Free Workouts for Exercise Balls

The new fad in exercise is using an exercise ball. If you go to a gym then you already know or have seen them. These exercise balls can really speed up progress in the mid section. Are you needing a little help in the mid section? I know I am. Using the exercise ball really works. You get a better workout that targets the abs in less time then doing crunches or using other ab machines.

Have you ever used an exercise ball before? If you have you know what I’m saying is true. If you lean on the ball with you back you can really feel the abs tense up just trying to stay balanced. You’re using your abs before you even do any exercising. Now lay on you back on the ball and lift you self up, then back down and up again. Make sure to keep you balance. You will be having ab pain in no time. You really start working those abs fast. You can ask any fitness trainer, good abs is the core that is needed for an overall fitness plan.

You can do all the ab exercises right on the ball. If someone tells you, you need something other then just a ball, there wrong. You can use the exercise balls to work the upper abs, the lower abs, the obliques, and all this is being worked faster then on the floor or other exercise machines.

Remember if you own your ball or use one at the gym, it is important that you keep it inflated properly. You need a good balance of air in the ball. Not under inflated or over inflated, you want a good bounce in the ball if you sitting on it. If you sit on the ball and end up on the floor, its a good indication that you need more air. If you sit on the ball and there isn’t any give to it then you might have to much air in it. You want to be able to sit comfortably and keep you balance.

When you get the ball ready with the proper amount of air in it, you want to lay on it in the crunch position. Keep you feet on the floor and put your hands behind your head. Now start doing a small crunch making sure to keep you balance, you don’t want to end up on the floor. You’ll be shocked at how fast your abs start to burn. It’s because the exercise ball is very effective in working your ab muscles. Get one for yourself if you don’t have one. It’s fun and easy to start working with. You’ll have the results you want in no time. It’s no wonder why fitness experts recommend them, get one for yourself and start having fun.

Exercise Ball VS Office Chair

Have you noticed anyone at your work using an exercise ball instead of their chair? It seems to be a popular fad sweeping the nation trading in ergonomic office chairs for bouncy little ball. This simple little ball can actually make your job a little more fun during the day while getting all your work done at the same time. There really is many different benefits you can get from switching out your chair with your exercise balls. your ball during the day can help you achieve better balance, give you a better posture, but overall just really make the job a little bit more fun bouncing up and down that ball while you’re typing away on the keyboard.

Now sitting on your exercise ball during the day will help teach you proper balance. Your body will have to constantly balance itself while you’re sitting on this unbalanced ball. Now if you think about it not only are you training your body in the proper body balance but you are also improving your posture at the same time. Because in order to have good balance your spine must be in the proper position hence good posture. Just make sure that you have the right size ball for your body. Now you ask me how can I lose calories every day by just sitting on the ball? Will the answer that is really quite simple. You could possibly lose up to 400 calories a day by sitting on your balance ball just because your body is required to use many different muscles to keep the proper posture and balance while you’re sitting on your ball.

Now here’s where the fun begins. How much fun you really have sitting in your normal chair while you’re at work? I guess you could say that you can spin around in your chair a little bit inaccurate constitute as being fun. But just think, if you were sitting on an exercise ball you could easily be bouncing up and down which by the way his burning calories, and still be able to type and do all your normal work at the same time. Now with your body having it naturally correct its position to keep the proper balance on your exercise balls, I believe that this will keep you more energized and in doing so stop the boredom from setting in which will allow you to to ultimately get more work done with the time that you have. Now if all sat in chairs for long periods of time and have noticed either your butt falls asleep or your legs start to hurt or you cramp up in some way that you have to stand up and move around or wiggle around in your chair just a little bit to get more comfy again. With the exercise ball, this will happen less because the blood circulation is constantly moving around as you said and naturally keep your balance on the ball. The best thing about sitting on your exercise ball instead of your normal office chair is just the plain fun and doing it. Not to mention quite the conversation starter with other coworkers who are having to sit in their non-fun normal chairs.

Using Your Exercise Ball

Have you been thinking summer is just around the corner and you need to get your self in to shape before that beach vacation? Do you wish that you had a hot body? What is your definition of a hot body? Is it the abs, a tan, a new bathing suit. Are you one of those people that spend the entire winter and spring months trying to get into shape to look good during the summer? Well if you want to get in that new bikini and looks set for this summer try using an exercise ball to work out those abs.

One of the biggest reasons and exercise ball can be so effective for your exercise routine is because you are the person must learn how to balance yourself on the ball. Just take a second and think about how many muscles do you think it would take for you to sit and balance yourself on the exercise ball. You’re using your legs your abs are back your butt and many other things going on just to keep your balance on that round ball. Now if you want to spice up your exercise routine grab an exercise ball, you’ll be surprised just how fun you routine can be. Now you have to be careful, you are remember sitting on a round ball and need to be careful about falling off. So take it slow at first and get used your ball before going nuts. Mastering the exercise ball will greatly improve your balance and posture at the same time keeping your exercise routine from getting boring.

A lot of people out there have an exercise ball already in their home. If you’re like me it’s not the garage collecting dust or like my neighbor sitting up in their attic. Get that ball down from the attic and test the dust off of it because you never know how much fun you can have with that simple exercise ball. Now if you don’t have a ball you can pick up exercise balls from lots of different places just make sure you get one that comes with a pump or Viacom separately because you’ll have to inflate the ball or deflate the ball to the right amount that’s good for you. Once you’ve inflated or deflated your ball to the right amount where it can bounce on the floor yet you can still sit and not all the way through to the floor you can start your easy exercise balls routines listed below.

Try starting by lying your lower back on the ball. Make sure your feet are flat on the floor and your legs are bent. Also make sure your thighs are as parallel to the floor as possible. Now if you can, try putting your hands behind your head but don’t pull up with your head just place them back there comfortably. This position should look something like a crunch or sit up position but you are laying your lower back on the exercise balls. Next, you can crunch your abs slowly, hold for a few seconds and you can then lower back down onto the ball, being careful to keep your balance. You don’t want to roll off the ball your first time. Remember that when you’re crunching you need to exhale all the air out of your abdomen and then breathe back in when you’re laying back down. This will give you the fullest effect of the crunch.

You can can do three sets of 12 or go for repetitions altogether it depends on your fitness goals and your fitness level. If keeping your balance at the beginning is too difficult you can also do your crunches by lying flat on your back on the floor and putting your feet up on the exercise ball making sure to cross your legs. Now you can perform the normal crunch without worrying about rolling off the ball.