Have you ever wondered how — prior to the advent of sit-ups, crunches, and that cool toy Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley flog — the first humans on earth developed the core conditioning and functional abdominal training necessary to eke out a meal or two?
It couldn’t have been easy chucking spears, running down dinner and [...]

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What’s Old is New
Medicine ball training is one of the oldest forms of strength and conditioning training – the first reference to wrestlers training with sand filled bladders appears in Persia nearly 3000 years ago. In ancient Greece the physician Hippocrates had them sewn out of animal skins and stuffed with sand. His patients threw [...]

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Get Cut: It looks more like something on which you should be skiing rather than the ultimate workout tool, but the Bodyblade is exactly that — “one piece of equipment, one system of training, infinite potential,” says Bruce Hymanson, the physical therapist who created this surprisingly simple core muscle strengthener to help with rehabilitation of [...]

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This is the fourth in a series of posts focusing on mediBall® Exercises.
Enjoy and come back soon for more mediBall® Exercises.
Purpose of the Push Up:
Strengthen shoulders, abdominals and activate muscles around the lower spine and pelvis.

Instruction:

From Prone Feet on Ball base position, lower body toward the
floor keeping back straight.
Return to base position [...]

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This is the third in a series of posts focusing on mediBall® Exercises.
Enjoy and come back soon for more mediBall® Exercises.
Purpose of Russian Twist:
Strengthen hamstrings, bottom muscles and activate muscles that control the lower spine and pelvis. Strengthen abdominal wall in rotation.
Instruction:

With knees bent and ball behind back, slowly roll backwards until ball is under [...]

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