How To Do Exercise Ball Push Ups Video

Add variety to your push up routine. Learn exercises and stretches for your workout routine in this fitness video.

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Similar to regular push ups
Point fingers down on either side of ball
Hands slightly in front of shoulders
Keep back straight & abs tight
Shaking is normal

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Tom Clifford has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-country. Tom has worked as a personal trainer for two years. He also has a separate business where he coaches runners and triathletes for upcoming events. He currently works at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina.

TOM CLIFFORD: Next, I'm going to demonstrate how to do Exercise Ball Push Ups. This is a more advanced level of push ups. This is the same position as a normal push up, except your hands are going to be on an unstable exercise ball. When you put your hands on the ball, your fingers are going to be pointing down like this. You don't want your fingers up, that's a lot of pressure on you wrists. So point your fingers down on each side of the ball, get into push up position with your toes. Your hands are going to be a little bit forward, then your shoulders this time. You got to really keep your abs and back tight on this, because it is very unstable and you're going to shake a lot. The ball's going to shake. Your upper body's going to shake. Bring your chest straight down to the ball. You see how I'm shaking like this, that's normal. That's working all the different muscle in you body and push right back up, in and out. Down and up. The shaking of the ball really, really works the other parts to your chest and your back. So it really excites the muscles in your upper body. So points to remember when you're doing chest exercises with the stability ball is to keep your upper body stable, keeping your elbow or your elbows, shoulders and wrist in line, its okay to shake, you're supposed to shake with these; keeping your abs and your back flexed and firm and breathing in and out as you're going up and down. That's how you do Exercise Ball Push Ups.

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