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Yoga Ball Exercises for Your Upper Body

Written by Jaime Monsen, Certified Health Coach | May 2, 2020

A yoga ball is a simple, but effective exercise tool. In the first of a three-part series, Midlothian health coach Jaime Monsen shows how to use a yoga ball to stay fit and demonstrates some simple exercises to give your upper body a workout. 

She recommends starting with two sets of 12 reps and increasing reps over time. Here are some of the upper-body exercises she suggests: 

  • Chest Press
  • Chest Fly
  • Push up with variations
  • Back Row
  • Lat Pull Over
  • Shoulder Press – Palms in or out
  • Front Raises
  • Lateral Raises
  • Bicep Curl
  • Hammer Curl
  • Wide Arm
  • Tricep Extension – single or both
  • Tricep Kickback

Be sure to check out the rest of the yoga ball exercises series as well.