Shake up Your Exercise Routine with These Tools

Maybe you hate to exercise. If you try using some of these new tools, it may add a dimension of engagement to the efforts. Maybe you exercise a lot and you are getting bored. Take the same exercise routine and add some of these tools to the workout. Maybe you don’t realize that you are not getting all you can out of a workout. Add these tools to gain additional benefits and quality from the workout.

Inflated stability ball – sit on it while working out with weights, use it for pushups, use it to work out your abdominals.
Medicine ball – use it in lieu of weights to add a different level of challenge.
Kettlebells – the weighted devices with handles allow you to “swing weights” during certain moves.
Bosu – balance on it while working with weights, use it for plyometrics, use it as an unstable platform for pushups, use it for crunches.
Body bar – use it as an addition to weighted routines.
Step – create choreography that allows you to perform a weighted move with aerobic components.
Yoga block – add it to yoga routines for an additional dimension.
Foam roller – lie on it when you do certain weight routines to add an instability factor; use it for stretches.
Mini trampoline – if you can no longer do high impact aerobics, you can certainly jump and do choreography on this forgiving surface. Some trampolines come with a hand bar for you to hold onto.

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