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Exercise Ball Exercises – Which Ones Hit The “Core” Hardest?
Exercise Ball Exercises – abdominals
Any fitness routine has to address the stomach or abdominal muscles. Any good fitness routine will address all the abdominal and core muscles. There are any number of good ways to do this. Exercise ball exercises is one of them.
They can be called anything from “swiss balls”, “gym balls”, or “stability balls”. But, one of the better investments in exercise equipment that you can make is in a good exercise ball. This is because of the huge variety of exercise ball exercises that can be done with one or even two balls that will cost you anywhere from $15-$30 dollars US.
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Core Workouts Without Weights
MMA workouts without weights are all about building muscle and strengthening the body by using functional movements. This is easier accomplished outside of the gym and without using weights. The reason for this is because in order to actually generate a lot of force with functional movements through your abdominals you will need a little more space than you typcially get in a gym setting.
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Core Workouts – Without Weights
Because of sedentary jobs and lifestyles your fitness program should include and emphasize strengthening your trunk and midsection of your body. Frequently people refer to this as the “core” of your body. It includes the abdominal muscles but also others that are actually deeper inside your body.
Because of an increase in sedentary jobs and lifestyles, many of the activities that actually helped us to keep our midsections strong have been automated or done away with. Medical research and common sense has suggested that weak trunk muscles contributes to increased back pain, increased waistlines, and general poor physical health.
Core workouts should be an important addition to any workout without weights or home exercise routine. They are different from most “abdominal” exercises in that they tend to be static and not dynamic. And, they appear to be simpler than more dynamic and ballistic ab exercises. However, don’t let that fool you. Done properly, core exercises will kick you right in your butt for intensity and difficulty.
I’ve added a video below to introduce you to what the main exercises are and how to do them.
