Exercise Balls for Dummies - Paperback

by Lareine Chabut (Author)

If you want to shape up or lose weight, get on the ball!

It's inexpensive. It's something you can do at home. It's effective!

However, unless you have a personal trainer, using the exercise ball correctly to get maximum results can be tricky. That's where Exercise Balls For Dummies comes in. You'll discover how to turn an ordinary workout into a super workout that builds strength, increases flexibility, and sculpts a great-looking body. The book includes:

• Step-by-step details on using exercise balls in your regular workout program
• Tips on selecting and maintaining equipment
• Illustrated exercises covering a complete muscle workout: shoulders and upper back; biceps, triceps, and forearms; chest abdominals and lower back; legs and hips: flexibility in general
• Specific applications for Pilates, weight training, stretching, and aerobic exercise
• Mat workout routines

Admitted couch potatoes can start at the beginning; fitness fanatics can jump right in and integrate the exercise ball into their routines. Exercise Balls For Dummies was written by LaReine Chabut, a fitness model, actress, and writer who owns a women's workout spa and stars in workout videos. Of course, she makes it look easy!

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Build strength and increase your flexibility

Tone and shape your entire body at home with ease

Want to get a great-looking body using affordable equipment? Packed with step-by-step photos and crystal-clear instructions, this friendly guide shows you how to use an exercise ball in your workout, as well as incorporate it into Pilates, weight training, stretching, and aerobics routines. You'll also see how to add other gear to get even more from your workout.

Discover how to

• Select and maintain equipment
• Work every major muscle group
• Improve your core stability
• Enhance your balance and coordination
• Alter your workout for pregnancy and other special circumstances

Author Biography

LaReine Chabut is a well-known fitness expert who has her International Sports Sciences Association certification and her American Fitness and Aerobics certification.