Have you
ever admired the ballet dancer or
martial arts performer and noticed the
sleek lines of the body and graceful
flow of movements? The fitness ball can
help you achieve these goals by
strengthening the entire body.
Exercising on the stability ball
improves posture, flexibility and
coordination as well as developing and
strengthening deep core muscles.
By incorporating the ball into your
exercise routine, you will firm and tone
much faster than sitting on a stable
exercise machine. Because the ball is
an unstable surface, your deep core
muscles are recruited and stabilize
larger muscles and you will burn more
calories in your work out.
As your muscles work in harmony, the
body is pulled back into proper
alignment and posture is improved. In a
short period of time, the stability ball
will help the body to work the way it
was designed to work.
According to he American Heart
Association's 46th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and
Prevention, "Women who lift weights
twice a week can prevent or at least
slow the middle-aged spread." Further,
the American Heart Association reported
that, "on average, women in the middle
years of their lives gain one to two
pounds a year and most of this is
assumed to be fat." By adding weight
training at least twice a week, lean
muscle mass may help to replace fat and
further delay the declines of health
that are related to aging.
Look younger and feeler younger by
adding weight training and
cardiovascular training to your life.
What could be any easier and cost
effective?