Released on = January 18, 2006, 4:01 am

Press Release Author = SimpleHealth123.com

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = If you haven\'t experienced a workout using a Swiss ball,
another name for a fitness ball, you don\'t know what you\'re missing. There\'s a
reason it has become so popular and it\'s not just a fad.

Press Release Body = If you haven\'t experienced a workout using a Swiss ball,
another name for a fitness ball, you don\'t know what you\'re missing.

There\'s a reason it has become so popular and it\'s not just a fad. The Swiss ball
has been used for many years in physical therapy. It\'s actually recommended by many
physical therapists as a way to help you relieve back pain.

The effectiveness of the Swiss ball is due to the fact it\'s round. That creates
in-stability which in turns causes your body\'s core muscles to come into play.

Listen, when you do a crunch on the floor, basically your upper abs muscles are
working. When you do it on the Swiss ball, your core muscles; which consist of all
the muscles in your abs area, muscles in your back, your pelvic area and hips are
working to help keep you on the ball.

You just did your crunch but since more muscles were brought into play, you actually
increased the value of your exercise. The result is you can actually do fewer
repetitions and get more benefit.

That\'s just the beginning. There are so many exercises you can do on the Swiss ball
that you\'ll never get bored.

Try some pushups, not only with your feet on the ball and your arms on the floor,
but with your feet on the floor and your hands on the ball. Spreading your feet
apart gives you more stability and bringing them closer together makes the exercise
tougher.

Do a few pushups with your feet close together and your hands on the ball and you
won\'t believe the effect! Your arms will scream for mercy!

You can also do some dumbbell training on the Swiss ball and, once again, since you
are bringing those core muscles into play, you get a good body core workout as well.


It takes a little while to get used to the ball. You should begin by sitting on it
and just getting a feel for it. Roll it back and forth. Side to side.

It\'s not a bad idea to have someone with you when you first start working out on the
ball to help you stay on. And definitely don\'t begin using weights of any size until
you are comfortable and have been exercising on the ball for some time.

I urge you to try including the Swiss ball into your exercise routine. You will see
and feel a difference!

Web Site = http://www.SimpleHealth123.com

Contact Details = Ryan Cote||5110 Tudor Drive||Pompton Plains ,
07444||$$country||||973-652-9485||ryan@simplehealth123.com||http://www.SimpleHealth123.com