Are you trying vainly to trim down your belly, lose that extra layer of fat, and develop a nice set of six pack abs? Have you considered adding an exercise ball to you ab workouts?
An exercise ball ab workout can serve as an effective addition to your current workout plans. These exercise balls are a very versatile pieces of exercise equipment. With an exercise ball you can experience greater range of motion when doing the traditional abdominal exercises such as crunches and curl ups.
These exercise balls can also engage the muscles of your core while performing other exercises. For instance if you do your dumbbell presses while seated on a large exercise ball, your core muscles will have to work hard to help you keep your balance. You can even substitute a large exercise ball for your desk chair and glean some benefits while working away at your desk! Exercise balls can be used by themselves or with other equipment like free weights or resistance bands. You can really give your abdominal muscles an enhanced workout by adding an exercise ball into your routine.
While exercise ball ab workouts are effective in toning your abdominal muscles, they are much less effective in helping to trim the fat around your belly. It is not the exercise ball fault though.
You see the muscles of your core are relatively small muscles. Developing them will only help burn a little additional fat. Adding lean muscle mass to your body will assist you in burning more calories even when resting. In order to significantly increase your lean muscle mass, you will need to give some attention to the large muscle groups.
The large muscle groups include the legs, hips, chest, and back. Be sure to build these areas up with strength building exercises. With many exercises that build and target these areas you will be able to incorporate your exercise ball into the exercises. This can help both the intensity of the exercise and promote core strength and stability.
To sum up, an exercise ball ab workout can be an effective part of your ab building strategy. But to get the best results, be sure to build up your large muscle groups.
