Before you bust out your fat pants for Thanksgiving, I’ve got a new workout for you to try! I’ve done this routine at least three different times over the past month, and each time I can’t believe how such simple moves can make me feel so sore.
Depending on how in shape you are, this circuit workout might not look too intense, but don’t be fooled. Thanks to the magic of the stability ball (AKA: exercise ball, Swiss ball, or physioball), there’s a lot of balancing and concentration required during the set of exercises, which makes the routine extra challenging. That’s kind of why I love it though.
You know how sometimes you’re super amped up and ready for a hard workout? But other times you’re just barely able to motivate yourself to do an easy one? This workout caters to my lazy attitude but leaves me feeling great like I did a hard workout. I think it’s because most of the moves seem simple, and you do them slowly to balance (and not roll off the ball…not like that’s ever happened to me before or anything). Because of the strategic movement, I always finish this workout feeling really good.
It’s definitely one of those workouts that you can’t rush through though. To get the most out of it, I highly recommend taking your time with every rep to make sure you’re maintaining good form and not wobbling all over the place. It’ll pay off in the end; I promise!
Since I don’t regularly use my exercise ball (which, for the record, is a smaller size; the V-up Ball Passes may be difficult if you have a massive exercise ball), I just added a lot of these exercises to my Exercise Guide page. For a quick reference, here’s a list of video demonstrations I found: Stability Ball Crunches, Swiss Ball Hamstring Curls, V-Up Ball Pass, Stability Ball Glute Bridges, Stability Ball Pike with Knee Tuck.
Happy sweating!
