{"id":10132,"date":"2024-08-05T15:39:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T14:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mensfitness.co.uk\/?p=10132"},"modified":"2024-08-05T15:39:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T14:39:49","slug":"exercise-ball-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mensfitness.co.uk\/workouts\/exercise-ball-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"The best exercise ball exercises to improve core stability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These exercise ball exercises are particularly beneficial for your core, while strengthening all-important stabiliser muscles to prevent injury.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite their simplicity, exercise balls<\/a> can be a genuinely useful training tool, and are enjoying a deserved fitness renaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the late 1990s to early 2000s, leisure centres and exercise videos across the world were invaded by these large, bouncy balls. Initially used by physiotherapists for rehabilitation, they quickly became mainstream. Why? Because exercise balls are an excellent tool for developing functional, \u2018real-world\u2019 strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a machine and even many free weight exercises, you can only move in one direction and therefore only recruit the main muscle groups. Exercise ball exercises, however, enable you to work the prime movers, plus all the stabilizer muscles that support the movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is that important? Your body only uses what it needs to when exercising. Training mainly on machines may increase your muscle mass or strength, but it will be to the detriment of your stabilizers \u2013 ultimately making you weaker on free weight exercises. It\u2019s like putting a bigger engine in your car but not upgrading your brakes or suspension. When required to go faster or lift heavier, the brakes and suspension could be out of balance and cause a crash or an injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I’ve devised the following exercise ball exercises to help you work key muscles, as well as all the smaller stabilizer muscles surrounding them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why you can trust the exercises in Men’s Fitness<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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At Men\u2019s Fitness we pride ourselves on delivering information that serves a singular purpose: to improve some aspect of your health, fitness or wellbeing. For over 16 years, we\u2019ve been publishing authoritative health and fitness content \u2013 written by our expert editors and contributors. Each of our workouts has been created and tested by either a highly experienced editor or expert contributor. This workout was devised by PT and strength coach Nolan Sunnassee (evo-fit.co.uk<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

These are the best exercise ball exercises<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Exercise ball crunch<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Exercise ball crunch twist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Exercise ball decline plank<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Exercise ball jack-knife <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Exercise ball jack-knife twist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Exercise ball pike<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Exercise ball plank<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Exercise ball roll-out<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Exercise ball V-up<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Exercise ball push-up<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Exercise ball oblique crunch<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Exercise ball glute bridge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Exercise ball hamstring curl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Exercise ball cossack squat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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