When we were younger we enjoyed nothing more than playing with a ball. Yet even as we grow older a ball can prove very effective when trying to remain fit and healthy. Today there are plenty of great fitness Exercise balls available that can make a workout for any adult more enjoyable.

But along with making exercise more fun these pieces of equipment prove extremely beneficial to one’s health. The reason for this is that using this requires you to use more of your body’s core muscles to ensure that you remain stable when using an exercise ball.
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As well as an exercise ball ensuring that you use more of the muscles in your body it helps to ensure that you use them in the correct way. If you do your exercises properly the chances of you doing injury to them is reduced.

So what sorts of exercises can one do when using any of the fitness Exercise balls available? Below we take a look at some of the ways that many use already and all within the comfort of their own homes.

Exercise 1 – Squats
To do this exercise you need to situate the ball between the lower part of your back and a wall. Now when ready you slowly bend your knees and hips until you find yourself in a seated position. Then when you have reached this position very slowly raise yourself up until you are standing once more. It is important that as you carry out this exercise 8 to 15 times you ensure that the ball remains firmly between your lower back and the wall.

Exercise 2 – Subpine Bridges
You need to sit on the ball making sure that your hand are placed firmly onto your hips. When I the right position you need to start walking forwards and as you do this the ball should out until it has got to your head and shoulders. Then you just walk back again so that you are once more in your original sitting position. Initially you should only do 8 reps of this exercise but as you feel the strength building up in your buttocks and thighs increase the number of reps you are doing until you are able to complete 15 in total.

Exercise 3 – Pushups
In order to complete this exercise the fitness Exercise balls needs to be underneath your stomach and the palms of your hand should be flat on the floor. Then you slowly start to walk out with your hands so you end up with the ball rolling backwards underneath you until it is between your hips and ankles.

Once you are in the right position now you bend your elbows and this will result in you doing a pushup. Again repeat this exercise between 8 and 10 times. As you continue to do this exercise using fitness Exercise balls you will then begin to see the strength in the upper parts of your arms improving.

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