Exercise Ball Exercises : Effective For A Flat Stomach

Exercise ball exercises are a great way to tone your abs. It not only strengthens the abdominal and lower back muscles, which helps you to flatten your belly, but it also improves the balance and flexibility of the body.

Exercise ball is often referred to as Swiss ball. Other names for exercise ball are stability ball, balance ball, yoga ball, Swedish ball etc.


Benefits Of Exercise Ball Exercises

Exercise ball exercises helps you to increase the muscle activity, this is because it stabilizes the body to balance on the Swiss ball, and also due to you being elevated from the floor.This leads to more efficient workout for the core region.

A study shows that the muscle activity is significantly higher for exercise ball exercises when compared with floor crunches.

Swiss ball not only gives you the element of fun and excitement as you get accustomed to it, but it is also inexpensive, when compared with other exercise equipments.

Some Exercise Ball Exercise Are.....

Abdominal Crunches Using Swiss Ball

Note- consult your physician before performing these exercises

Be sure to check your weight chart before selecting a Swiss ball.

1. Sit on the Swiss ball, with feet spread wide.
2. Bend your knees and move your feet forward slowly.
3. Lower your hips towards the floor.
4. With a upright position, lean back slightly with the lower back comfortably pressed against the ball.
5. Put your hands behind the head.
6. Tighten your abs as you curl your body forward, and hold it for two seconds. Make sure to maintain your balance on the ball as you curl your body forward.
7. Exhale as you curl and inhale as you return back
8. Do 15-reps

Swiss Ball Exercises - For Lower Abs (reverse ab crunches)

1. Lie on your back pressed into the floor, with your hands on the side and palms down.
2. Raise your hips towards your chest, contracting your lower abs and lift the ball by curling your tailbone up.
3. Exhale when you lift the Swiss ball and inhale when you lower your hips slowly to the starting position.

Make sure to focus on your lower abs, and do the exercise with a slow movement.

Exercise Ball Exercises - Reduce Love Handles (obliques)

1. Put your one side against the exercise ball and bend your bottom knee for support.
2. Put your hand behind the head.
3. Lift your torso off the ball (bending it towards the hip).
4. Hold it for two seconds.
5. Exhale as you lift and inhale as you lower your torso.
6. Do 10-reps and then switch sides.

Exercise Ball Exercises - Knee Rolls For Obliques

1. Lie down on your back with your arms straight out to the sides and with palms down.
2. Put your knees over the ball and roll it towards the right side.
3. Roll down as far as you can and then return to the starting position.
4. Pause for a moment and then roll down towards the left side.
5. Inhale when you roll the Swiss ball downwards and exhale when you move upwards.

If you follow the exercise ball exercises along with your ab workout routine, and have a balanced diet, it will definitely help you tone your core area with much greater results.

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