Why We Use a Ball
An exercise ball gives your body helpful feedback. Because the ball moves slightly underneath you, it encourages better posture, steadier core engagement, and controlled balance. The goal is to stay consistent — keeping your contact with the ball while maintaining tall posture and controlled movement.
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This Week’s Tip:
Use the Ball to Build Control
In this short video, we review a ball-supported foundation exercise that helps you practice posture control, core engagement, and steady movement without rushing or collapsing through your spine.
- Sit tall on the ball: keep both feet planted and your posture upright.
- Stay controlled: allow the ball to support you without bouncing or rushing.
- Keep steady contact: maintain consistent contact with the ball throughout the movement.
- Engage your core: use your trunk muscles to stay balanced and stable.
- Move slowly: the more controlled the movement is, the more useful it becomes for strength, posture, and stability.
What This Helps Reinforce
| Core control Practicing steady trunk engagement while maintaining balance on the ball. |
Posture awareness Training the body to sit tall without slouching or collapsing forward. |
| Balance and stability Using the ball’s movement as feedback to stay slow and controlled. |
Daily movement confidence Building a stronger foundation for sitting, standing, and moving with better control. |
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