming. But it’ll be beneficial for your! Exercising by sitting on the ball will help you to stay in shape so it’ll be easier to resume your normal workout. Try to be creative with your workout. Here are some more exercises besides bouncing:
1. Push ups with legs on the ball
2. Curl ups. Your body is on the floor, your calves on the ball.
3. If you have a dumbbells you can have a great upper body workout. Sit on the ball when lifting dumbbells and you’ll use much more your core muscles. Do: Biceps curl, Lateral raise, Overhead triceps extension, Overhead press, Bend body side to side holding dumbbells on your sides.
Don’t forget to stretch and have fun.
I wish you very fast recovery.
Marcela
Comment left on March 17, 2006 @ 6:30 pm