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Better Exercising
The Swiss Ball Makes Exercise Fun and Effective!
If you haven't experienced a workout using a Swiss ball,
another name for a fitness ball, you don't know what
you're missing.
There's a reason it has become so popular and it's not
just a fad. The Swiss ball has been used for many years
in physical therapy. It's actually recommended by many
physical therapists as a way to help you relieve back
pain.
The effectiveness of the Swiss ball is due to the fact
that it's round. That creates in-stability which in
turns causes your body's core muscles to come into play.
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Listen, when you do a crunch on the floor, basically
your upper abs muscles are working. When you do it on
the Swiss ball, your core muscles; which consist of all
the muscles in your abs area, muscles in your back, your
pelvic area and hips are working to help keep you on the
ball.
You just did your crunch but since more muscles were
brought into play, you actually increased the value of
your exercise. The result is you can actually do fewer
repetitions and get more benefit.
That's just the beginning. There are so many exercises
you can do on the Swiss ball that you'll never get
bored.
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Try some pushups, not only with your feet on the ball
and your arms on the floor, but with your feet on the
floor and your hands on the ball. Spreading your feet
apart gives you more stability and bringing them closer
together makes the exercise tougher.
Do a few pushups with your feet close together and your
hands on the ball and you won't believe the effect! Your
arms will scream for mercy!
You can also do some dumbbell training on the Swiss ball
and, once again, since you are bringing those core
muscles into play, you get a good body core workout as
well.
It takes a little while to get used to the ball. You
should begin by sitting on it and just getting a feel
for it. Roll it back and forth. Side to side.
It's not a bad idea to have someone with you when you
first start working out on the ball to help you stay on.
And definitely don't begin using weights of any size
until you are comfortable and have been exercising on
the ball for some time.
I urge you to try including the Swiss ball into your
exercise routine. You will see and feel a difference!
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