Abdominal training. Doing crunches, twists and other traditional exercises on the ball adds difficulty to the movement by recruiting more muscles.
Weight training. Use the stability ball as your new ‘weight bench’ to add difficulty to the movements and incorporate the muscles of your legs, butt and abs.
Ball Squat – Prop the ball against a wall and position it behind your lower-mid back. Walk the feet out a bit so that you’re leaning against the ball, feet about hip-distance apart. Bend the knees and lower into a squat, going as low as you can (no lower than 90 degrees) and keeping the knees behind the toes. Push through the heels to come back up and repeat for 15 reps.
