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Medicinal Ball Exercise 2

October 3rd, 2009
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Slams

The feet are placed parallel and the knees are slightly bent.  The ball is pulled back over the head and is thrown forcefully down on the floor. The ball is taken into the hands on the rebound and the procedure is repeated continuously till the recommended number of repetitions.

Figure of Eights

The ball is held extended over your right shoulder  the ball is brought down in a chopping motion towards your left foot and the motion is repeated in the reverse direction. The knees are made sure that they are bend completely to make sure this is effective.  The procedure is repeated by returning to the starting position.

The other prominent exercise regimes making use of medicinal ball include medicainal ball lung crossovers which is a very good exercise for the groin area. Russian twists giving a proper exercise to the stomach, single leg v-ups, medicinal ball oblique which is an exercise while lying low , reverse curls making use of multiple balls one small and the other big and other exercises . One important looks out while performing this etc. One important look out while performing these exercise is that one should make sure that there is some one assisting you while taking down these exercises otherwise it could pose serious health problems.

Medicinal Ball Exercises 1

October 3rd, 2009
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Medicinal Ball exercises

Kneel to push ups

The initial position is that of the body in an upright position sitting on your knees.   The ball is held at the chest level and with the torso held erect you fall forward and chest press the medicinal ball to a wall or a friend.  Drop your hands to the floor on releasing the ball and make sure you do push up to complete the exercise. Repeat the steps.  For advanced athletes make sure the ball is thrown back at you and you get back to the initial position whole the ball is being thrown at you.  Repeat the same until the desired effects are gotten.

Single Leg Chops

The athlete stands on the the right leg and the ball is held outstretched to the right. The ball is brought down to your left foot in a chopping motion.  While performing this exercise switch the positions of the foot alternatively to get the desired exercise effect.

Exercise Ball for Stomach

October 3rd, 2009
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Exercise ball for stomach is a great way to trim your abdomen and stomach of excess fat.  Most of the time people opt for push ups and sits up to work out the muscles of the stomach and the abdomen. It is also possible to strengthen the muscles without talking push ups and sit ups if one can exercise them with exercises balls.  The three ways to strengthen muscles using exercise balls for stomach includes the Pendulum, Ball Transfer and Tuck Roll.

The pendulum is a great way to strengthen stomach using exercise ball. It also helps to work out your hips. Pendulum is done the following way. First hold the ball between the shin and the feet. The workout will be more effective if the grip on the exercise ball is lowered.

Form a “T” by extending your arms. Lift the legs to make it perpendicular on the floor.   The ball should be rotated to the right till the right foot touches the floor using your hip. The procedure is also followed for the left leg.  To complete a set do 10 swings.  The pendulum motion is a great way to work out the muscles of the stomach and the abdomen.  Regular workouts of the pendulum completing as many sets as you can provide satisfactory results.

Medicinal Ball Routines

October 3rd, 2009

Exercise ball workouts routines include

The general guidelines before one start with exercise ball workouts include

  1. Warming up:  Thorough warm up is required before one start working with exercise ball.
  2. There should be plenty of space to stretch out and a competent training guide should accompany  you to  help out the exercise regimes.
  3. Medicinal ball workouts should be completed while still fresh before one begins to workout  heavy aerobic and anaerobic training.
  4. Focus should be on the speed of the technique and one should not sacrifice the technique.
  5. Don’t choose a heavy ball which will slow down the exercise rate.
  6. Complete multiple sets of various exercises to improve the performance.
  7. Don’t extend the spine too far when throwing from behind.

Pilate Exercises.

October 3rd, 2009

Pilate exercises is usually done on a mat with hundreds of moves available to keep the body fit and toned up.  The number of exercises available is so vast to keep you occupied for a good amount of time. These exercises if performed on a daily basis can guarantee a well toned and a well fit body. Pilate equipments are of five major category and they include Pilate reformer, Pilates Cadillac, Pilates barrel, Pilate chair and the pedipull.

These additional equipments can add a whole new dimension to the exercise regime making use of Pilate exercises. Certain specialized equipments meant for Pilate exercise like the Pilate circles add a variety of exercise that are unique to the concept of Pilate  exercises.    Pilate exercises based on mat alone are a great way to shape up your body but if the chances of making use of many accessories meant for Pilate exercise are available they would be a good addition to the daily workouts.

These advanced exercises should be taken under the expert guidance of a trained professional so as not to cause any complications.  To get the maximum benefit start with simple mat exercises and further move up making use of additional equipments

Exercise Ball Videos

October 3rd, 2009

Exercise Ball Videos are a great way to start with exercise ball workouts. Give below are some videos relating to exercise ball videos. These should give you a fair idea of what it is and get you started with. remeber these videos are inspirational and it is always advised to start training under the expert guidance of a trainer.

Exercise Ball as Office Chair

October 3rd, 2009

Using exercise balls as office chairs are practised by many to improve their fitness. The actual effect or how much these balls help in the fitness of a person remains a question. The problem with making use of exercise balls as an office chair can be many. Since the exercise ball keeps wobbling, one be distracted very easily and it can cause disturbances for other making use of the same office space.     Exercise balls as office chairs have many takers. People who are in office related jobs and hardly move out of their space find it convenient to make use of it as a near perfect way to exercise. Given below are some videos which make use of exercise balls as office chairs.

Stability Ball Exercises

October 1st, 2009
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Stability Ball exercises are the same as common exercise ball exercises. The ball is made using soft elastic plastics and the diameter varies from 34 to 84 cms.   The ball is usually inflated and there is a valve which can be used to deflate it when not in use. The primary usage of these balls in the training of athletes, persons with injury, exercise for the old and young.  The ball is sometimes known as Swiss ball and other names exist for this ball.

The other names of this ball include Swedish ball, therapy ball, fitness ball etc. The ball differs considerably from the           medicinal ball in that it is larger and much lighter than the medicinal ball. The balls were first made an Italian maker named Aquilino Cosani in 1963. These balls were known as pezzi balls and could with strand punches.  The first use of these balls was for the treatment of infants.

Even yoga practitioners nowadays make use of these balls in their daily yoga routines.   The basic method on how this ball works include that the body tries to balance when using this ball thereby bringing more muscles into play increasing the workout and gaining fitness. These exercises are now incorporated by a vast majority of athletes in their exercise regimes.

Benefits of Exercise Balls

October 1st, 2009

The major benefits of using exercise ball regimes is that it helps to work out the major muscles of the body of the abdomen and the back muscles which carry much of the body weight.  The major reason why these muscles get worked out extensively is that the body tries to balances while exercising using these balls and when that happens it is the muscles of the back and the abdomen that comes into play to  balance the body .This results in greater activity for these type of muscles thereby benefiting them.

One should be careful not to over work these muscles as over working of these muscles can lead to muscle destruction or atropication.  The usage of these balls as furniture to sit is also made use of by some people as this will allow to give a balanced posture and thereby a workout.   These exercise balls have also been used at the times of child birth to ease the coming of the baby from the vagina. At such times these balls are also called as birth balls.  The rocking of body while sitting on this will definitely help the women at the times of child birth such that the contraction will be easier.

Exercise Balls

October 1st, 2009
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Exercise balls are plenty available and we have a plethora of choices in front of us.  Among these many choices how do we choose the right kind of exercise ball? Before we buy an exercise ball there are two things that should be taken into account the first and foremost is the size of the ball  this is to make sure that we are buying the exercise ball of the correct size the second thing is to take into consideration the quality of the ball we are purchasing.

The right types of balls are made using high grade plastics and are superior to ordinary plastics.  Now to the question is what should be the size of the ball that one buys.  This very much depends on ones height for people whose height fall between  4′ 11″ – 5′ 3 exercise ball of 55 cm would be ideal and for height  between  5′ 4″ – 5′ 10″ exercise ball and 5′ 11″ and up  75 cm. exercise ball would suffice.

Quality is one of the most important factors that one should look into while buying exercise balls because there is a chance of these balls bursting out at the time of exercise.  To avoid mishaps while exercising its always advised to go for superior quality balls.  Valeo brand is very respected when it comes to products related to exercise balls.