Aerobic Ball & Body Ball

Our fitness philosophy at Kitsilano Workout is to educate our members to exercise effectively and safely. Aerobic Ball and Body Ball classes are an excellent way to train core stability, get a challenging workout, and learn proper technique on the Swiss ball so that you may incorporate it into your daily fitness routine.

The ball has been used by physiotherapists for more than 20 years as part of their routine therapeutic and conditioning programs.

Used for exercise, the Aerobic & Body ball challenges your muscles in new ways helping to strengthen and build up the "core" muscles in the body, eg abdominals, back, buttocks & thighs, which stabilize and play a major role in maintaining good posture, which is so important if we are spending much of our working life in a sitting position.

Aerobic & Body Ball training is very multi-functional.

Using a ball will:

• Improve balance, which in turn improves agility
• Require a constant recruitment of the core musculature, which does not occur with machine training
• Strengthen postural muscles, which are generally weak from an over-exposure to a seated environment and are not conditioned by most machines
• Activate a myriad of motor recruitment patterns, as the ball is unstable. It never moves the same way twice in a row!
• Enhance both spinal and peripheral joint stability, which help to prevent injury
• Challenges the nervous system and therefore it is an effective tool for newcomer and high level athlete alike
• Balls are also an effective stretching tool 

Never been to an Aerobic or Body ball class? Visit Kitsilano Workout for a free trial class! Be prepared for a hard workout!