Swiss Ball Exercising

Why the sudden popularity of the Swiss Ball?

Is it just another gimmick like most of the exercise devices that are constantly showing up on your television?

Nope. It's definitely a viable exercise tool.

The key is the instability of the ball. When you lay on it to do a crunch, for example, your body needs to automatically fire more of your core muscles into play to keep you steady.

The results are you get a more thorough workout of the entire core area in the same amount of time it would take you to do a regular crunch.

But the crunch is just the tip of the iceburg. There are many more exercises to develope the core, as well as the rest of the body. You'll find some on the internet and . . . . .

Keep checking my blog. I am working on an ebook package that will give you lots of exercises on the Swiss Ball and they are animated, so it will be easy to understand exactly how to do it.

Biceps Curl with a Slight Change

Note the slight change in grip position. This hits more of the outside of the bicep.

Dumbbell Hammer Curl

1) Stand with feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent or sit in upright position.
2) Start position: Grasp DB’s with neutral grip (palms facing each other) and allow arms to hang down at sides. Elbows should be close to sides.
3) Flex at the elbows and curl DB’s up to approximately shoulder level. Keep elbows close to sides throughout movement. This exercise may be done one arm at a time.
4) Return to start position.

Blast Your Biceps!

Here's an exercise tip to help you blast your bicep - and I guarantee you will notice the effect the moment you try it.

Take a dumbbell you can lift - not easily but not by swinging your arm. Let's say it is 30 lbs with 15 lbs on each end. Add 5 lbs to the inside, the side your pinky finger is on when doing bicep curls.

You will have 15 lbs of plates on the outside and 20 lbs of plates on the inside. Be sure to lock the plates on!

Go ahead. Do some curls. Can you notice the difference or what?!

Do both arms. If you are using light dumbbells, just add a 2 1/2 lb plate to the inside.

You can find more instruction on it here Blast Your Biceps with This Exercise!

Exercise - Don't Get Bored!

Getting bored exercising causes many people to just stop exercising.

When you start looking at your exercise as a chore and dreading it as much as you dread going to work, maybe you need a change.

It happens. You may be getting bored with your current fitness routine -- and your body may have become a little too adjusted to it.

Try increasing the intensity, duration or frequency of what you enjoy doing now.

Or cross-train to challenge new muscles and burn more calories, by running one day, biking next session, maybe hiking up the hills. Make it interesting.

Exercise is too important to simply give it up because you got bored. There are way too many ways to add exercise into your daily routine for you to ever get bored.

I wrote an ebook, How to Shed Your Blubber, and gave lots of different ways you can exercise and never lose interest. Not to mention all the free exercise tips you'll find at my website and other fitness sites.

Take advantage of it and liven up your routine.