Exercise balls, sometimes called fitness balls, physioballs, Swiss balls, or posture balls, are excellent choices for home exercise equipment.

Low cost, low tech, but excellent applications for improving overall fitness, enhancing athletic performance as well as treating injuries.

Originally used in Switzerland with pediatric patients, therapeutic applications later extended to adults with orthopedic or neurological problems. The ball has incredible fitness and conditioning applications, and use is now widespread for promoting overall fitness and to enhance athletic performance. Professional athletes from baseball stars to golf greats have found that the balls help develop co-ordination and strengthen core trunk muscles which enhance their ability to throw, swing, jump, kick.

Working out on a ball requires balance. Even every breath you take slightly alters your center of gravity, so you are continuously working the deep muscles in your pelvis and spine to maintain your balance. Sitting on a ball also encourages (requires) good posture. Some people are even replacing their office chairs with exercise balls.

Exercise balls are one of the best tools to use when toning your abdomen. A typical exercise is doing crunches with your back balanced on the ball, or leg lifts with the ball squeezed between the ankles.

Classification:

Strength, Balance, Flexibility

Body Areas Utilized:

Key area is strengthening core muscles in the trunk (the stabilizers)

Other muscles utilized vary with the particular way you utilize the ball.

Points to consider:

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