Stability Ball Exercises

Learn how to do dumbbell alternating chest flys. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The classic dumbbell fly works your chest and your inner chest muscles in particular. The one-armed alternating variation has you do one side at a time, increasing the ...more

Learn how you can do the brain crusher exercise using a stability ball with this fitness tutorial. The brain crusher exercise is a great way to train your triceps. Watch this how to video and you can get in shape with the brain crusher exercise.

If you are looking for something different for the back muscles, consider the alternating pullover exercise. The largest muscle in the back is scientifically known as the latissimus dorsi. You might see it referred to as the "lats" or "wings." The lats are used any time you pu ...more

This exercise is great for shaping and strengthening the chest muscles. The chest is scientifically named the pectoralis. This muscle is used any time you push a chair up to the table, shut a car door, or push a shopping cart. There are two muscles that make up the pectoralis. ...more

The prone hip extension exercise is used to target the gluteus muscles. It is relatively easy to perform. This exercise is sometimes called the reverse hyperextension. To begin, lie down on a stability ball. Ensure your stomach is on the ball, and then place your elbows and f ...more

Going, going… gone! Say bye-bye to a big bum with these butt busters. You will need: fewer daily calories more daily exercise some calisthenics Learn how to work out to make your butt smaller. Whenever you have a free moment ditch the couch and do a couple squats. Do lunges e ...more

Three movements on the bosu ball will challenge your balance and stability. They will also build strength in your lower body. First, warm up. Then, do a simple back squat on the bosu ball. Stand on the bosu ball with our feet in front of you, extend your arms, and squat. Do ei ...more

Learn how to do medicine ball knee tucks. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Knee tucks are more than an abs cruncher. The use of the stability ball trains your abs to have a greater degree of stability and control, while also improving your shoulder s ...more

Learn how to do one arm medicine ball push ups. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Push-ups with one hand on a medicine ball work your chest and shoulder muscles especially hard on the lowered side. The effort required to keep you from tilting is a ful ...more

Learn how to do medicine ball scoop tosses. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits A medicine ball scoop toss engages your core to stabilize against a strong throwing motion, which itself targets your shoulders. Be sure to throw from your shoulders and not ...more

Learn how to develop core strength by doing quick build back arches. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Back arches develop core strength while working your legs and shoulders. Go from a flat to a fully arched position, pressing through your legs and s ...more

In this video, John Alvino talks about his favorite lower ab exercises. The first is called the lowball pulling. You begin by putting your feet on top of a swiss ball, put your hands in push up position, have good stability and bring your knees towards your chest and then exte ...more

Don't let bikini season be the only motivation for you to work out and flaunt toned, cheese grater abs and lengthy, sculpted arms. Whether you want your midsection and arms to look good in a new cocktail dress for happy hour or you just want to feel and look more fit in genera ...more

You may not having a honking old six-foot barbell just lying there in your living room, but if you manage to get to the gym and find one of these heavy, intimidating looking rods lying around, try lifting them up for a change. Watch this video to learn the sorinex landmine ex ...more

No pain, no gain. Well, at least when it comes to toning your flab and revealing those hard six-pack abs that have been hiding under all that stuffing you got from last winter's holiday revelry. If you're really committed to losing that extra amount of chub on your belly, tak ...more

Bridging movements are some of my favorite Swiss ball exercises. They generally offer a wide progression difficulty. I've used the bent knee bridge with de-conditioned clients in their seventies and challenged young athletes with the advanced variations.

The Swiss ball brings an element of instability to basic exercises like the straight leg bridge. This stimulates and conditions your deep core muscles improving spinalstability. In addition to these small but important joint stabilizer muscles the Straight Leg Bridge also targ ...more

Brooke Burke, a leader in the exercise industry shows us how to get a fabulous butt. These exercises takes fifteen minutes or less. Use a workout ball. Do these three times a week for best results. For the first exercise, lay over the ball with your hips touching the ball with ...more

Selene Yeager goes through so classic but effective strength training exercises for cyclists. All you need is some dumbbells and a matt and you'll be on your way to reducing fatigue and increasing stability.

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to get ripped fast with the "300" Spartan body workout. This workout consists of 7 exercises. This workout will also need to be done twice for a total of 300 exercise movements. The exercises and reps for each workout are: 20 reps of c ...more

The Bosu Ball exercise trainer is a great fitness aid for core and abdominal exercises. Learn how to do a variety of Bosu Ball core exercises with tips from a professional fitness trainer in this free exercise video series. Part 1 of 12 - How to Exercise the core with a bosu b ...more

Adding a medicine ball to your regular abdominal exercise routine is a great way to improve your core muscles. Learn how to do a variety of medicine ball core exercises with tips from a fitness trainer in this free exercise video series. Part 1 of 12 - How to Exercise the core ...more

These big inflatable balls aren't gumballs on steroids—they're actually some of the most useful tools ever devised for building core strength and flexibility. You'll need to choose the right ball size for your height, and pick out the right exercises. Watch this video fitness ...more

Kathy Kaehler, a Personal Trainer, talks about how to use an exercise ball. Exercise balls are very effective because they allow you to do multiple exercises at once. Even just sitting on an exercise ball makes you use your core muscles, so you can sit on an exercise ball at y ...more

Diet Health shows viewers great exercises that will work well for the legs, thigh and specifically the inner thigh. These will require that you use an exercise ball. First, you will want to lay flat on the floor. Your back should be flat as well as your arms laying flat to you ...more

Using the correct size Swiss Ball is essential to getting the most out of exercises using the ball. Here are some suggestions on determining the correct size ball.

Get flat firm and fabulous abs with tips form the experts. In this fitness how-to video SELF Magazine shows you how to sculpt your abs with short, quick workouts. Watch and learn how to do the following exercises: the bicycle, ball crunch, captain's chair, stand up slimmer, re ...more

Strength training is the bread and butter of a good exercise routine, especially if you're an athelete. Whether your sport requires more speed (sprinting) or raw physical power (football), having strong muscles that can easily be stretched is important for keeping vital and fi ...more

You can still exercise and stay in great shape during your 40s. Get to the gym with some great work out tips and ideas for your 40s in this fitness and exercise video. To do a workout that is safe for your 40's you should choose abdominal exercises, use a physio ball, work the ...more

Maintain your balance and stability by exercising and keeping fit in your 70s. Learn exercises and get some fitness tips for your 70s in this exercise and fitness video. To exercise in your 70's you should use a core board, work on core stability, work on balance and gradually ...more

In this video, we learn how to use Pilates balls. These balls help you with your posture and also help you become stronger. This is an uneven surface that you have to keep in place, so you are using your muscles more than a hard and flat surface. One exercise you can do is to ...more

We don't usually think that you need exercise equipment in order to work out effectively. In fact, most of the time you can achieve comparable results to going to the gym simply by using your own body weight (doing push ups, for instance, or the Warrior 3 yoga pose). But ther ...more

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to burn fat with a cable workout. These exercises will require a cable machine. There are four exercises in this workout. These four exercises are: cable wood chop, reverse wood chop, one arm cable row and exercise ball cable crunches. ...more

Learn how to coach your tee ball team with the help of these awesome warm-up exercises for you to practice.

Sophie Rycott demonstrates how you can improve your balance and coordination with a balance ball. There are four exercises you can do: side tilts, opposite arm to leg lifts, spine twist, and paddling. Improve balance and coordination using a balance ball. Click through to watc ...more

Interested in softball? It takes a lot more than connecting with the ball in order to hit a fast pitched softball. Most players who are just starting softball tend to lunge at the softball with the bat. Take a look at this instructional video and learn some exercises to help b ...more

We usually categorize exercise into two categories: cardio and strength training. You'll hear fitness experts espousing that you have to combine both to effectively burn fat and build muscle. But there are several other abilities you should adapt if you want to be lean all ove ...more

This clip goes over some Reformer exercises that can help you or your clients increase your or their strength and stability, gradually working towards full push-ups. Whether you're toying with the idea of opening up your own Pilates studio or merely need some help tackling a c ...more

Learn how you can do pull-overs, sit ups and stand ups using a medicine ball with this fitness tutorial. These are great exercises for your abdominals and obliques. Watch this how to video and you will be able to get in shape with pull-overs, sit ups and stand ups with medicin ...more

Search "Pilates animation" on Wonderhowto for other more videos by this user. If you are looking a for a quick pilates reference, take a look at this pilates animation. This a quick & easy, clearly explained diagram of the pilates mat exercise: Classical Pilates for Beginners ...more

This video demonstrates how to use a few very simple tools to do a few variations on your push-ups, including how to do a medicine ball push-up. These exercises are great for stimulating muscle growth in the chest area. Before getting to the medicine ball push-up, we're shown ...more

Yoga offers great exercises that help stretch your entire body. One particular pose that is especially helpful for stretching your back is the camel pose. If it is too extreme for your back try using a medicine ball. This yoga how-to video tutorial demonstrates how to use an e ...more

Workout your entire body with pilates and some tips from the experts. Watch this fitness how-to video as SELF magazine offers pilates exercises to sculpt your body. Do pilates booty lifts, ball rolls, hip circles, side-ups, frog legs and teasers to get the pilates body.

Check out this great full body workout using a medicine ball and a partner with this fitness tutorial. Each of these exercises targets your abdominals, back and arms. This is a partner workout, just switch halfway thru and you both can get a full body workout. Watch this how t ...more

In the video, a physical trainer, namely Daryl Stain, explains Fatloss life style exercises. In the video, he explains an exercise to develop top abs with the most time-efficient body transmission exercises. For the exercise, we need a decline bench and a medicine ball. First, ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to lose belly fat with repetition for the lower abs. The first exercise you can do is a reverse curl. You will start by laying down flat on the ground with your arms next to you, and bringing your legs into the air, raising your butt in the air. ...more

The strength of your torso is helpful in many exercises. If you plan on body sculpting or weight lifting, you will need to have a stong enough upper body to support it. In this tutorial, learn how to use a tornado ball to increase your strength. When developing rotational tors ...more

The one arm dumbbell chest press is perfect for strengthening the pectoralis (chest) muscles. Most chest exercises involve compound movements, or the use of more than one joint. Invariably, the triceps and anterior deltoid are often involved in chest exercises. Start by resti ...more

Get your b-ball game on with this video on how to warm up for basketball! Learn a few great exercises to help perfect your basketball skills on the court! Begin with these warm-up drills to get your muscles warm and your skills even warmer!

Pilates is fantastic exercise. If you are a beginner, though, it can be confusing to choose the right type of class. Check out this tutorial before you head to the studio and ensure you get the most out of your exercise routine. You Will Need • Mat or reformer class preferenc ...more

Darin Stein from Fat Loss Lifestyle demonstrates how to build your pectoral muscles with exercise tips. Put two medicine balls into the butt of your palms, not your fingertips, for pushups. Lower your body for two seconds, keeping your elbows apart. Get a real nice stretch in ...more

Want to learn to juggle 4 balls? This is it... A short guide to juggling 4 balls in no time! This instructional video shows some easy-to-do exercises that will make it sooo much easier to juggle 4 balls when that time comes! There are also some easy 4 ball tricks at the end, ...more

Have you tried working out with the Superman exercise? The Superman exercise is an essential part of strength training and core stability. This fitness how-to video demonstrates how to increase body strength and flexibility with "Superman" exercises. Learn how to do this exerc ...more

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to tone their arms and legs with a 10 minute, 30 rep workout. This entire workout routine will target the arms, legs, abs/core, aerobic and balance. There are 6 exercises in this workout. The exercises are: plank rows (with weights), b ...more

There is not better way to get in shape and target trouble zones than with the help of some experts in fitness and some simple workout equipment. In this how to video tutorial SELF Magazine shows you how to tone and sculpt your body with a simple beach ball. Tone difficult are ...more

Back exercises can greatly increase the condition of your spine and posture. Learn how to do the swimmer's stretch exercise with this tutorial. The swimmer's stretch is a great back and core stability strengthening exercise. Watch this how to video and you will be able to perf ...more

The Heel Squeeze is derived from the principles of classical pilates exercises. This pilates tutorial teaches how to engage the gluteus maximus muscles without engaging the lower back muscles. We demonstrate this exercise both with and without a small ball, but the ball is def ...more

In this video, Tom tells us how to position your feet when shooting a ball. Momentum when you are shooting has to be controlled. You will have to plan how you are going to use your feet and what your lead and stop foot will be. You want to make sure the foot that is closest to ...more