Side Raise Balance Ball Exercises

Video Transcript

"In this clip we're going to be doing side raises on the balance trainer. Okay, you're going to start down on the floor by your balance trainer. Come over up on your side and then sort of cup your hand around the balance trainer to get nice support for your shoulders and your forearms. Bend your leg which is closest to the mat. Extend the opposite leg with the foot flexed, shoulders relaxed, you want to have your side nice and opened. Place your hand on the balance trainer; you're going to lift to the side. You're going to be feeling this in your hip flexors, your hip abductors, and you might feel a little bit of a challenge in here in your abdominals, in your back, because you're trying to stabilize the body. Now if you want to make it a little more challenging, you can always extend this leg straighter and stack the legs on the side, and raise. You just want to make sure that you stay on the angle with your body, shoulders facing up towards the ceiling. Another option when you're raising or lowering, you can alternate, you can have the foot flexed, with one lift have it pointed. Whew, you can really feel the burn that way. It's just another way to challenge your body so it doesn't get bored doing the same exercises."