Making It Pretty For Better Results
November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I always tell my clients, “make it look pretty!” If you want to exercise and receive good results, you must keep a good form of the exercise. One of the factors when keeping a good form during exercise is stabilize your core muscles.
People who tend to exercise on unstable ground or unstable surfaces like training on BoSu ball or foam pad, their capacity for maximal core muscle contraction decreases in order to compensate for balancing. It takes away from stabilization in order to perform the exercise properly.
For example, holding a pair of dumbbells and stepping on to a BoSu ball to do shoulder press is not a walk in the park. You will struggle to stay on the BoSu ball let alone get a ‘good set’ done. On the other hand, doing the same dumbbell shoulder press on a solid ground will give you much better shoulder workout.
Final Thought
Ditch the Bosu ball or balance board and make it look pretty.
(Source: International Journal Sports Physiology Performance, 4: 97-109, 2009)
