Fitness Ball Exercises

When it comes to working out to improve your overall body condition using several different pieces of fitness equipment is often the only option you have. However, there is one piece of equipment that is not only cheap to buy but allows you to work every area of your body at the same time. Certainly for those who are looking to get fit in the comfort of their own carrying out daily fitness ball exercises should be considered.

Through using a fitness ball you can work on improving your body condition overall or just on particular areas such as your abs, legs or shoulders. In this article we take a look at three particular fitness ball exercises that you should try to do regularly.

Exercise 1 – Seated Wall Roll

This particular exercise works on improving the condition of your quadriceps, buttocks and hamstrings. To complete this exercise you should be stood up with your back leaning on a wall. However you need to make sure that your feet are apart so that they are in line with your hips. Now take the fitness ball and place it between the wall and your lower back then you need to start squatting so that the ball rolls along your back until you find yourself in a seated position. You will know if you are in the correct position because your knees should be at a 45 degree angle when sitting. Then slowly move back up to until you are standing once more and the ball is between your lower back and the wall.

Exercise 2 – Abdominal Roll

This particular fitness ball exercise is designed to help tone and strengthen your abdominal muscles. With this one you need to be laid flat on the floor (you can put a mat underneath you if you want) and then bend your knees. It is important that you make sure that your feet are flat on the floor as well. Now take the ball and place it on your thighs making sure that it is adjacent to your knees and then place your hands on top of it. Now you must bring your shoulder blades away from the floor so that they are lifted up and then let the ball roll until it is on top of your knees and then hold this position for a few seconds. Now slowly lower yourself back down so that you are in the position you originally started the exercise in.

Exercise 3 – Balanced Push Ups

With this particular fitness ball exercise you are going to be working on improving the strength and tone of your abdominal muscles along with your triceps and shoulders. You need to place your hands on top of the ball so that your body then creates a 45 degree angle along with the floor. Then you need to raise your feet up so you are just on your tip toes giving yourself time to become stabilized. Once you feel comfortable now you need to bend toward your elbows so that your body is lowered away from the ball and then with these kinds of fitness ball exercises you need to slow draw yourself back up so that you return to the original position you started from.