Squat Balance Ball Exercises

Series Summary

Many people want to lose weight, and despite claims for quick fat burning pills and powders, the best way to lose weight is still through proper diet and exercise. Exercise does more than just maintain physical fitness though. Working out can also help build healthy bone density, muscle strength, and joint mobility. It can also reduce your general health risks, boost the immune system, and help with depression and insomnia. Whether your reason for exercising is to lose weight, or improve muscle mass, working out is always a good idea to help promote the health of your body and mind.

In this free video series, our expert fitness instructor will teach you how to do a variety of advanced balance ball exercises. Balance exercises are great way to add an extra challenge to your normal exercise routine, whether you are doing cardio or weight training. Learn how to do squats, lunges and crunches with the balance ball, as well as oblique bicycles, side planks and the bridge pose. You will also get tips on how to do push ups, side cross bounce exercises and bicep curls all with the balance ball trainer. If you want to add a challenge to your work out, let our expert teach you everything you need to know about balance ball exercises.

Video Transcript

"In our first clip we are going to be doing squats on the balance trainer. You want to put your balance trainer firmly on the ground, make sure it is nice and flat on a level surface. Now, step up on to your balance trainer, you may need to hold onto something for support. You can use a wall or like me I'm going to use my exercise bench. Step up on the balance trainer, have your feet a little further than shoulder width apart, I like to have my toes pointing out for beginners. Now, what you are going to do is get into a squat position you're going to sit back into your chair, your arms are going to go forward as long as it takes you a couple of times to get your balance. Your body should be in an upright position, shoulders back, and head up. You're going to be feeling this in through your quads, your glutes, your hamstrings and your calf?s. Another way to add a challenge to this exercise is to add a medicine ball or some free weights. Now some people find that this exercise is a little bit challenging doing it from the middle of the floor so you can hold on lightly to something on the side, just to help you gather your balance a little bit more. The same thing follows with these squats make sure the knees don't go over the toes and be sure to exhale down and inhale up. Now the depth of the squat depends on your fitness level. When you go down on your squat, sit down, arms come forward to help you balance nice and slow and controlled."