How to Use an Exercise Ball : Strengthening Your Abs Using an Exercise Ball
Learn how to flatten your belly and strengthen your abs in thisfree how-to video on exercise ball fitness and workouts. Burn fat and build muscle at home! Expert: Jamie Smithers Bio: Jamie Smithers has been a fitness model for over two years, working for Nike, VPX’s Redline, and being featured in Oxygen Magazine. Filmmaker: Bob Hunt
Anti Burst Slow Leak Deluxe Yoga Balls 85cm Silver
Anti Burst Slow Leak Deluxe Yoga Balls 85cm Silver
The 85 cm Ball is approximately 28 inches in diameter. It is recommended for petites. With its special outer coating, the Anti-Burst Slow Leak Yoga Ball can support up to 600 lbs of pressure. Made from extra durable vinyl, this yoga ball is latex free and perfect for Yoga, Pilates, and fusion exercise programs to strengthen and firm abs, back and buttocks.
Bell Fitness Ergo Body Ball Kit
Bell Fitness Ergo Body Ball Kit
Bell Fitness Ergo Body Ball has a unique shape – it limits the ball to roll forward or backwards only, which aids with control and balance. Includes a specially designed Workout DVD led my Mindy Mylrea, World Aerobics Champion – perfect for all fitness levels.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Great ball
My husband bought this ball for me as a mothers day present when I was 6 months pregnant. It was the only thing I could sit on comfortably with my off balanced condition. The oval shape is perfect for sitting on and bouncing. After baby was born it was even better than a rocking chair for putting the little one to sleep he loves it and it was also a great workout tool for getting back that pre-pregnancy figure. My only complaint is that the hand air pump is a little difficult to use and it takes a while to get it aired up your hand will get tired and you will need to take a break from pumping.
5 Stars great type of ball work out
I bought this idem as a gift for my daughter and it has been great. I find with the way that the Ergo body ball is shaped like a capsule instead of a ball you have more stabity and still use the core muscle group. I would recomend this for anyone out there that had tried a ball workout and found the instabity of the ball too much.
4 Stars A Good Multitasking Tool for the Home Gym
I gave up on going to gyms a few years ago in favor of a minimal basement setup of a few weights, a few dvds and a couple of mats. This way, working out can be fit in to the daily routine without driving out of the way and burning up a couple hours mainly because they are charging me $75 a month. I also didn’t want to waste a couple thousand on unused equipment that takes over an entire room. What the ergo ball adds to my modest gym is the ability to do most stability/swiss/core workout ball exercises while its additional length allows me to use it like a weight bench for doing chest flys and dumbbell flys. Not that these couldn’t be done on a swiss ball but the ergo ball is more stable than the swiss ball and therefore may be preferable for somebody less certain of their balance. A 30 minute CD of exercises is also included that shows typical exercises being performed on the ergo ball as well as the standard swiss/stability ball. For me, it is easier to use than a standard swiss ball, easier to hide in the closet and much easier to justify buying than a weight bench. The downside is that as far as I know, it only comes in one size and the current size may be a bit difficult for someone over 6′ to use for bench-type exercises.
2 Swiss Ball Crunch
Crunches on the Swiss ball offer several advantages over more conventional methods and machines. Using the ball facilitates full flexion and extension of your spine thereby training your abdominals through a full range of motion. Crunches on the ball also promote balance and stability stimulating your deeper core muscles in addition to the prominent rectus abdominus or ‘six-pack’ muscle. When done correctly the Swiss Ball crunch is super effective.
