Benefits of using a stability ball at work/home as an alternative to an office chair. It will cause you to shift position every now and then therefore helping to reduce any damage done by sitting in the same position for prolonged lengths of time.
It encourages you to engage your core muscles which in turn will help to tone your abs, obliques etc.
Sitting on a stability ball will encourage proper spine alignment and can dramatically decrease the amount of pain some people suffer while sat in an office chair all day long.
It is a great time buster, if you are ever sat there with a spare min, why not roll down and do 20 crunches? Its by doing things like this that we will be able to encourage fitness and exercise in everyday jobs, encourage variety and allow people to learn alternatives to visiting a gym.
Other benefits include, improved circulation (rather than sitting flat on a chair you are sat on a curved soft surface which wont squash blood vessles in your legs. Many people experience weight loss over a period of time while using a ball at work, this is due to the amount of small movments they make around their core throughout the day, research has shown that you could loose up to 350 calories per day just by using a ball. It will improve your overall balance and help with your general motor skills.
These are just a few benefits of stability balls, obviously they are great for exercising but if we can manage to use them as a chair, so simple as it is , it could really help your general health and fitness.
As always thanks for reading, happy training, remember to stay safe, any questions drop me an e-mail NickGoreFitnessTraining@hotmail.co.uk.
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