Personal trainers agree that to achieve a strong and functional abdomen, it is not enough to do hundreds of traditional ...

2) Oblique Crunches: Lie on your back on a stability ball and place your hands behind your head. Gently crunch up and to the right. Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.

Just drape your upper body over the ball, and you’ll find that crunches are now much harder. That means you can get to that ab-burning feeling with a set of, say, 10 instead of 50.

Robertson is here for another stability-ball workout, this time focused on your abs. The routine features two rounds of five exercises completed for 45 seconds each. These include prayer crunches ...

Arm Offset Crunch: Lie on your back on a stability ball with edge of ball at your sacrum. Extend right arm straight out to the side at 90 degrees, palm up, keeping left arm down at side.

Superset 1: Stability ball crunch and bird dog Superset 2: Side plank and glute bridge Superset 3: Supine bicycle crunch and front plank — Complete 12 or more repetitions of each exercise.

When it comes to picking out which stability ball to use, size does matter: If you’re between 4.5- to 5-feet tall, use a 45-centimeter ball, if you’re between 5- to 6-feet tall, use a 55 ...

Keep your legs as straight as possible, and lift both feet up as high as you can. Focus on really pulling from your hip ...

You deserve a better ab workout than crunches. Strength training can help you build an athletic core. Equipment like a slam ball or medicine balls provides a more dynamic workout for gains ...

Wright says working out with a stability ball gives you an easy workout that you can do any time of day. We began with a two minute warm-up, followed by performing push-ups, stability ball crunches, ...

3. Stability ball crunches This move will result in a serious core burn. As you build up strength, it will be easier walking (or running!) up the stairs. You’ll also feel more stable as you do so.