Wednesday 29 October 2008

The ball makes it happen

My exercise routine has entirely changed since I bought the Bender Ball and integrated it into my workouts. My crunches always killed me, and I never ever felt that I was doing anything for my abs, but the Bender Ball has changed all that. A small green ball makes all the difference, and it has really been a worthwhile (tiny!) investment.

Friday 17 October 2008

Work on those abs!

Working on stomach muscles is not the easiest thing in the world – especially if you have to do crunches. The idea is to try and find the exercise that works you from the abdominal core, but is crunchless.

Is there a way to move to crunchless abs? Are we destined to the difficulties of crunches – a sore back, difficult exercises that no-one enjoys, or is there a crunchless way?

Crunchless abs are not impossible, and in fact there is even a way to exercise your stomach and abs by getting more leverage – use the Bender Ball. The bender ball is placed in the small of your back and focuses the exercises on where you need it to. No need to bend over backwards when using the bender ball in your quest for crunchless abs.

It would seem that this is the way to go, as Leslee Bender, the innovator and designer of the Bender Ball, is a world-renowned fitness, Pilates and training expert. Bender's ball and method have passed a lot of scientific test, so I think I am going to be investing in the Bender Ball, and I will make sure to update the blogs on my progress.

Thursday 2 October 2008

I am trying...

I am trying to get my abs happening, and I just wish that I could sculpt them as easily as I am able to develop my biceps, for example. I have tried tons of stomach exercises, and aside from no enjoying them at all, they don't seem to work. It is really slow going. So, I have neglected my stomach exercises, and just hope that by losing weight in general I will be able to lose the excess weight around my tummy.

I recently read about the Bender Ball idea, something developed by a fitness expert, Leslee Bender. It doesn't save you from the basic idea of stomach exercises, but it makes them bearable for someone who hates crunches. The good news about the Bender Ball Core exercise method is that it gives you a better work out than traditional crunches. It is simply a ball, the bender method being a cheap and easy way to get training.