How to Do
How to Do Single Leg Stability Ball Push Ups With Balance Board
The sb push-up with a balance board on a single leg should begin with good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop the exercise ball with a balance board on a single leg.
Beginning
Beginning Single Leg Stability Ball Push Ups With Balance Board
1. Put your toes on the floor and keep your legs straight.
2. Raise your body to the point where your arms are virtually straight. Do not lock your elbows.
3. Hold for two seconds while balancing.
4. Return to the starting position slowly and repeat the process.
Movement
Single Leg Stability Ball Push Ups With Balance Board Movement
1. Begin by coming into a pushup position with your hands flat on the sides of a balance board.
2. Your feet will be resting straight behind you. One of them will be resting on a stability ball, and the other will be straight back in the air, next to the stability ball.
3. Bend with your elbows and bring your body down slowly so that your arms form 90-degree angles, and your chest comes close to the balance board.
4. Pause at the bottom for a brief second before pressing yourself back up to the starting position.
5. Repeat for the number of required repetitions.
Benefits
Single Leg Stability Ball Push Ups With Balance Board Benefits
This exercise strengthens your chest and shoulders. When you do exercises like the plank and push up on an unstable surface like the stability ball, you work twice as many core muscles. Pushups are a practical exercise that uses your own body weight as resistance rather than weights.
Exercise Aliases
How to Do a Push Up, Exercise Push Up Variations, Stability Ball Push Up.
