Do you use a stability ball when training your clients? If so what are your top five exercises?

My top 5 are:
SB chest press
SB jackknife
SB walk out to plank, with feet on ball
SB crunches
SB/TRX chest press, knees and lower extrem on ball with TRX anchored on wall.

Great Question Joanne,
Two come to mind...

Sit and Balance
Kneel and Balance

Sincerely,
Michael

I do try to work in a stability ball quite often. Top 5 exercises I would say:

1. Stability Ball Crunch
2. Stability Ball Dumbbell Chest Press
3. Stability Ball Leg Curl
4. Stability Ball Reverse Crunch
5. Stability Ball Knee Tuck

I know most of us call every exercise something different, hope you can understand what I mean!

I use the stability ball often. My top 5 are:
*Push ups (Hands on and feet on)
*Leg curl
*Cable crunch
*Supine hands to feet pass
*Preacher cur (45 cm ball)

yes I use it but not all the time, only when there is stabilty work needed.

My top 5 are:
DB Chest Press
DB Shoulder Press
DB Prone Supported Row
Leg Curl/Glute Bridge

It is very hard to limit this to a list of 5...I didn't have any room to add in core work

Top 5 Core:
Plank w/feet on the ball > progression > alternate lifting a leg
Glute Bridge w/feet on the ball > progression > Alternating extending a knee
Trunk Lateral Flexion over the ball
Back Extension and Reverse back extension
Stir the Pot

1. Seated upright, hands @ shoulders w/ elbows bent. Extend one knee forward as opposite arm reaches upward
2. Prone with feet either @ wall (easier) or on floor (harder), torso in alignment with legs, arms @ shoulder level with thumbs up. Lateral abduction for posterior deltoid and trunk strength.
3. Supine with head and shoulders on ball, hips off in table top position. Raise and lower pelvis with arms either reaching to ceiling or moving in opposition (arms towards head as pelvis lowers)
4. Plank with legs on ball and hands on floors. Pull knees under torso (easier), or pike hips into the air (much harder!!)
5. Standing, hold ball in front of waist, step BACK into a lunch as you either rotate torso towards FRONT leg and keep ball waist level (easier) OR reach arms up as torso rotates (harder).

Of course, you must use all core stability musculature as you perform these and breathe with each move!!

1. Abdominal Curls (w/Spinal Extension)
2. Side Ups
3. Pelvic Press / Bridging
4. Back Extension (w/Spinal Flexion)
5. Push Ups

....I also love doing the "Frog" after the back extensions. Lying prone on the ball, jump back-and-forth landing on the hands and then the feet. It's keeps the heart rate up, gives clients a break if they are tired, and its super fun!

I LOVE using the Stability ball! I work with a lot of sedentary seniors so my most favorite exercises include:
Ball to Wall Squats and Lunges
Crunches
Bridges and hamstring curls
Seated balance exercises (ie: Alt.leg raises, balance on 1 ft etc)
Supine Arm to leg ball transfer
Any exercise that uses the ball as a bench,
planks
Side plank w/ ball between feet
Stretching exercises

I use balls in my Core Training Studio almost all of the time! Clients love to stretch over them. I have a lot of clients use them to to learn proper squat positioning. I don't have any machines in my studio, so we also use the balls as our "bench" to allow the core to stay integrated with all of the strengthening exercises. We use the ball for our chest presses, tricep french curls, chest flyes, and rotation. It is also perfect for abdominal work both laying on top and placing feet on top.

Stability balls are a great tool to increase and maintain core stability and strength. With all my clients that have the support base to move to unstable surfaces I use the ball with any exercise that you would use a bench, in addition to including core specific exercises as well.

My top 5 (favorite) ball exercises:

1. DB Pullover on the Stability Ball
2. Bridges
3. SB Hamstring Curls
4. SB Push up to Prone knee tuck
5. SB Abdominal Crunch

I use the stability ball a long with many other tools in my toolbox for the following top 5:

1. DB Chest press or fly alternating or unilateral
2. Prone overhead press
3. prone YTA
4. plank cycling
5. Body saws

It all depends on the individual and the progression. I have developed over 1300 exercises on the ball and I cant tell you which exact exercise is the best as they all have amazing functions and uses.

Depending on the client and thier physical ability I use the stability ball to either progress or regress exercises. My top 5 exercises include (no specific order):

1. Stability Ball Pike
2 Stability Ball Knee In
3. Stability Ball Push Up (Toes on as progression, shin's on as regression, or hands on for shoulder/core stability)
4. Alternating or 1-Arm Chest Press (Engages core stability)
5. Rainbow Twist (Similar to Russian Twist but instead of ball/arms crossing chest level, carry ball from one side, and then above head as your forming a rainbow)

You can also regress form TRX and use stability ball to perform Atomic Push or Push w/Pike.

My top 5 are:

DB Press
Pike
Leg Curls
Single-leg hip extension
Kneeling on SB and performing cable twist

Crunches
DB Press Chest Fyes
Push-ups (hands on sides)
Bridges
DB Pullovers

Yes.
1. bridge combo w/Leg curl (hamstring) lying (roll-in)
2. prone plank (forearms)
3. toes on ball (straight leg bridge)
4. Knee tuck (progression to jack-knife) & knee side/side rotation (knees on ball)
5. Back or leg extension

Seniors:
1. Isometric hand over hand press downs & to sides for time (progression to cable or tubing if possible) seated
2. ITY's seated
3. Adductor ball or fist squeeze seated
4. beginner (on knee) prone back extension/scap squeeze
5. Wall squat