How to Do the Ball Rotation Core Exercise

Your core muscles are the most important muscles in your body. These muscles help keep your back straight and make your overall body look better. When those muscles aren’t worked properly, your posture suffers, as do the other muscles in your body. To make your posture better and to make your stomach look flatter and more toned, you need to work those core muscles. One of the best ways to do this is through the ball rotation core exercises.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Large exercise ball

1. Sit down on the exercise ball and lean back until your back is resting flat on top of the ball. Your legs should stay out in front with a bend in the knees, and your feet touching the floor for additional support.
2. Raise your hands above your head with the fingers pointing towards the sky. Keep your eyes lifted towards your hands to see where your arms are moving.
3. Tighten your stomach muscles as you slowly rotate your body to the right, moving your arms and the rest of your body in that direction. You should feel a pull in the sides of your stomach muscles.
4. Return to center for a second and move your arms and body to the left. Once again you should feel your stomach muscles pulling in that direction.
5. Repeat for a total of 10 to 15 times on each side.

Tips & Warnings

• To increase the effects of the movement, hold your position for 5 seconds before moving to the other side. This causes your muscles to work more.
• Don’t pull too hard to either side, but keep your hands and arms lifted off the ground. Pulling or pushing your body too hard can result in muscle strain.