Video: Side Plank Balance Ball Exercises

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Side planks on a balance ball are great for strengthening core and back muscles. Learn how to do balance ball side planks with tips from a fitness instructor in this free balance exercise video.

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In our next clip we are going to do a side plank on the balance trainer. Come down slowly to your floor or at your area. Make sure you have plenty of space. Now you can take both legs and stack them on top of the trainer, now you will have the arm to the side and you are going to elevate the body. You can add an arm raise or you can just keep it nice and stable. You can even add an opener and come down. You can take the legs and kind of stagger them. You can also come back to the base position where you are just lightly applying pressure to the ground to keep the balance. Find the proper position for your feet, you can keep them together or you can stagger. I like to stagger. Start off on your forearm or your elbow and push up to a plank position and then if you want to add the arms you can also add an opener and you can rotate in and twist and open rotate that torso and open. Try and keep the shoulders and the neck relaxed. Remember you can always go back to your basic move just holding your body in the plank position lightly touching the ground to help keep your balance and stability.

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Side Plank Balance Ball Exercises

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