Balance Ball Exercises
Those big, colorful balls that you see at the gym can be very effective workout tools. Especially for focusing on your core strength and stability.
Core training is most effective when your body is placed in an unstable environment. Since your core muscles will reflexively adjust to maintain your balance the muscles within your core are automatically strengthened improving your balance and stability.
Balance Ball exercises can be used for strength training, flexibility training and core training. You can effectively target all of the major muscle groups. By using balance ball exercises in your fitness program you can improve performance in other sports, reduce your risk of injury, improve balance and build strength in the abdomen and lower back.
There are a number of great books and videos that can teach you more. Check them out! Your fitness program will improve with the addition of the balance ball.
