Oblique Stretching Exercise Using a Physio Ball

Series Summary

Physio balls are growing in popularity in gyms across the country and around the world. Often called Swiss balls, exercise balls, body balls, or stability balls, the physio ball is a great addition to any home gym. The ball requires more muscle movement in order to perform exercises because of the instability of the round surface of the ball. It is often used for core training, but can also be used in addition to hand weights for muscle building. It is often used in yoga or Pilates practice and can be used in physical therapy sessions to strengthen back and abdominal muscles. Physio ball exercises can also increase core body muscle mobility and flexibility.

In this series of expert exercise videos, you will observe many physio ball exercises. Watch as our expert guides you through an oblique stretching exercise in a step-by-step demonstration. Increase your range of motion using the physio ball with the three part series of expert videos. Learn valuable stretches for the physio ball including a back stretch and an abdominal stretch. See expert videos on bridging exercises, back extensions, reverse sit-ups, and sit-up variations using the physio ball. Get a full-body workout using this innovative piece of gym equipment!

Video Transcript

" Hi! I am Monica and on behalf of Expert Village I am going to show you another stretch that you can do for your core area. We are going to be looking at the sides here for your oblique muscles. What you want to do is have the ball on the floor and you are going to kind of roll out onto it on your sides, so we are going to do the left side first; how ever you are comfortable, however you feel stable, I have the knee bent here and my inner legs is out and you simply want to just lie down on the ball so you are rolling over and then bring your other hand over your head right like this. You should feel a nice stretch all in through here. You might feel a little bit of a stretch coming up the back side of your arm here, which is nice and easy. You want to hold it for about 30-60 seconds or else you can do 10 seconds, take a break, another 10 and another 10. Be sure and stretch out both sides. So you are just rolling gently over the ball like this, arm over your head."