The Swiss ball is an excellent piece of exercise equipment that can be used by everyone no matter your fitness level. The swiss ball works every major muscle group in the body. It also adds the dimension of core strength to your training.
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Ab Exercises Swiss Ball is a great way to change up your training program to get the results showing again, using the swiss ball to do ab workouts you will be challanging your whole core and you will be using your stabilizer muscles.
Roll Away- Kneel on the floor with your hands on the ball in front with your elbows straight
- Concentrate on keeping a straight line through your torso throughout the exercise
- Roll the ball away from you, moving from resting on your hands to your forearms
- Hold for 5 seconds, maintaining your straight back - don't let the back arch downwards
- Do 10-15 Reps
- Kneel on your left knee, with the right foot on the floor ito the side with the knee straight
- Lean the left hip against the ball ans start with your upper body curled around the ball
- To perform the exercise, lift your left side off the ball, bendingat the waist, towards your right side
- Do 10-15 Reps
- Lay with your stomach and chest in contact with the ball, with the toes on the floor
- Raise your chest up off the ball
- Slowly lower back down to the starting position
- Do 10-15 Reps
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- Kneel on your hands and knees, resting your shins and ankles on the ball
- Push the ball back to lift and straighten your knees
- Your body should now be in a straight line from shoulders to feet
- Slowly reverse the movement to bring the ball back in and your knees directly under your hips
- Keep your back flat and the stomach pulled in throughout
- Do 10-15 Reps