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Ball exercises
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
Curls and rotations using a ball
Classic exercise with classic sports equipment.
Bends with rotations
Lie on your back and hold a small ball under your knees. Your thighs should be almost perpendicular to the floor. Pick up another ball and hold it in front of your thighs, arms straight. Now slowly lift your head and shoulders off the floor and twist your torso to the left. (The ball in your hands should be on the outside of your left thigh.) Lower yourself, then repeat the movement, this time twisting to the right.
How to achieve a better result: Try to stretch your arms behind your head at the beginning of the movement – the upper part of your arms is adjacent to your head. Then, bending, bring the ball over your head and stretch your arms in front of you.
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