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Exercises with the ball
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
Bending with turns using the ball
Classical exercise with classic sports equipment.
Bending with turns
Lie on your back and pinch a small ball under your knees. Your hips should be almost perpendicular to the floor. Pick up another ball and hold it in front of the hips, hands straight. Now slowly tear your head and shoulders off the floor and turn the body to the left. (The ball in your hands should be on the outside of the left hip). Down, then repeat the motion, this time turning to the right.
How to achieve a greater result: Try to stretch your hands behind the head at the beginning of the movement - the upper part of the hands is adjacent to the head. Then, performing the bending, carry the ball over your head and stretch your arms in front of you.
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