Incorporate the Abdominal Curl into your gym ball routine

Abdominal Curl

This exercise is an important part of your core strength workout routine. The muscles used are the rectus abdominus around the mid section of your body.

Sit on the ball and walk out your legs so that you are laid supine with the ball under your lower back. Place your hands to the side of your head and curl your upper body to position halfway between lying and sitting. Remember to exhale as you come up and keep a gap between your chin and chest so that you don't curl your neck forward.

To make this exercise easier place your hands on your thighs as you do the curl.

To make this exercise harder hold a weight to your chest as you curl up.