You don't need a room full of expensive workout equipment to tone muscles and burn calories. Stock your closet with a stability ball and a medicine ball and you'll have all you need to give your entire body a strenuous workout. Talk to your doctor before making changes in your current exercise routine, particularly if you have health conditions or injuries.
Medicine Ball Toss
Tone your butt, shoulders, arms and legs with the medicine ball toss. Stand up straight with both feet on the ground, slightly wider than the width of your shoulders. Put the medicine ball on the ground in front of your legs. Bend your knees to lower yourself into a squatting position, making sure your knees do not overlap your toes. Hold onto the medicine ball with both hands. Straighten your knees as you throw the medicine ball in the air. Aim to get about 3 feet of air on the ball. Catch the ball, then return to the squatting position with the ball on the ground. Repeat the entire exercise 10 times total.
Squat With Stability Ball
Stand up straight about a foot away from a wall, facing it. Place a stability ball between yourself and the wall at the level of your chest and lean on it. Take two big steps back so you're about two feet from the ball, leaning on the ball at an angle. Stand on your toes, then bend your knees to lower your body into a squatting position. At this point, the ball will be at about chin level. Straighten your knees while you stay balanced on your toes, then bend back down into a squatting position as you repeat the entire exercise. Repeat to strengthen and tone the legs and butt.
Swing With Medicine Ball
Tighten your abdominal muscles and arms with the swinging medicine ball exercise. Stand up straight with your feet at about the width of your shoulders and your knees unlocked. Hold the medicine ball with both hands at the height of your chest. Bend your knees to lower yourself into a squatting position as you lower the ball, bringing it in between your legs. Stand up as you swing the ball up and over your head. Repeat the entire exercise a total of 20 times.
Roll With Stability Ball
Tone the core muscles in your back and stomach with the stability ball roll exercise. Place a stability ball on the ground, then balance on the ball on your chest. Hug the stability ball with your arms and legs so your body is wrapped around it. Touch your feet to the floor for balance as you roll your body and the ball to your left side. The ball will roll several inches. Roll back to center and then to the right. Repeat the exercise as you roll back and forth.
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