Leg Curl With Exercise Ball

General and Specifics

• this leg exercise requires your stability and strengthens the hip, besides the muscles named above

Starting Position

• lay your back on the ground
• the heels and ankles are placed on the upper part of the gym ball, the legs are stretched out
• rest the arms on the ground, they stabilize your position

Correct Execution

• brace the legs and glutes
• push the heels on the ball
• lift your hip, so that your body forms a line and only head, shoulders and arms have contact to the ground
• bend the knees and roll the ball towards your glutes
• in the final position, the soles should be on the middle part of the ball
• hold the contraction for two seconds
• stretch the legs and roll back the ball
• always keep up the hips

tip for the workout

• let one leg hover across the ground, if you want to impede the exercise