Ball Stabilization - Supine Alternate Leg Lift

Professional Rationale
An intermediate level ball stabilization exercise.

Client Rationale
Exercises that are completed on ball provide a less stable environment for your 'core' and help to work the muscles of your trunk much harder than if you were lying on the floor, on all fours, or sitting in a chair. You must maintain a stable trunk with all exercises on the ball and minimize any movement of your trunk on the ball. This exercise requires you to stabilize your trunk while you decrease your base of support by lifting a leg, and also teaching your body how to move the hip while staying stable at your trunk.



Instructions

• Lie on your back with your feet firmly on the floor and your arms crossed over your chest.
• Lift one foot off of the ground, and return, keeping your trunk stable on the ball the entire time.
• Repeat with opposite leg.
• Do not hold your breath.
• Do not allow your hips to rock from side to side on the ball.

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