exercise ball

  • Exercise Tip: Leaning Squats with an Exercise Ball

    Are you pregnant? Does your lower back hurt? Exercise ball are perfect for you! Here's how to do them.

  • Exercise Tip: Bicep Curls Help You Get Ready for Baby

    Pumping weights, even during pregnancy, does your body good. You'll appreciate those benefits long after your baby's moved from your womb to the outside world.

  • Old Wives' Tales of Pregnancy Exercise

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,

    I have several questions about types of exercises can be safely done on an exercise ball in pregnancy.

    Is it safe to put my tummy on the big ball to do exercises during the 1st Trimester?

    I understand side crunches can be done on big ball during pregnancy. How about twisting of spine with legs on the ball (knees bent) while lying on a mat?

  • Exercise How to: Dual Bicep Curl

    Can you exercise during pregnancy? Build muscle? Sure! Exercise will make you feel better and labor easier. So do the exercises -- (correct body dynamics below, watch your temp (in a way you never imagined), drink water and more water throughout and stop just shy of hitting the floor...

  • Exercising on a Fitness Ball for Pregnant Women

    Without strong abdominal and back muscles, you risk injuring your back and developing poor posture throughout the rest of your pregnancy. Exercising on a fitness ball is a fun way to strengthen your torso without putting strain on the rest of your body.

  • Exercise Tip: Leaning Squats with an Exercise Ball

    Are you pregnant? Does your lower back hurt? Exercise ball are perfect for you! Here's how to do them.

  • Exercising on a Fitness Ball for Pregnant Women

    Without strong abdominal and back muscles, you risk injuring your back and developing poor posture throughout the rest of your pregnancy. Exercising on a fitness ball is a fun way to strengthen your torso without putting strain on the rest of your body.

  • Exercise How to: Dual Bicep Curl

    Can you exercise during pregnancy? Build muscle? Sure! Exercise will make you feel better and labor easier. So do the exercises -- (correct body dynamics below, watch your temp (in a way you never imagined), drink water and more water throughout and stop just shy of hitting the floor...

  • Old Wives' Tales of Pregnancy Exercise

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,

    I have several questions about types of exercises can be safely done on an exercise ball in pregnancy.

    Is it safe to put my tummy on the big ball to do exercises during the 1st Trimester?

    I understand side crunches can be done on big ball during pregnancy. How about twisting of spine with legs on the ball (knees bent) while lying on a mat?

  • Exercise Tip: Bicep Curls Help You Get Ready for Baby

    Pumping weights, even during pregnancy, does your body good. You'll appreciate those benefits long after your baby's moved from your womb to the outside world.