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Hi BodyRockers,

So we have been away for a few days because I had to go and have a root canal :( My face was swollen and I had incredible tooth pain? I?m just starting to feel better now, but I will most likely take tomorrow off and just let my body rest and heal. It?s always super important to listen to your body and give yourself enough time to feel better.

In today?s workout I am really excited to be using a new piece of equipment that Freddy & I will be starting to incorporate into our routines. We had honestly never seen anything quite like this and after trying it out we immediately saw the value it could add to our training. This fitness ball is weighted, soft and extremely comfortable to use. You can use it as a weight for resistance, but also as a stability ball. You don?t have to worry about bruising yourself on it or damaging your floors. If noise is an issue for you where you live, this ball makes far less of a sound then weights when you touch it down to the floor (of if it falls). The cute pink ball that I am using is 8 lbs, and we also have a grey ball that Freddy uses that is 10 lbs. I am looking forward to all of the new exercises that it will allow us to do, and increasing the benefits of our older exercises by adding resistance and challenging our stability and core strength. Please note that you can continue to do these exercises with just your own bodyweight :)

The full tutorial for this routine ? including beginner modifications ? is in the video so be sure to watch it through to the end :)

Enjoy your training,

Zuzana & Freddy

P.S. You guys are welcome to use any of your own exercise equipment to substitute the Ball that I am using. You can also totally improvise or just use your own bodyweight. The point here is to make it work and get a great workout in.

• Wood Chops - Left Sidemax. reps
• Wood Chops - Right Sidemax. reps
• Burpees with Fitness Ballmax. reps
• Sprint Lungesmax. reps
• Ball Climbersmax. reps
• Toss and Catch the Fitness Ballmax. reps

Get your gear for this workout here:

Instructions:

This workout takes 18 minutes and I have to say that it was one of the hardest ones that I have done lately. Set your Interval Timer for 18 rounds of two intervals ? 10 seconds and 50 seconds. You will be pushing at your maximum effort during each 50 sec0nd interval and write down your reps during your rest intervals. There are 5 exercises in this workout that you will go through in this order:

1. Wood Chops ? left

2. Wood Chops ? right

3. Burpees with Fitness Ball

4. Sprint Lunges

5. Ball Climbers

6. Toss and Catch the Fitness Ball

You have 50 seconds for each exercise and you will go through the circuit three times. Don?t forget to write down your reps during your 10 second rest intervals that you have in between each exercise.

Watch the video above until the end to see how to do each exercise correctly. Enjoy and share your scores! :)

Source: http://www.bodyrock.tv/2011/07/09/grab-your-balls-workout/

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