Medicine Ball Magic! 10 cool exercises to try

The medicine ball is a fantastic piece of equipment; it's versatile, compact, and lots of fun. Available in a wide variety of sizes, colors, styles and quite inexpensive...the medicine ball is the perfect tool for anyone with a little bit of space and a lot of desire. I use them all the time for strength and stability training. Here are some ideas on how to train with yours. Look for more medicine ball magic when I begin the That's Fit video podcast "Move of the Week".

• Do push-ups with one hand on the ball.
• Do push-ups with both hands on the ball.
• Do a push-up with one hand on the ball. In the 'up' position, roll the ball to your other hand and do another push-up like that. Repeat.
• Hold the ball in your hands above your head and reach back while doing crunches.
• Put the ball between your knees or under your knees, and lift them up toward the ceiling while doing crunches. (picture shown)

• Stand on a BOSU and throw the ball back and forth with a friend.
• Put the ball between your elbows, at chest height in front of you and squeeze it out in front of your chest. Hold for at 30 seconds or more.
• Stand on BOSU. With both hands, hold the ball in the air high above your head and slam it as hard as you can on the ground in front of you. Have a partner throw it back at you and do it again.
• Hold the ball with both hands down by your legs and bring your hands to your chest. Biceps curls!
• Hold the ball with both hands down by your legs and bring the ball up to shoulder height while keeping your arms straight.

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