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Swiss Ball Workouts: Medicine Ball Toss |
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Upper Body - Advanced Level - Core Training |
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A fun and challenging exercise to improve balance and motor sensory skills. |
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| Contraindications: None. | |
| Starting Position: Kneel on a Swiss ball facing the medicine ball rebounder. |
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Movements:
q Toss the ball into the rebounder. q Catch the ball when it returns.
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Tips: There are many variations of this exercise. Try performing it by throwing the ball with alternate hands, line up with the rebounder at a 90 degree angle, try live and dead medicine balls, or change the angle of the rebounder.
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Exercise Progressions:
Use of duradisks, wobble boards and rocker boards can be used instead of the Swiss ball to reduce the base of support.
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Trainer’s Notes:
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