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Super fun balance ball designed for super stretches and balancing is the perfect addition to every fitness routine. The air pressure is changed by removing a valve stem and either filling with air or letting the ball deflate. This ball can be used to strengthen the core by using it as a chair or incorporating more physical exercises.

Stability ball hamstring curl

Benefits: Strengthen your hamstrings and glutes with this seemingly simple move, while also engaging your core.

  • With your back flat on the floor with the back of your calves on top of a stability ball and your legs straight.
  • Brace your core and squeeze your glutes to raise your hips off of the floor so that your body forms a straight line from shoulders to heels. This is your starting position.
  • Drag your heels to roll the ball as close to your butt as possible or until your knees form 90-degree angles.
  • Pause, then slowly straighten your legs as you roll your feet away from your glutes, returning to the starting position.

Stability ball wall squat

Benefits: Strengthen your glutes, hamstrings, and quads while building stability through your hips and core. Perform back-to-back reps, or hold each rep as long as possible.

  • Stand with your feet hip-width apart and a stability ball between the middle of your back and a wall. Your feet should be slightly in front of your body. This is your starting position.
  • Bend your knees to roll your body down the ball until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Your knees should be in line with your middle toes
  • Pause, then press through your heels to return to starting position and repeat.
  • Make this move harder by holding a weights in each hand.
stability ball exercises wall squats - Dark Iron Fitness

Stability decline push-up

Benefits: This advanced bodyweight move is a version of a decline push-up that challenges your core just as much as your arms.

  • Get in a high-plank position with your hands directly underneath your shoulders and your toes on top of a stability ball. Brace your core and squeeze your glutes to keep your body in one straight line from head to toe for the entire move.
  • Bend your elbows to lower your chest toward the ground, keeping your elbows tucked close to your body. They should form a 45 degree angle to your torso when viewed from above.
  • Press your arms straight to return to the plank position and repeat.
Stability Ball Workout: Exercises for Core, Lower Body, and More

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