Effective abdominal exercises should train stabilization of the spine. This is not accomplished through sit ups and crunches, but rather through exercises like the Swiss ball roll out. Before starting ...

Lie down with your feet on the Swiss ball, knees bent to 90 degrees and hands by your sides (without pushing on the floor), neck relaxed. Press your hips upwards toward the ceiling, squeezing the ...

Adding Swiss ball, exercise ball or stability ball to your workout can allow you do a number of exercises that efficiently strengthen and tone your abdominal muscles. It can also improve your ...

1. Begin lying with your chest on the Swiss ball and your feet out behind you. 2. While balancing on the ball, with your arms at your side, grasp a dumbbell in each hand. 3. Raise the dumbbells ...

Reformer Pilates has taken off in recent years, and it’s easy to see why. Machines such as the FOLD Reformer light up muscles you didn’t know you had, while sharpening strength, mobility, and control.

Burke Jolly, community director for Little Rock Athletic Club, does step 1 of the Smith Row With Swiss Ball exercise Over the years, I've come to realize that most exercisers can really be classified ...

A strong core is basically the foundation that holds your body together. I mean, your abdominal muscles help with your posture, keep you walking and running, are activated when you breathe — it's ...

As runners, we prefer to be out there running. But we know, by now, that strength training is important for improving performance and preventing injury, so we make the time. Still, run-of-the-mill sit ...

Kelsey Serwa is already an accomplished competitive skier who earned a silver medal for Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics, but her current training efforts indicate that she has big plans for the ...