Saturday, May 23, 2009

Exercise tip of the day

Sphere Medicine ball

$25 to $70; SPRI.com

What it is A total-body toning tool, usually color-coded by weight (2 to 18 pounds). Opt for a rubber one so you can bounce it, allowing a wider variety of moves.

Why it works Throwing the ball develops muscles’ explosive power by recruiting different fibers than lifting dumbbells. The payoff? Speedy arm sculpting!

Move to try With feet hip-width apart, knees bent, raise a 6-pounder overhead. Slam it to the floor and catch at chest level as you squat. Do three sets of 10 reps

- Lix Miersch

I have one of these in 8 Ibs, when I had a trainer,  he made me do abs with these. I tossed it back to him as I was coming up. It was killer, I wanted to kill him, but my abs were starting to develop faster than doing cruches. Have someone toss it to you and for you to toss back or just get a recreation ball and lay flat, hold to your chest, and do abs on the ball. It will burn, trust me! I got my at walmart for $15.00 

**Bonus: It tricks areas that you haven not worked on especially when you do the same workout all the time, this will define areas that have been neglected. **

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