Exercise ball workouts are the new trend in fitness. This is probably directly related to the low cost of the equipment involved. The equipment is a ball. Yes a ball. There use to be a child's toy on the market that was similar to this piece of equipment except it had a handle on it. The child would sit on the ball and bounce around while holding on to the handle. Exercise ball workouts are similar to this activity except there is no handle and no bouncing involved.

Exercise ball workouts are really based on the ability to use the muscles in your body to balance and move on the ball. The workouts are great for tightening virtually every part of the body and definitely will improve balance over time. These workouts vary in intensity according to the ability of the user.

Novices usually start out with the simplest of the workouts, spending a good deal of time just acclimating themselves with using the ball. Some simple workouts include holding the ball between the ankles while laying on the floor and than raising the head toward the chest. Also sitting unassisted on the ball can also be a workout at first.

Advance users and intermediate users can use the exercise ball for every part of their body. These workouts vary and can include laying flat on ones back across the ball with the feet on the floor and the head hanging down the other side of the exercise ball and than moving ones head towards the chest while keeping the feet planted firmly on the floor.



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