5 Ball Exercises For Tonned Abs

The perfect item for any gym is the medicine ball. It is small and easy to use for a productive and fast workout. They are not bigger than a basketball and come in various weights going up to 25 pounds. So here are some highly effective medicine ball workouts that will help you score the perfect ten on your figure over time.

* Big Circles

- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Also keep knees slightly bent.
- Hold the ball with both hands and extend it above your head straight.
- Rotate your arms clockwise at equidistant without bending your arms at any point.
- Form a big circle as slowly as possible while properly stretching your arms.
- Helps tone the arms and the shoulders.

* Single Arm Push Up

- This is exactly same as a normal one hand push up just use the ball under the arm you keep to the ground for support. Repeat as many as possible to tone your arms.

* Lumberjack or Wood Chop

- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Also keep knees slightly bent.
- With both hands hold onto the ball and raise it up to your shoulders.
- Bend forward down to your waist and swing your arms forward down between your legs and squat down in the process.
- Reverse the same movement keeping your hands as straight as possible.
- This core exercise tones your oblique muscles and helps shed away the love handles and floppy biceps.

* Overhead Throw

- Bring up the ball under your chin with your thumbs pointing towards your neck.
- Squat down and throw the ball straight up as high in the air as possible.
- Squat back up as you release and let the ball fall on the ground.
- This ab workout is ideal for hand eye co-ordination and upper back as well as shoulders.

* Ball Slam

- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Also keep knees slightly bent.
- Bring the ball above your head with your arms reaching back as far as possible.
- Swing your arms forward and slam it against the ground hard.
- As the ball bounces off catch it and repeat.
- This is perfect for hand eye co-ordination and for sweating it out hard and fast.