Anyone use balance balls to workout?

[Rubycon]

What a way to work out!

 

[spidey07]

must......resist................posting..

 

[PrinceofWands]

Swedish ball is awesome complimentary to a good resistance and cardio program.

 

[xtknight]

Heh...those are fun sometimes.

 

[Patt]

My wife is going to use one getting ready to give birth in 3 weeks ... does that count?

 

[krunchykrome]

I really wanna say something......

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
What a way to work out!

I use one as my chair. Helps with posture and blood flow to lower back. I'm sitting on it now.

 

[Lola]

do you do situps on them or what? i start my session with a personal trainer on friday and i have always wanted to try one!

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
do you do situps on them or what? i start my session with a personal trainer on friday and i have always wanted to try one!

They're useful just for sitting and stretching. Workouts often include wall squats, oblique curls, crunches, lifting dumbellls, balance, etc.

 

[Xyclone]

My PT showed me how to do squats with a ball against the wall (swedish ball that is ), but then I was fvck it I'll freestyle it, it's harder to keep form while freestyling it = more work output by me.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
do you do situps on them or what? i start my session with a personal trainer on friday and i have always wanted to try one!

Push ups are best. One has to use common sense and imagination. Of course there's an unusual element of movement present at sea which always makes things interesting. Avoiding stairs and even corners is highly recommended!

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[Xyclone]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
do you do situps on them or what? i start my session with a personal trainer on friday and i have always wanted to try one!

Push ups are best. One has to use common sense and imagination. Of course there's an unusual element of movement present at sea which always makes things interesting. Avoiding stairs and even corners is highly recommended!

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Woah, that seems fun. I sometimes do it with my feet on a stepup mat, but I'll try it with the ball tomorrow (chest/triceps). I do push-ups during warmup and to burn out after I'm done.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: DAGTA

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
What a way to work out!

I use one as my chair. Helps with posture and blood flow to lower back. I'm sitting on it now.

My daughters an athletic trainer and she also uses one for her office chair.

 

[Blazin Trav]

Yeah. Ball crunches is what I do.

:laugh:

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: spidey07
must......resist................posting..

 

[Tylanner]

****** im trying to bulk not tone

I'd imagine they are good for that but not for me!

 

[WiseOldDude]

Originally posted by: DAGTA

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
What a way to work out!

I use one as my chair. Helps with posture and blood flow to lower back. I'm sitting on it now.

Same here, used it as my desk chair for a while and it has strengthened my back which has eliminated back pain I would have from time to time.