Insider's Guide to Stability Balls

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Fat-Blasting Stability Ball Cardio

Burn an extra 100 calories by adding one minute of the following cardio bursts on the ball between each set of strength moves.

Ball Jog

Sit tall on the ball with abs engaged. Lift your knees up and down as high as possible while bouncing in place on ball.

Step-Touch

Sit tall on the ball, feet together. Step right foot out to the right, then step left foot to meet the right, lifting butt slightly to roll the ball with you. Repeat, stepping in opposite direction; continue, alternating sides.

Ski Step

Sit tall on the ball, feet together. Lift both feet, swinging legs to the right and arms to the left, as if planting ski poles. Repeat in opposite direction.

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dbbdzzydb wrote:

my? ifi'm doing resistance weights for biceps and triceps is it possible to gain musle weight?????dbbdzzydb@aol.com

3/12/2010 07:48:40 AM Report Abuse

wschultz208 wrote:

don't you have any exercises for people with back and neck injuries......I can't do hardly any of these

3/10/2010 12:55:04 PM Report Abuse

kolivecrona wrote:

@ tweetylc13 - i think you are meant to rest your non moving legs ankle on top of your moving legs knee(lower thigh), that way you are balancing with one leg and it makes you have to engage your core more. Hope that made sense.

3/10/2010 12:48:05 PM Report Abuse

tweetylc13 wrote:

How can you do it with just one leg for the challenge? Where do you place non-moving leg?

3/10/2010 11:47:15 AM Report Abuse