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Stability Balls (Gym Balls)

Stability balls are also known as exercise balls, fitness balls, balance balls, body balls, swiss balls, gym balls, or yoga balls. You can perform many upper and lower body weight moves and stretches on the ball—from seated bicep curls to ab crunches to back stretches. Here are some of the best deals we've found for gym balls.

Good exercises to start with on the gym ball are to sit on top of the ball and perform arm exercises such as biceps curls or overhead presses while holding dumbbells. Move slowly since you will have to balance as well as move the weight.

But be careful. Especially when it comes to ab work, if you are not strong enough to cope with the added challenge on the gym ball, you may not just work your muscles, you could overstress your spinal discs. Try not to start out by doing ab work on the gym ball.

Instead, before you even start working out on the gym ball, do traditional isometric core strength moves for several weeks or even months.

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