Dead Bug with Stability Ball
The dead bug with a stability ball squeezed between the hands and the knees; one arm and the opposite leg reach out while the other pair keeps pressing the ball.
How to do it
Setup
On your back, the ball held between the hands and the knees, hips and knees at 90°, lower back pressed down.
Steps
- Reach one arm overhead and the opposite leg long.
- Keep pressing the ball with the other hand and knee.
- Return to the ball and switch the diagonal.
Common mistakes
Ball slipping as a pair lets go: press harder with the hand and knee that stay. Lower back lifting as the leg reaches: reach less far. Rushing the switch: set the ball before each reach.
Breathing
Exhale lowering the limbs, inhale returning.
