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Single-Leg Stability Ball Leg Curls Lie on your back with your heels on the ball, and lift your hips toward the ceiling. Curl the ball toward your hips using one leg, then extend it back out.
Stability Ball Leg Curls. Shutterstock. Ball leg curls target the hamstrings, glutes, and lower back while challenging your stability and coordination. Using a stability ball adds an element of ...
Leg Raises with Stability Ball (3 sets of 12 reps) Ball Pikes (3 sets of 10 reps) Ball Toe Touches (3 sets of 15 reps) Directions: Perform this series in a circuit format, resting for 30 seconds ...
This image shows an abdominal exercise crunch using a stability ball. There are multiple ways to work on our abdominals but here are various abdominal exercises someone can do that are effective. One of the most popular exercise is what is known as the abdominal crunch. It activates the four abdominal muscles because it flexes the spine while ...
An exercise ball is a ball constructed of soft elastic, typically in 5 diameters of 10 cm increments, from 35 to 85 cm (14 to 33 in), and filled with air. The air pressure is changed by removing a valve stem and either filling with air or letting the ball deflate.
The leg raise is a strength training exercise which targets the iliopsoas (the anterior hip flexors). Because the abdominal muscles are used isometrically to stabilize the body during the motion, leg raises are also often used to strengthen the rectus abdominis muscle and the internal and external oblique muscles.
ShutterstockWhile many people hit the gym to sculpt their upper body (think toned arms and a trim waistline), they often overlook one crucial aspect of overall health and fitness: lower-body strength.
Leg curl machine. The leg curl is performed while lying face down on a bench, by raising a weight with the feet towards the buttocks. This is an isolation exercise for the hamstrings. [5] Equipment Dumbbell, cable machine or leg curl machine. Major variants Seated (using a leg curl machine variant); standing (one leg at a time).