Exercise balls

I have often watched people at the gym performing silly looking moves on large inflated balls. How silly they look! I would never do that! *cough*

Well, my personal trainer, Anna, came bounding over to me saying I've got this for you! She handed me a handwritten sheet of paper with little stick-men demonstrating core exercise routines for the exercise ball.

Damn it! (I thought) I really didn't want to look silly! But, as she had obviously spent time on thinking these through I went through my cardio-only regime and got hold of one of the exercise balls.

YES! I probably looked silly! But, the exercises weren't easy, and it was often difficult to stay balanced. By the end of the exercises I was knackered and I really could feel their effect on my back and stomach - two areas that I need to focus on!

So, what have I learnt from this? Well, you sometimes have to look silly in order to get fit!

BTW, I weighed in at 74Kg (11 stone 9 pounds)!