Primary Muscle Group: Core Muscles

Muscle groups worked in this exercise: Abdominus Rectus

Preparation: Lying on your back, bent your knees and place your feet on the floor. Hold the ball straight up above your chest. Bring both knees in toward your chest.

Primary Muscle Group: Upper back

Muscle Groups Worked in This Exercise: Deltoideus, Brachialis and Trapezius

Preparation: Stand with the band under your left foot and grasp the end of the band in both hands. Take a step back with your right foot, moving your feet about 2 feet apart.

Breathing: Exhale while raising elbows, inhale while lowering them.

Primary Muscle Group: Core Muscles

Muscle groups worked in this exercise: Upper and Lower Abdominals

Preparation: Lie on the floor with your arms down at your sides, palms down. Your heels and calves should rest on the top of the ball.

Breathing: Exhale as you lift. Inhale as you relax back to starting point.

Primary Muscle Group: Rectus Abdominis

Muscle Groups Worked in This Exercise:  Rectus Abdominis and Obliques

Preparation: Place hands firmly on a stability ball about shoulder width apart as you lean forward with your body fully extended and supported by your feet and hands.  You will be in a diagonal pushup position, leaning forward.

Breathing:  Breath out on the contraction of the muscle and breath back in on the way back to the start position.