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Stability Ball Ab Workout Karp Fitness Vancouver

Q: I want to make my ab workouts more intense with a stability ball, but I don’t know where to start. Any suggestions? A: First thing’s first: make sure that the ball is the correct size for you. Determine this by sitting on a stability ball with your feet shoulder width apart. If your knees are at a 90 degree … Read More

Vertical Leg Scissors

Lie on your back and extend both of your legs to a 30-45 degree angle from the floor keeping them straight. Once in this position scissor your legs up and down moving them approximately 12-18 inches each time while keeping your lower back pressed firmly against the towel. The closer your feet come to the floor the harder this exercise … Read More

Stability Ball Crunches

When using a stability ball you must make sure the ball is the correct size for you. To determine this sit on the ball with your feet shoulder width apart. If your knees are at a 90 degree angle the ball is the right size for you and you are ready to start. To perform an abdominal crunch effectively on … Read More

Rope Crunches

Start by placing a rope handle on a weight machine and place an exercise mat on the floor in front of the machine. Facing away from the weight stack, reach slightly behind your shoulders and grasp the end of the ropes in each hand. Hold the ropes tightly against the fronts of your shoulders and kneel down onto the exercise … Read More

Oblique Abdominal Crunches

If you have a nagging lower back injury, strengthening your abdominals can help to reduce the discomfort you feel. Strengthening your abdominals can also help to stabilize your trunk muscles helping to keep your body in proper alignment. Start this exercise by lying flat with your back on the floor. Bend your left leg and place your right ankle on … Read More

Medicine Ball Crunches

Lie face up on an exercise mat on the floor. Holding a medicine ball in your hands, extend your legs straight in the air above your hips. Extend your arms until they are straight and reach up trying to touch the medicine ball to your toes. Once you are as close to your toes as possible, return to the starting … Read More

Horizontal Leg Scissors

Program Yourself Thin orizontallegscissors2.jpg” alt=”” width=”200″ height=”82″ /> Horizontal Leg Scissors: Lie on your back and extend both of your legs to a 45-degree angle from the floor keeping them straight. Once in this position scissor your legs over and under each other while keeping your lower back pressed firmly against the towel. You can increase the intensity of this … Read More

Hip Lifts

Lie face up on an exercise mat on the floor. Place your hands on the mat besid Dubturbo – Urban Beat Production Software – Sick Conversions!! e your hips. Hold your l generic cialis egs straight in the air above your hips. Once in this position slowly lift your hips a few inches off of the floor and slowly return … Read More