December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

[jimmie 48]

same as sooooo many months in the past........... y'all know the drill. but just in case you're new to the board or this challenge, read on:

If you're looking for a challenge that will work on your core and help you with stability and strength, this is for you!!

Incorporating the stability ball into your usual routine will challenge your body in new ways and break up the monotony of exercises that have gone a bit stale.

Need some ideas about which exercises to use with a stability ball?

Yoga on the Ball

YOUTUBE STABILITY BALL EXERCISES

YouTube - Stability ball for jiu jitsu

VIDEO: 20-Minute Resistance Band Workout

Total Body Resistance Band Workout - Exercises for your body - Exercise

More SB exercises can be found by clicking on the following, SPARK PEOPLE

Exercises that count in this challenge include, but are NOT limited to, the following:

lying hamstring curls
tricep extensions
reverse crunches
lying leg press
push ups
jackknife
stretching
slow swim
side plank
seated leg extension
bridge ball squats
rows
stability ball exercise tapes/DVD's

Basically, any exercise that you do using your stability ball will count!

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR MINUTES.
I WILL NOT BE TRACKING OR ADDING UP ANYBODYS MINUTES BUT MINE. I WILL HOWEVER HAND OUT AWARDS WHEN THE TIME COMES.
HOWEVER, PLEASE COPY/PASTE THE LIST OF CHALLENGERS [at least for this month] AND UPDATE YOUR TOTALS AS YOU POST.

HAVE FUN!, STAY COMMITTED, EARN THE AWARD!!!

[jimmie 48]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

250 was quite a challenge for me in november so i'll stick with that number

[Georgiana]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

In for 280.

And we're stuck...

[Kntrylady]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

And even though I didn't get my 200 in for November....

Sign me up for 250 for December !!! That's a commitment to completing the DVD 10 times in the month.

[Georgiana]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

Dec 1st: 20 minutes

20/280

[Kntrylady]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

First day in for 30 minutes without a DVD

30/250

[Georgiana]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

Nice start, Kntrylady!

I added a few more minutes to mine this morning.

December 2nd: 25 minutes
45/280

[jimmie 48]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

nice to see that you two got off to a great start for the first couple days

i got up this morning and decided to get some minutes racked up the very first thing.
20 minutes

20/250

[Georgiana]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

Good job for getting started, Jo! I also do my stab. ball exercises first thing in the morning. Otherwise I end up not doing them.

20 more for me too.

December 3rd: 20 minutes
65/280

[Xenaballerina]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

Is it too late to sign up? If not, what's the protocol for joining in? This is my first challenge and I'd like to join in if possible.

[jimmie 48]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

Is it too late to sign up? If not, what's the protocol for joining in? This is my first challenge and I'd like to join in if possible.

not too late at all! glad to have you join us!
i would have responded sooner but i did not get an email reply for the thread.


so, how many minutes will you go for this month?

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two days in a row! i did too days in a row!
18 minutes today

38/250

[Kntrylady]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

Good going Jo, two days in a row

Not two day in a row, but adding another 30 today

60 total of 250

[jimmie 48]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

Good going Jo, two days in a row

Not two day in a row, but adding another 30 today

60 total of 250

thank ya thank ya

you are doing fantastic! 250 averaged out for 5 days is about 4.

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three days in a row for me! 13 minutes today
51/250

[Georgiana]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

I got an exercise DVD from the library. The only problem is that it's in German and I don't understand a thing... so I tried to follow it monkey-like. I figured out I should translate it first... then exercise!

Dec 5th: 15 minutes
Dec 6th: 30 minutes

110/280

[Xenaballerina]

Re: December Stability Ball Exercise Challenge ~ sign up and reporting thread

not too late at all! glad to have you join us!
i would have responded sooner but i did not get an email reply for the thread.


so, how many minutes will you go for this month?

Oh good! I'm managing about twenty minutes a day, but I am very active anyway, so it's not like i'm only doing the ball exercises