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Summary: Achieve better ab results with a stability ball basic crunch. Learn how to do basic crunches in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
"In this exercise, we are going to be using the ball to challenge our abs. We are going to lay down on our back. Bring the ball under our feet. And from here, we are going to go ahead and do crunches. Now when you do crunches, do not forget to tuck the chin close the ribcage before you come up. You can have your hands here. Or, you can have them here. So, inhale. Tuck the chin. Exhale. Close the ribcage and come up. And, curl down. Or, from here. Inhale. Tuck the chin. Exhale. Close the ribcage and come up. A more advanced version of this particular crunch is to come off of the ball and sit on the ball as a starting position. Then go ahead and you can start with your crunches. You can start down here. And, crunch forward. You can also go ahead and come back, depending on your level of advancement, so that your ribcage actually pops over the ball, which is much harder. Take a nice inhale. Tuck the chin. Exhale. Close that ribcage and come all the way forward. Inhale. Come back. Allowing the ribcage to pop, which we rarely do in Pilates. Exhale. Close the ribcage first and come forward. An even easier way, if you are very much a beginner, is to come way down and crunch. Crunch."
eHow Article: Pilates Ball Exercise: Crunches