For the last month I have been working on a new talent – kneeling on an exercise ball! I mentioned that to a friend and he asked if I could also balance a ball on my nose? Yep it does sound a bit like a trick you would teach a circus performer or seal but guess what I am getting it!!! Amazing since I really don’t have a very good sense of balance. Months ago Angie was given this exercise by her chiropractor and we all tried it. Needless to say, none of us, except Angie, were successful. Luckily my chiropractor gave me a tip – start in a corner! Well that has made all the difference, except I don’t know if I will ever “come out of the corner”! And that is okay because I am really seeing and feeling the benefits!
This exercise has really increased the strength in my core, hips and gluts. I can now kneel on top of the ball for about 2 minutes at a time. I try to do 2 – 3 sets each day with 2 minutes of kneeling per set. It is a great tv commercial exercise! Each commercial break, I “go to the corner” and kneel on the ball for the entire commercial break and then “rest” during the actual show. Next commercial break, I go back to the corner and kneel on the ball.
I will try and get a photo of the method I have learned because it is easier to learn with the security of the walls in the corner. Every example I found online shows people kneeling in the middle of a room! Yikes that is a harder way to learn.
Stay tuned… maybe I can learn to balance a ball on my nose and juggle too!
Okay I found this link http://hardcoreexercises.com/workouts/core-exercises/stability-ball-exercises/ I think this is one of those links you need to post a disclaimer about – something like – don’t try this at home unless you have good insurance and someone to pick your butt up off the ground! Yikes I thought kneeling was nuts!!! If you scroll down they do show a guy kneeling on the ball but again not in a corner. I guess I really am in the remedial balance class!
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