How To Do Shoulder Exercise Using A Stability Ball Video

Also known as a Swiss ball or an exercise ball, this workout prop breaks up your routine. Learn exercises and stretches for your workout routine in this fitness video.

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Keep back straight & abs tight
Hold ball in place
Partner presses down

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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: Now I'm going to demonstrate how to do shoulder exercises using a stability ball. When you're sitting on a stability ball, make sure your back is straight and flexed like you're sitting on a good posture, abs tight so your core is strong. You don't want to be slouched over like this, that's bad posture, alright? So make you sit up straight, you can do any shoulder exercise on a stability ball that you would obviously while sitting on a chair. So one is lateral raises, okay, lateral side raises, so your arm's not going any higher than your shoulders, alright? Another shoulder exercise that you could do on a stability ball would be shoulder presses, so bring your arms about shoulder height and extending them above your head, alright? This does put a little bit more pressure on your back, extending it above your head so you need to keep your back flexed and tight along with your abs. Another shoulder exercise that you can do with the stability ball involves holding the stability ball. So if you hold the stability ball and have a partner, press down so you're resistance in your shoulders. So someone will be pushing down on the stability ball, you would have to hold the stability ball in place, alright, and use your shoulders to resisting gravity when somebody's pushing against--pushing down on you, alright? That's another way to do a shoulder exercise with a stability ball. So points to remember when using a stability ball for any shoulder or upper body exercise, you want to have your back flexed, alright, so you're sitting with good posture, abs tight and make sure that when you're going--doing shoulder presses or side laterals, that you don't go any higher than your shoulders--shoulders at the side laterals and you keep your back tight and abs flexed when you're rasing the weights above your head. Those are some different exercises that you can do for your shoulders with the stability ball.

How to Do Shoulder Exercise Using a Stability Ball Video

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