Core
Exercises
This article is for people looking
for specific Core exercises. The first section requires a yoga
ball while the last two exercises do not.
Ball Prone ISO Arm Lift:
Balancing with your hands on the floor as if you are holding yourself
up for a push up and with the ball under your ankles (or, closer
to your waist to start, moving it out toward your ankles as you
get more skill, strength and balance), lift one arm to the side,
hold it up for 5 seconds, and set it back down. Repeat with the
other arm. 5 each arm is great.
Ball Prone ISO Leg Lift:
Balancing with your hands on the floor as if you are holding yourself
up for a push up and with the ball under your ankles (or, closer
to your waist to start, moving it out toward your ankles as you
get more skill, strength and balance), lift one leg straight up,
hold it up for 5 seconds, and set it back down. Repeat with the
other leg. 5 each leg is great.
Ball Pass, Foot to Head:
Lying flat on your back with the ball between your feet, lift your
legs to create a 90 degree angle while you lift your arms and pass
the ball from your straight legs to your arms. Lower both your arms
and legs so you are flat again. Then Pass the ball from your arms
back to your legs. That is one complete repetition. Do this 10 times.
Ball Pass, Side to Side:
With your knees bent, sit on the floor. Lean backward so your abdominal
muscles are engaged. Holding that position, put the ball on the
left side of your body. Lift the ball and twist to the right and
tap it on the floor on
the right, then on the left then on the right then on the left,
doing a total of 10 taps on each side.
Ball Balance:
Put your palms and knees on the ball and balance with nothing touching
the floor. As you get more skilled, lift one knee. As you get more
skills, left one knee and the opposite hand.
Prone Plank TVA:
Lying on your stomach, fully flat, with your palms by your face
and your forearm flat on the ground, push yourself up as if your
body is a plank supporting all your weight on your toes and forearms
from your elbows to palms. Hold yourself for 10 seconds, lower yourself
down, rest for 10 seconds, then raise for 10 seconds, then lower
for 10 seconds. Repeat 10 times up. As you get more skilled, rest
for 5 seconds only.
Prone Plank Opposite Lift:
From the prone plank TVA pose listed above, simultaneously lift
one arm and the opposing leg. Hold them up for 5 seconds. Return
to the plank. Lift the opposite arm and leg. Hold for 5 seconds.
Repeat 5 times each side.
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