Yoga Exercise Balls

Yoga exercise balls

Yoga is one of the largest and most popular ways to tone your body and yoga exercise balls are an essential yoga accessory. But yoga balls aren't just for yoga anymore as they are now used for compound weight training as well. Everyone from a beginner to a fitness guru can benefit from adding a yoga exercise ball to their fitness toolbox. Walgreens.com has yoga balls from well-known fitness manufacturers like GoFit, STOTT PILATES and Wai Lana.

Compound weight exercises

Yoga balls are used for toning as they don't allow for an easy, stable surface. This forces your body to keep keep balance on its own instead of a flat surface that a weight bench provides. This creates an ideal environment for muscle toning of both primary and secondary muscle groups. Yoga exercise balls are an ideal yoga accessory along with yoga mats for both beginners and yoga veterans. Even traditional gyms are pairing yoga balls along with standard weight training exercise regimes to train the body's core along with standard arm and chest weight exercises. For example, use a yoga exercise ball in place of a standard weight bench while doing dumbbell chest presses to work your core along with your arms and shoulders. Similarly, yoga balls can be used during dumbell bench presses in place of the bench to bring in muscle groups that would not be worked using traditional techniques.