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If you are looking to strengthen and tone your body overall then carrying out the right kinds of stability ball workouts can help you to achieve your goals. But as well as using this piece of fitness equipment to help improve your body’s muscles including the core ones it can help improve your coordination and balance as well.

When first trying out the types of exercises we discuss below when doing some stability ball workouts you should use a wall or something else stable as you learn the movements. This will help you to gain confidence in your own abilities and will ensure that you focus completely on doing the exercises properly. Also it is important that each exercise you do as part of your workouts with a stability ball should be performed 1 to 3 times and each set made up of 10 to 15 repetitions of the same exercise.

So what kinds of exercises can one do when using a stability ball? Below we take a look at a couple you may find helpful.

1. Ball Twist – Place yourself in the pushup position making sure that your feet are placed on either side of the ball and turning your ankles intowards the ball so that they are hugging it. Then with your body straight and your hands directly beneath your shoulders begin to slowly twist the ball to the right and then to the left. It is important that as you twist you make sure that your shoulders and back remain level.

2. Butt Lift – You have to sit next the ball making sure that your butt (glutes) are on the ground so this in turn results in the ball supporting your head, neck and shoulders. Now bend your knees then by squeezing your butt you will have to raise your hips which results in your body having to form a straight line. However, make sure that your knees are bent at a 90 degree angle and once in the right position hold for 3 to 5 seconds.

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Source by Mary Jane Dempsey