Quick Fix Stability Ball

Keli Roberts
Year Released: 2003

Categories: Balance/Medicine/Mini/Stability Ball, Total Body Workouts


This is one of my favourite ball workouts. I love the Quick Fix series, and this workout, taught by the very experienced Keli Roberts is definitely on par with the others. There are three sections: lower body, upper body and abs. Each is exactly 10 minutes, and there is a little countdown clock in the corner that counts the minutes down. This is an excellent motivational feature.

The lower body section is thorough, but relaxing. It begins with some standing extension-type work, then moves onto bridge work and other exercises on the floor. The standing exercises worked the muscle but also by their nature stretched the muscle, which would make this section a wonderful add-on to an intense strength workout. I really enjoyed these exercises.

The upper body section featured a variety of traditional strength moves done while balanced on the ball or using it in place of a bench to involve the core. For most exercises there were two sets, with the second one being a variation: either doing one arm at a time or extending your legs to increase the balance challenge.

The ab section featured a variety of crunch variations done on the ball, followed by back work. It was my least favourite section of the tape. I had trouble figuring out some of the positions, and did not feel I properly worked my abs in this section.

I thought I would use these sections as add-ons to other workouts, but I think only the leg section stands out in that regard. I am not disappointed though because the time flies by and I was very happy to do this workout all at once. This is a great routine, and I am sure I will get a lot of use out of it.

Joanna

04/10/2003