Stability Ball Roll-Up

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Stability Ball Roll-Up

Exercise Type: non-impact

Duration:3 minutes

Reps:10 reps

Fitness Level: Moderate

Posted By:Nicole Moneer Guerrero

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Exercise Description

This is the most difficult variation on the roll-up abdominal exercises. In this one you need a few pieces of equipment, a stability ball and a elastic tube or band.

Muscle Groups: Abs

Step Number 1

Start with a stability ball and an elastic resistance band or tube. Wrap the tube around your feet and secure with a simple knot. Make sure the tube is around the arches of your feet.

Step Number 2

Move the ball in front of you and place your heels on the ball.

Step Number 3

Start with your back and upper body flat against the ground and your heels on the ball. Your hands should be at the end of the elastic tube (or band). Make sure you are not pulling on the tube. Pulling on the tube is cheating! The tube should be loose and is purely meant for guidance.

Step Number 4

Inhale as you lie flat on the ground. As you exhale climb up the tube with your hands. You will slowly elevate your upper body off the ground. The tube should always remain loose.

Step Number 5

Inhale at the top. This is a difficult exercise so you probably won't be able to get all the way up to your feet. The "top" can be anywhere up the rope as far as you can go. Exhale as your lower your back down to the ground, walking your hands back down the tube.