Effective Low Impact Move to Strengthen Your Core – V-Sit Crunch

V-Sit Crunches with StrongBoard Balance® is an effective low impact exercise that will work your abs, obliques, lower back, hip flexors, and core. This is an intermediate exercise and should be performed on a stable surface prior to performing it with the StrongBoard Balance board. This exercise utilizes your body weight to isolate the core and primarily targets the abdominals, tone the obliques, strengthen your back muscles, and challenge your entire core. This exercise will also strengthen your hip flexors, quadriceps, and hamstrings too.

Featuring Darius Alexander – Athletic FIT Coach – StrongBoard Balance Ambassador
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Steps

1. Start by placing StrongBoard Balance in a lateral position. Sit on the center of the platform, basically balancing on your bum.

2. Lean back to a 45-degree angle and place hands on the floor behind you for support, keep your abs braced and your spine lengthened and neutral.

3. Lift both legs off the floor, into a “V” shape.

4. Push both legs out, then pull your knees into your chest.

5. Repeat for the desired amount of repetitions or duration.

Tips

Be sure to keep the spine erect and stabilized by bracing your abdominals through the entire set. For more of a challenge, you can slow your tempo. Other movements can be performed in V-Sit, like side to side and Sidewinders, butterfly, Russian twists, toe taps, etc.

Effective Low Impact Move to Strengthen Your Core - V-Sit Crunch

StrongBoard Balance® utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.

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Great Exercise for Strengthening Lower Abs and Back: V-Sit Scissors

V-Sit Scissors will work your abs, lower back, hip flexors, and core. This is an intermediate exercise and should be performed on a stable surface prior to performing it with the StrongBoard Balance board. This exercise utilizes your body weight to isolate the core and primarily targets the abdominals, tone down the obliques, strengthen your back muscles, and challenge your entire core. This exercise will also, believe it or not, strengthen your quadriceps and hamstrings too.

By strengthening these muscle groups through this particular exercise, you will help eliminate common lower back issues and can lead to back injury if not done properly. Getting your core to properly activate with your spinal erectors and neighboring stabilizers, you create a stronger trunk to help improve posture and proper gait.

Featuring Nedra Quintana – Personal Trainer

Steps

1. Start by placing StrongBoard Balance in a lateral position. Sit on the center of the platform, basically balancing on your bum.

2. Lean back to a 45-degree angle and place hands on the floor behind you for support, keep your abs braced and your spine lengthened and neutral.

3. Lift both legs off the floor, into a “V” shape.

4. Begin crossing one leg over the other, alternating each leg over the other.

5. Continue to criss-cross legs, lowering towards the floor without touching and back up.

6. Repeat for the desired amount of repetitions or duration.

Tips

Be sure to keep spine erect and stabilized by bracing your abdominals through the entire set. For more of a challenge, you can change your speed to incorporate a more aerobic workout. Other movements can be performed in V-Sit, like side to side and Sidewinders, butterfly, Russian twists, toe taps, etc.

Great Exercise for Strengthening Lower Abs and Back - V-Sit Scissors

StrongBoard Balance utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.

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Total Strength and Cardio Training in One Power Move

The V-Sit Battle Rope exercise is an intermediate exercise and should be performed on a stable surface prior to performing it with StrongBoard Balance board. This exercise is primarily for the abdominals but will also work the entire core musculature, along with the lower back, hip flexors, shoulders, and arms.

Featuring Chris Skraba, Lean Bodies OC client.
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1. Start by placing the board in a lateral position. Sit on center of platform, with one end of the battle rope in each hand.

2. Lean back, keeping your abs engaged and your spine lengthened and neutral.

3. Lift your feet just off the floor and hold.

4. Begin to move battle rope in an alternating wave like flow by lifting one side up as you bring the other side down. Be sure to use enough speed to keep the rope in constant motion.

5. Change direction of battle rope by pulling both handles up and down together.

6. Change direction back to alternating movement with a more vigorous tempo.

7. Repeat for desired amount of repetitions and sets.

Tips: Be sure to keep spine erect and stabilized by bracing your abdominals through entire set. For more of a challenge you can pull your knees into your chest as you are performing the battle rope sequence. You can also change your speed to incorporate a more aerobic workout. Other movements can be performed with battle rip while in V-Sit, like side-to-side and Sidewinders. 

StrongBoard Balance utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.

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Get Beach Ready Abs And Arms in One Move | V-Sit with Dumbbell Anterior Raise

V-Sit with Dumbbell Anterior Raise is an intermediate exercise and should be performed on a stable surface prior to performing it with StrongBoard Balance Board. This exercise is primarily for the shoulders and abdominals but will also work the entire core musculature, along with the lower back and hip flexor (iliopsoas, sartorius, rectus femoris) muscles.

Featuring Rachael Novello of TheSimplyFitStudio.com, SBB Certified Trainer and Instructor.
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Twitter: @rachaelnovello

1. Start by placing the board in a lateral position. Sit on the center of the platform, slightly more towards your feet, with dumbbells in hands.

2. Lean back, keeping your abs engaged and your spine neutral.

3. Externally rotate your shoulders and hold dumbbells in each hand down by your side.

4. Lift your left leg just off the floor as you raise the dumbbells up and in towards each other.

5. Lower your leg as you return dumbbells back to starting position.

6. Lift your right leg just off the floor as you raise the dumbbells up and in towards each other.

7. Lower your leg as you return dumbbells back to starting position.

8. Repeat for desired amount of repetitions and sets.

Tips: Be sure to keep spine erect and stabilized by bracing your abdominals through entire set. For more of a challenge you can use heavier dumbbells and/or alternate your shoulder raises. You can also pull knees towards chest with each repetition. Remember to breathe. 

 

StrongBoard Balance utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.

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Torch Belly Fat and Sculpt Arms in One Move | V-Sit with Dumbbell Curls

Torch belly fat and sculpt arms with V-Sit with dumbbell curls. This exercise is an intermediate exercise and should be performed on a stable surface prior to performing it with the StrongBoard Balance Board. This exercise is primarily for the biceps and abdominals but will also work the entire core musculature, along with the lower back and hip flexor (iliopsoas, sartorius, rectus femoris) muscles.

Featuring Rachael Novello of TheSimplyFitStudio.com, SBB Certified Trainer and Instructor.
IG: @rachaelnovellofitness
FB: @rachaelnovellofitness
Twitter: @rachaelnovello

1. Start by placing the board in a lateral position. Sit on center of platform, slightly more towards your feet, with dumbbells in hands.

2. Lean back, keeping your abs engaged and your spine neutral.

3. Lift your feet just off the floor and hold.

4. Curl both dumbbells up towards your shoulders, squeezing at the top.

5. Return dumbbells back to starting position.

6. Repeat steps 1-5 for desired amount of repetitions and sets.

Tips: Be sure to keep spine erect and stabilized by bracing your abdominals through entire set. For more of a challenge you can use heavier dumbbells and/or alternate your curls. You can also pull knees towards chest with each repetition. 

StrongBoard Balance utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.

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