PT Tip: Stability Ball Add the stability ball to client fitness programs to shake things up and strengthen the core and joints while improving proprioception. Place the stability ball up against the wall. Have your client place her back against the ball and perform ball squats. Increase the challenge of the ball squat by adding free weights. Increase caloric expenditure by adding overhead presses or biceps curls. With the ball resting on her shins, arms shoulder width apart, and palms on the ground have your client perform push-ups. This is a two-fold exercise because it strengthens the chest and core. Be sure to have your client contract her abdominal muscles to protect her back. Use the ball instead of the bench to perform free weight exercises and to add an element of instability. Rest the shoulder blades on the ball with the hips lifted, and perform chest presses. Use only one arm at a time to perform isolateral training of the chest. From a standing position, have your client place one shin on the ball and step the other leg out wide in front to perform split-leg squats
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:57:58 +0000
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