Side bends on fitball

Primary target:
Stomach (Obliques)
Secondary target:
Difficulty:
(4/10)
Equipment required:
Fit ball
How many reps should I do?
What weight should I use?
Techniques
  1. Start laying sideways with your upper thigh and hip on the ball and fingers on your temples
  2. For stability, ensure your top leg is in front of the bottom leg
  3. Slower raise your body off the ball as far as you can - keeping a stright line through your body
  4. Now slowly lower your upper body back towards the ball again
  5. Repeat until you can no longer maintain the correct technique
Tips
  • If you find your feet slipping place your feet up against a wall to sto pany unwanted movement
  • If you find this exercise too easy move the ball further down the body towards the feet
Alternatives
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