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Basic ball exercises to help your balance and stability are easy to do for any beginner. First try to sit on a stability ball. If you never done this before you will quickly notice how a slight shift in weight can bring on some instability. So begin by holding the ball with your hands to the sides in a seated position. Now slowly roll your hips making small, controlled circles. Once you feel you’ve mastered this, try doing the same exercise but this time increase the size of the circles. Repeat this exercise circling to the left than to the right.

Here’s another simple seated exercise on the ball to help ones balance. Start by keeping your spine nice and straight. Now engage your abdominal muscles. Then begin to lift the left leg off the floor and then rotate the same with the right leg. You want to imitate walking. Stay focused and work slowly to begin, then eventually lift the knees higher and pick up the tempo. You may find the ball bounce slightly which is okay so don’t worry. Stay focused still engaging those abdominal.

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