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Bosu balls are a great way to improve your balance and make your strength training and cardiovascular workout routines more challenging. Learn how to tone and strengthen your whole body with the bosu ball exercises in this free fitness video lesson series.
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A bosu ball is a piece of fitness equipment that helps to improve challenge and core strength. Learn more about bosu balls and how they were invented in this free health and fitness video guide.
Standing on a bosu ball can help you improve your balance and tone and strengthen your core. Learn more in this free fitness and strength training video lesson.
Doing squats on a bosu ball is a great way to tone and strengthen your lower body. Learn how to pump up your workout routine with bosu ball squats in this free fitness video lesson.
Side to side squats on a bosu ball involve stepping off to the side and doing squats with one foot on the ball and one on the ground. Learn how this simple exercise can help you tone and strengthen your legs in this free fitness video lesson.
The over-the-top step class exercise can be done on a bosu ball to add intensity to this great cardiovascular workout. Learn how to do over-the-top bosu ball exercises in this free fitness video lesson.
Moves from step classes, such as the repeater, can be done on a bosu ball to add a balance challenge to make the exercise more intense. Learn how to pump up your cardiovascular workout in this free fitness video lesson.
Doing leg abductions on a bosu ball is a challenging exercise that will help you improve your balance and build strength in your legs. Learn how to pump up your workout with bosu ball leg abductions in this free fitness video lesson.
Stepping off a bosu ball with one leg for a squat, then stepping back on for a knee lift, is an intense workout that will help you strengthen and tone your body. Learn how to do bosu ball side squats with knee lifts in this free fitness video lesson.
Hamstring curls, which can be done lying down with a bosu ball, are a great way to strengthen your hamstrings and tone your legs. Learn how to add bosu ball hamstring curls to your workout routine in this free fitness and exercise video lesson.
Forward and backward lunges done on a bosu ball can intensify your workout by adding a balance challenge. Learn how to tone and strengthen your legs with bosu ball lunges in this free exercise and fitness video lesson.
Doing plie squats on a bosu ball, and adding a push off, can help you pump up your workout routine and get lean, sexy legs! Learn how to tone and strengthen your body with bosu ball plies in this free fitness video lesson.
Adding overhead presses when doing squats on a bosu ball is a great full body workout that will help you tone and strengthen you arms, legs and core. Learn how to do this exercise in this free fitness video lesson.
Adding bicep curls to leg abductions on a bosu ball is a great compound exercise for full body workouts. Learn how to tone and strengthen your arms, legs and core in this free fitness video lesson.
Doing dead lifts on a bosu ball, with a row (reverse fly) upper body exercise, is a great compound bosu ball exercise for toning and strengthening your whole body. Learn more in this free fitness and balance training video lesson.
A compound bosu ball exercise combining an advanced lunge with a row will help you tone and strengthen your back, arms and legs. Learn how to do this great bosu ball strength workout in this free fitness video lesson.
Push ups on a bosu ball is a challenging strength training exercise that will help you tone your upper body. Learn how to add bosu ball push ups to your workout routine in this free fitness video lesson.
Plank position, popular in yoga, is a great way to tighten and strengthen core muscles. Learn how to use a bosu ball to make planks more challenging in this free fitness video lesson.
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 will show you how to do a variety of Bosu Ball exercises. This unique fitness training apparatus is similar to a balance ball but has one flat surface connected to a round globe half. Using a Bosu ball for basic exercises can help increase core muscle strength and balance. Our expert will show you how to do Bosu ball balance exercises, abduction exercises, Bosu ball lunges and squats. You will also learn how to do knee lifts, hamstring curls and push ups with your Bosu ball to increase the affect of each exercise. If you are looking to pump up your normal workout routine, let our expert show you how to incorporate Bosu ball exercises into your fitness regiment.
Alice Monsaert Alice Monsaert has worked in the fitness industry for more than 25 years. Alice is a continuing education specialist for ACE, AFAA, and AEA. She develops education courses for her staff of over 300, and trains newcomers to the fitness business through the Shapes Academy. Alice presents at national fitness conferences and is a master trainer for Gliding. Alice was honored as the Shapes corporate employee of the year in 1998 and 2000 and was chosen runner-up for the ACE fitness director of the year award in 2003 and 2004.dkdk
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