Ball-and-Broom Workout

Use the ball for resistance and the broom for balance.

Fitness expert Grace Lazenby shows how to put together a full workout of yoga, weight training and Pilates with a simple ball and broom.

* Note: This exercise works the inner and outer thigh area, upper legs, and glutei (the muscles of each buttock).

Materials:

plastic ball (such as a children's playground ball)
broom or chair

Steps

1. Hold a broom or chair in front of you for support.

2. Bring your heels together.

3. With the plastic ball firmly between knees, stand on your tiptoes.

4. Lower your body, then raise up the pelvis and tighten glutes.

5. Remaining on tiptoes, raise body, then repeat lifting and lowering motion.

6. As a variation, when the body is lowered, squeeze knees together against plastic ball several times instead of lifting pelvis.

7. Try to do four to five sets of eight to 10 repetitions.

Guests
Grace Lazenby
Fitness Expert, All the Right Moves
Phone: 310-476-3718
URL: www.movewithgrace.com
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