Bender Ball

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Created by Leslee Bender, international fitness presenter with over 25 years of experience, this core workout will not only stimulate and strengthen your core, but will strengthen the back, to obtain maximum core stability while improving your posture for a healthier lifestyle. The super quiet recumbent bike is designed to put you in a semi-reclined position so your workout focuses on all the major muscles in your hips, thighs, and buttocks. On the exhale, engage your core and reach your right arm behind your head and your left leg straight out in front of you.

One of the ways you can raise the difficulty level is by combining it with other home workout equipment. Muscles like the rotator cuff group in the shoulder, small abduction muscles in the pubic area, or smaller muscles in the elbow or knees.

If in doubt reach out to Laura to get ideas or check our exercise videos on the Mend My Back and School of Happiness You Tube channel for inspiration. Especially useful in problem areas like the inner and outer thighs, upper arms, the chest and even the pelvic muscles. Comfortable, padded, easy-to-clean forearm and back support, Comfortable, secure, foam hand grips at push-up, pull-up, VKR, dip, and chin-up stations. There may be slight differences between a Pilates ball and the little green Bender ball, but it will fit the bill. Lo-Bak Trax portable spinal traction device is the fast, easy and effective way to help relieve low back pain with daily use.

If you’re after an extra challenge using two Pilates balls at once (or just convinced you’ll lose/burst one), this could be for you. Lay on your side with your lower arm stretched out under your head, your top hand down for support (or on top of your top leg for a more challenging option) hips stacked and ball in-between your ankles. Interlock your hands behind your head and lift both feet up, bending your knees so they are in line with your hips.As a thank you, we also offer a few routine videos with Laura for those who purchase a Bender Ball through us. There are so many different Pilates ball exercises, which will make your workouts varied and more fun,’ Korin tells us. As you focus on your balance, your attention may be drawn to fellow students who are swinging side to side, forward, and back.

The Bender Ball allows you to work your core in ways you cannot do with standard crunches or large exercise balls. Inhale to prepare, as you exhale squeeze the ball, tilt your pelvis and roll up through your spine, one vertebrae at a time until you reach a full bridge. One wrote: ‘I was a bit sceptical as to whether the ball would stay inflated, as it wasn't the easiest to inflate - you have to be very quick to put the stopper in or else all the air comes out.

Booty Maxx uses a multi-directional resistance band system to target your butt and leg muscles with 7 simple exercises. There is lots of engineering behind this, which I will spare you and myself, but let’s just keep in mind that anti-burst should not be taken lightly. It’s also possible to join the School of Happiness virtual studio for live and on-demand recorded classes 24 hours 7 days a week. If you are not flying, we like to keep ours inflated and use it for back support in the car assuming you are not the driver, train, or bus.