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1 Intro to Ridgeline Fitness Swiss Ball Series Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 120 seconds Ridgeline Fitness's podcast will focus on health, fitness, and dynamic living. The Swiss Ball is integral to building strength and conditioning in your abs and core. Related: abs, adam, balance, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, strength, swiss, wellness |
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4 Swiss Ball Side Crunch Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 170 seconds The side crunch is my favorite core exercise. It is a super challenging movement that improves lateral strength and stability. Related: abs, adam, balance, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, strength, swiss, wellness |
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13 Swiss Ball Hamstring Curl Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 159 seconds In my opinion hamstring curls on the ball beat any hamstring machine I've ever used. This exercise precisely targets your hamstrings and also engages your muscles in your hips and back. Related: abs, ball, core, exercise, fitness, flexibilty, health, out, strength, swiss, work |
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20 Swiss Ball Leg Lifts Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 214 seconds Leg Lifts build strength, endurance, and coordination of the lower abdominal wall and test the recruitment of important core muscles like the transverse abdominus. Related: abs, adam, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, stability, strength, swiss |
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12 Swiss Ball Pelvic Tilt Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 174 seconds Pelvic Tilts are designed to warm up your lower back and enhance mobility and coordination in your lumbar spine. Related: abs, ball, core, exercise, fitness, flexibilty, health, out, strength, swiss, work |
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19 Swiss Ball Calf Raise Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 116 seconds Calf raises using the Swiss Ball work your calfves without the machines in the gym. Related: abs, adam, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, stability, strength, swiss |
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3 Swiss Ball Straight Leg Bridge Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 132 seconds The Swiss ball brings an element of instability to basic exercises like the straight leg bridge. This stimulates and conditions your deep core muscles improving spinal stability. In addition to these small but important joint stabilizer muscles the Straight Leg Bridge also targets larger prime movers in your back, glutes and hamstrings. Related: abs, adam, balance, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, strength, swiss, wellness |
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21 Swiss Ball Reverse Crunch Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 129 seconds Reverse crunches on the Swiss Ball allow you to train your abdominal through a full range of motion while challenging your balance and coordination. This movement requires more lower abdominal strength than regular crunches. Related: abs, adam, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, stability, strength, swiss |
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9 Swiss Ball Knee Tuck Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 153 seconds The Knee Tuck or Jackknife is a challenging exercise that works your body from head to toe. The exercise is somewhat similar to Rollouts, requiring your lower abdominals to contract isometrically, stabilizing your spine. Related: abs, adam, balance, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, strength, swiss, wellness |
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15 Swiss Ball Push Up Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 144 seconds Using the Swiss Ball to perform push ups is a great upper body workout that develops strength and stability in the chest, shoulders, and arms. Related: abs, ball, core, exercise, fitness, flexibilty, health, out, strength, swiss, work |
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24 Swiss Ball Pike Press Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 148 seconds The pike press with the Swiss ball is an intermediate to advanced exercise and requires significant upper body strength. Balance and coordination come into play but strength is usually the limiting factor. Related: abs, adam, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, stability, strength, swiss |
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5 Swiss Ball Torso Twist Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 124 seconds Like the side crunch torso twists work the obliques but with a rotational movement. Resistance is created by momentum rather than leverage alone. Therefore increasing the speed increases the resistance and difficulty of the exercise. Torso twists are great for golfers and anyone who wants to enhance the rotational mobility and power. Related: abs, adam, balance, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, strength, swiss, wellness |
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8 Swiss Ball Alternating Superman Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 163 seconds The Superman or Alternating Superman exercise on the ball is all about precision. This exercise integrates countless muscles in your back and core. Especially the small stabilizer muscles in your spine that attach one vertebra to another thereby stabilizing and supporting your spine from the inside out. Related: abs, adam, balance, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, strength, swiss, wellness |
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Ridgeline Fitness's "Swiss Ball Abs and Core" Preview Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 60 seconds Preview of Ridgeline Fitness's DVD "Adam Fords Swiss Ball Abs and Core" Related: abs, adam, balance, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, strength, swiss, wellness |
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23 Swiss Ball Bent Knee Bridge Posted by: ridgelinefitness
Video duration: 151 seconds Bridging movements are some of my favorite Swiss ball exercises. They generally offer a wide progression difficulty. I've used the bent knee bridge with de-conditioned clients in their seventies and challenged young athletes with the advanced variations. Related: abs, adam, ball, core, fitness, flexibility, ford, health, ridgeline, stability, strength, swiss |
