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Increase balance and core strength with Pilates ball exercises. Learn how to use a stability ball in your Pilates workout with this free exercise video series.
There are 16 videos in this series:
The stability ball, or exercise ball, challenges core muscles for a more muscle tone. Learn the benefits of using the stability ball with Pilates routines in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
When doing Pilates ball exercises, remember to keep your balance. Learn how to warm up for your workout routine in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
By balancing with one leg, you are exercising your core, legs, and arm muscles. Learn how to do balancing exercises with a stability ball in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
Increase the difficulty of push ups with stability balls. Learn how to do a push up on an exercise ball in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
The basic squat strengthens and firms your glute muscles. Learn how to do heel squats with a stability ball in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
Keeping your knees over your toes, learn how to do lateral squat exercises with a stability ball in this free fitness video about Pilates ball workouts.
Work your abs, hip flexers, quads, and shoulders with this Pilates exercise. Learn how to use a stability ball for bent knee leg extensions in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
Work the arms, abs, and front of the legs with a stability ball. Learn how to do the kneed tuck exercise in this free fitness video about Pilates ball workouts.
With a stability ball, increase toning in your glutes, legs, and abs. Learn how to do supine bridges in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
Workout your hamstrings with this supine foot exercise. Learn how to do supine foot exercises with a stability ball in this free fitness video about Pilates ball workouts.
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.
Spice up your ab workout with reverse stability ball crunches. Learn how to do reverse crunches in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
Bringing the stability ball between your ankles, learn how to do side leg lifts in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
Leaning on a stability ball, work your abs and obliques. Learn how to do lateral crunches in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
Spine extensions separate your scapula to release muscles in your back. Learn how to do spine extensions with stability balls in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
Stretch your back muscles with the cat and cow pose. Learn how to do these poses on a stability ball in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts.
Pilates is an exercise system developed by a German man named Joseph Pilates. It was designed to strengthen the body core (which consists of the abdominal muscles, the lower back muscles, hip flexors, and gluteus muscles) in order to prevent back pain, and help with spine alignment and breathing control. Pilates exercises can be done almost anywhere and can be learned quite easily. In this free video series, learn how to combine your Pilates exercises with a stability ball. With exercise balls, you improve your core muscles, balance, and tone many hard to target muscles. Our expert, Jeri Ryan, shows you all kinds of exercise that will work your abs, glutes, arms, legs, and more! Learn how to warm up with a Pilates exercise ball. Also, Jeri shows you simple to hard exercises for the beginner or advanced exerciser. So, what are you waiting for? Learn more about how to exercise with a Pilates ball today!
Jeri Ryan Jeri Ryan is the owner of Pilates Pure N Simple. She has been teaching Pilates since 2000. Jeri was certified as a Pilates instructor through Core Conditioning Physical Therapy in Studio City, California. She was trained by physical therapists to use Pilates in order to rehabilitate injured clients as well as ballet dancers. Pilates increases flexibility, strengthens the core and lengthens the muscles. Jeri's certification program was over 450 hours of education. She is also nationally certified by the Pilates Method Alliance. Jeri is an AFAA certified personal trainer and holds a doctorate in the field of psychology.dkdk
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