(I usually lurk, but just wanted to share this for anyone else who is really struggling with these...)
I have been having a miserable time with those inverted pikes. I just cannot keep control of the stability ball AND move in and out like that - I end up crashing to the floor or twisting into contortionistic (is that a word?) positions to try to avoid having the ball go flying out from under me!
SO, today I decided to do them up against the wall. I place the stability ball against a wall, and then align myself parallel to the wall. That way, while I'm moving the ball in and out, there is at least ONE direction that it can't go rolling away from me! (Of course, there are several other directions it can escape in, but at least I've eliminated one!)
I'm going to stick with this method for a while, until I feel more confident, or until I feel like the ball isn't really using that wall for "support" anymore. I could definitely feel them working my core, so I don't think this method has rendered them ineffective - at least for me...
Kat
I have been having a miserable time with those inverted pikes. I just cannot keep control of the stability ball AND move in and out like that - I end up crashing to the floor or twisting into contortionistic (is that a word?) positions to try to avoid having the ball go flying out from under me!
SO, today I decided to do them up against the wall. I place the stability ball against a wall, and then align myself parallel to the wall. That way, while I'm moving the ball in and out, there is at least ONE direction that it can't go rolling away from me! (Of course, there are several other directions it can escape in, but at least I've eliminated one!)
I'm going to stick with this method for a while, until I feel more confident, or until I feel like the ball isn't really using that wall for "support" anymore. I could definitely feel them working my core, so I don't think this method has rendered them ineffective - at least for me...
Kat