Ball exercises are a great low-impact way to
stretch your body and keep your muscles toned. They are particularly good
for people who tend to be less flexible, and/or have back pain.
Oblique Twist
Initial Position:
Sitting nice and tall on ball
Hands out to the sides
Shoulder blades are down
Breath pattern and exercise is performed as follows:
1. Inhale to prepare
2. Exhale - twist to one side 3x exhale, exhale, exhale
3. Inhale- come back to center
4 . Exhale- twist to other side three times
5 . Inhale- come back to center
Repeat 10 times each side
The focus is on keeping the knees parallel
without one hip coming behind the other.
The work is working the internal and external obloquies.
The main purpose of this exercise is to work the internal and external obliques.
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