Exercise Ball Wall Squat

Step 1 starting position.

Exercise ball wall squat.

Lean back into the exercise ball with it positioned in the middle of your back. The stability ball can make wall squats more challenging with the added benefit of helping you maintain proper form. While holding the ball with 1 hand turn away from the wall and press your lower back against the ball. Place an exercise ball against the surface.

How to do wall squats with exercise ball and dumbbells. Choose a ball that is the proper diameter for your height. Your quads should be parallel to the ground. For a bit more of a challenge and to get even more benefits from wall squatting you can do wall squats with an exercise ball.

You can use any size exercise ball for the wall squat since you don t have to sit on it but a smaller size works best. Unlike standard squat exercise wall sits require you to hold the squat position with back against the wall for a prescribed duration instead of performing vertical squat movements. Stand up straight with your lower back firmly against the ball. The wall ball exercise is a compound high intensity move that requires maximum effort from a large number of muscles in your body.

When you re working with the ball notice where your body is in relation to the. To determine the best size sit on different diameter balls and find the one that gives you a 90 degree angle in your legs. Do this exercise for 8 to 12 repetitions 3 times a week every other day. Also known as a wall ball squat this move requires the powerful.

Wall squats a beginner body weight exercise is one of the squat variations that uses a wall to support your body. Learning proper wall squat form is easy with the step by step wall squat instructions wall squat tips and the instructional wall squat technique video on this page. By placing an exercise ball between you and a wall a standard squat position becomes a wall squat. Wall squat is a plyometrics exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the glutes hamstrings and outer thighs.

Hold the dumbbells straight down at your sides with your feet about shoulder width apart. Place an exercise ball against a wall one that is slightly soft and not fully inflated works best.