Exercise Ball

On the Ball Pilates Workout for Beginners

On the Ball: Pilates Workout for Beginners with Lizbeth Garcia has been voted the Best Pilates Video of the Year by Health Magazine for 2005.

10 Minute Solution: Fitness Ball Workouts

This program offers several 10-minute routines designed to work the whole body using the fitness ball. Viewers will learn how to incorporate this tool into any fitness routine and in the process work the butt arms thighs waist shoulders and much more.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 013131462692 Manufacturer No: DV14626

10 Minute Solution: Pilates on the Ball

No time to exercise? We have the solution for you the 10 Minute Solution! Everyone can find at least ten minutes in their day and we ve developed 5 innovative Pilates workouts that are just 10 minutes each. They will slim tone and tighten your whole body. Compact and ultra-efficient these workouts fit into even the busiest of schedules. Split them into 5 separate workouts or do them all together for one incredible Pilates ball workout! Workouts include Pilates For Abs Lower Body Pilates Upper Body Pilates Pilates for Flexibility and Total Body Pilates.System Requirements:Running Time: 55 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS/PILATES UPC: 013131534092 Manufacturer No: DV15340

Quick Fix - Stability Ball Workout

If you have 10 Minutes a day you can strengthen your muscles and improve your balance and coordination! QuickFIX Stability Ball Workout brings an exciting spin to the same old workout routine. Broken into three 10 minute segments the first segment will concentrate on the lower body. The second segment you will shape and tone your arms and back. The third segment is a focused ab routine.System Requirements:Running Time: 35 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST Rating: NR UPC: 071083562266 Manufacturer No: 5622-6

There's no doubt that that adding an exercise ball to your routine will perk it up, but--depending on your sense of balance--it may also land you on the floor. Instructor Keli Roberts and her two able assistants make no such descents, but beginners are bound to wobble, which Roberts acknowledges with reassuring frequency. The three 10-minute workouts can be done individually or combined since they focus on different areas. Round 1 concentrates on the lower body with squats while holding the ball, balancing on it for a variation of the yoga bridge and squeezing it with the upper thighs. Workout 2 tones the arms and back by lifting dumbbells while sitting or leaning on the ball and using it for pushups. The final routine is specifically for the abs: sit-ups, curls, yoga's plank and downward dog, and Pilates scissors--all atop the ball. Weights are recommended for the second routine. --Kimberly Heinrichs

On the Ball With Sara Ivanhoe: Yoga Workout for Beginners

Transform your body and your mind with this innovative and highly effective approach to getting and staying in great shape. A fusion of the ultimate mind/body practice of yoga and ball work, this practice will give you the flexibility and strength that result from yoga and the core stabilizing and balancing qualities that result from working with the stability ball. For beginners as well as seasoned fitness practitioners, this program is designed to get and keep you working at the level that is appropriate for you. Instructor Sara Ivanhoe takes special care to provide modifications along with detailed instruction to make this program safe, fun and challenging for every body. How On The Ball Yoga will benefit you: •Strengthen and tone the entire body •Center awareness and improve mind/body balance •Increase flexibility

Fat to Firm Fitness Ball Workout for Dummies

This unintimidating program shows you how to use a fitness ball in easy-to-understand language. Not only can you reshape and tone your whole body with this program, but you may even change your mind about exercise. Firm up your total body with the hottest exercise tool on the market-the fitness ball. With this workout, you can increase the fun and the effectiveness of your exercise. Because the ball constantly challenges your balance, you have to work your deep, core muscles harder to remain steady. Anyone, regardless of age or fitness level, can use the ball to get a better workout, and that includes you! Fat-to-Firm Ball Workout For Dummies offers step by step instruction of 15 exercises that work your entire body. Many of the exercises have modifications that make working out at your own level easy to do. This workout incorporates upper-,middle-, and lower-body exercises to help you strengthen muscles, burn more calories daily, improve your posture, and meet your fitness goals. One to two sets of three-to ten-pound dumbbells are recommended, along with a fitness ball. About the instructor: Liz Gillies is a fitness professional who has been teaching for more than 15 years, specializing in the Pilates Method and fitness ball training. Liz is the owner of The InsideScoop, a certifying studio for the Physical Mind Institute, and has appeared in other ball exercise videos, including the Zone ball workouts. Features: Fat to Firm Fitness Ball Workout & Bonus: "Ten Rules for Healthy Living," an excerpt from the book Dieting for Dummies.

Balance Ball For Weight Loss

Most weight loss plans are all about reaching an external goal: fitting into a clothing size, reaching a magic number on the scale, eating a set number of calories or carbs ... BalanceBall for Weight Loss works like no other plan you¹ve tried ‹ and keeps the weight off for life ‹ because it gets to the core of what¹s out of balance on the inside. This program is different because it¹s about fitness and food that rebalance your body¹s fat-burning body chemistry, lean muscle mass and self-image from within as it reshapes your body on the outside. With this program you¹ll get Custom Workouts and nutrition that work with your schedule and your life. You¹ll learn motivating Pilates-infused routines using the BalanceBall to engage more muscles and boost calorie burn as you sculpt abs, glutes, thighs and upper arms. Gaiam¹s signature attention to body mechanics and breathing tune you in to your body more than other workouts ‹ so your mind and muscles work in sync to get you strong and confident from the inside out. Our quick-reference nutrition guide helps you rebalance your body chemistry healthfully, with leading-edge advice on combining foods to maximize fat burn, have more energy and end cravings. BalanceBall for Weight Loss sets you up for success for a lifetime. Your BalanceBall for Weight Loss DVD includes the BONUS Eating to Burn Fat Guide PLUS:

STOTT PILATES: Prenatal Pilates on the Ball

STOTT PILATES exercise is the key to a feel-good pregnanacy and helps prepare your mind and body for motherhood. Learn exercises and tips from Master Instructor Trainer PJ O'Clair on how to support your changing body and build upper body strength using the versatile Stability Ball and Flex-Band so you look and feel your fittest.

Swiss Ball Lower Body

Adam Ford's Swiss Ball Lower Body DVD delivers three fast effective workouts without weights or machines yet provides the critical resistance for strong leg and hip muscles. Like the other DVDs in this series, a progression of three 20-minute workouts precisely guides you. Adam's focus is quality not endless reps and burning, aching muscles. These powerful, precise movements build true strength and endurance while enhancing your balance and flexibility. The beginner exercises in Swiss Ball Lower Body will give novices a solid foundation of lower body strength, while the advanced material will challenge almost anyone. If you thought the ball was just for crunches, think again. Start today and get the results you've been missing.

-Fast and effective
-Promotes balance and flexibility
-Lower body strength without excess size
-3 20-minute workouts
-Includes stretching

From the instructor: In my Swiss ball lower body workouts I perform classic exercises like hamstring curls and bridging as well as several more dynamic movements. With proper ball training you'll develop increased whole body integration, awareness and flexibility. These programs work well on their own or as complement to more traditional exercises like squats and deadlifts.

Swiss Ball Upper Body

Adam Ford's Swiss Ball Upper Body DVD utilizes the versatility and accessibility of the ball to deliver a potent upper body workout. The Swiss ball is widely used and appreciated for its effectiveness in core training. Now Adam has applied those proven principles and designed a fun, fast and effective upper body workout. These movements use the ball to leverage and pivot your own bodyweight without additional weights or machines for an incredible workout.

Swiss Ball Upper Body favors muscle integration over isolation promoting balance and flexibility. In addition to your chest, back, shoulders and arms, these efficient exercises also engage your core. The 3-phase progression offers a variety of intensity, appropriate for men and women of all abilities. Customize your workout even more with the recommendations and extra content on the DVD. Experience these simple convenient workouts that build real strength and stability through a full range of motion - not useless bulk. You'll feel great and be even stronger than you look.

From the instructor: As much as I enjoy traditional weightlifting exercises with barbells and dumbells I have to say that training your upper body with the ball is also highly effective. Targeting your upper body with the ball takes focus and concentration but results speak for themselves. Even if your goal is lifting heavy weight in exercises like the bench press my Swiss Ball Upper Body workouts will condition your important stabilizer muscles, encourage greater flexibility and help keep you injury free.