Yoga Ball Sit Ups
Sit on a properly inflated stability ball one that compresses approximately 6 under your body weight with your feet flat on the floor.
Yoga ball sit ups. Carole childers has been a physical fitness trainer for more than 23 years. How to do crunches on an exercise ball. Body weight exercise ball muscles targeted. For sit ups and other abdominal exercises an exercise ball creates instability by forcing your limbs outside the range of your base of support.
Sit ups on ball exercise information. Know your way around an exercise ball before getting started. This low intensity strength training exercise uses your body s weight and your balance to work on your core muscles. Isolation average number of sets.
This can potentially lead to neck and low back pain due to poor posture and lack of back support as well as wrist or shoulder pain due to the lack of arm rests. 2 3 with 10 15 reps each variations. While you may be mindful enough to keep your core engaged and sit with proper posture on the ball most individuals inevitably start to slouch over time chan says. Learn how to train and exercise with a stability ball in this free video on fitness and health.
Part of the series. Abs hips neck lower back mechanics. Slowly lean backwards while walking yourself out along the ball until your shoulders back and tailbone make contact on the ball. Sit ups done on a ball are something halfway between a crunch and a sit up because it s difficult to find a position on the ball that allows the torso to come up to perpendicular or sitting position.