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120 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || JUNE 2015 || EDITION 2Perform this routine 3x per weekSwiss ball exercises Sets RepsSquat press 3 10-12Two point perch 3 1 minute holdToe taps 3 30 secondsSquat jacks 3 1 minuteSquat thrust 3 10Pike 3 10Hammy curl 3 10Lower back extensions 3 8 reps, 3 second holdsListen up. If you don%u2019t change your fitness routine regularly your body will not transform the way you want. Our bodies adapt to the same routines faster than you%u2019d think. A few tweaks such as changing the intensity, stability and speed to one of your favorite exercises will do just the trick. And guess what? The fitness ball is the only piece of equipment that will allow you to do that! A fitness ball workout will develop your strength through stability and balance. Your posture will improve, giving you more confidence and poise. Flexibility will increase. Using the fitness ball will also help you tone and define your physique while losing inches and pounds because of the greater caloric burn resulting from the service of more muscles. You%u2019ll be absolutely amazed what a few unstable movements can do for you.The program I%u2019ve laid out is the perfect road map for helping sculpt and tone your body. But you can also try implementing the fitness ball into your everyday life too. That%u2019s what I call extra credit!%u2022 Try sitting on the fitness ball while blow drying your hair. Ladies, if your hair is anything like mine, you know this will be a challenge.%u2022 If you have to sit at a desk all day, why not challenge yourself and try the stability ball as your new desk chair? Maybe it will be a bit embarrassing at first but when you%u2019re rocking a brand new physique everyone will be wondering how you did it!%u2022 Don%u2019t be a couch potato, if you%u2019re going to sit and watch TV, try doing it on the ball. You don%u2019t want to look like the %u201cWalking Dead,%u201d do you?