One of the best weight loss workouts involves using the Bosu ball. The Bosu ball is the circular blue dome that is inflated which you see in the gym. It has a bubble, or dome, on the top and a flat bottom. As far as weight loss workout equipment, it is one of the best.
Bosu ball exercises can workout the whole body. You can utilize the Bosu ball for lower, mid and upper body workouts. Squats are typically the first leg workout exercise to begin with. Like many Bosu ball exercises, you can perform this with the bubble up or down, depending on how difficult you want to make the exercise. The basic exercise is to stand on the top of the Bosu and perform squats. Balance and strength will be required to get through the workout. Difficulty can be added by using hand weights. If you want more advanced exercises, flip the Bosu over so that the dome is on the floor and the flat part can be stoods on. This makes balance as important as strength in this exercise. You could also pick up the Bosu and hold it over your head while you perform the squat.
The lunge is another leg workout. With the dome side up take one step backwards from the Bosu. Start with either leg and perform a lunge onto the top of the Bosu. As you do the exercise, change legs. Holding weights is another option while doing this exercise.
Mid-section exercises work the abdominal muscles. You can sit on the dome of the Bosu, with your feet on the floor, and do a simple sit up. You could also lift your feet and perform crunches by pulling your legs into your chest then pushing them back out. Any number of abdominal exercises can be done on the Bosu such as the bicycle crunch exercise. The Bosu will require you to tighten your abs through each exercise while you keep your balance.
Upper body workouts with the Bosu include pushups. Perform the standard pushup by keeping your feet on the floor and placing your hands on the Bosu. You can also put your feet on the Bosu, place your hands on the floor and do pushups. A more advanced exercise is to flip the Bosu over and grab the edges of the flat side and perform pushups. You can workout your shoulders by simply pushing the Bosu up over head.
As you can see the Bosu is a very versatile piece of exercise equipment. The Bosu is one of the best things to use for weight loss workouts. You will lose weight and gain strength using it.
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