Consult your healthcare provider before beginning this exercise program. If you experience any pain or difficulty with any exercises, stop and consult your healthcare provider. The Hygenic Corporation is not liable for any injuries incurred while using exercises or programs accessed via this website. User must wear suitable eye protection such as safety goggles to protect against possibility of eye injury as a result of the band or tube snapping towards the face if grip is lost or if the band or tube breaks.

Core Exercise Protocol

Description:
Balok et al. 2006

Instructions:
These exercises were shown to be very effective at activating the core abdominal muscles by Balok et al in 2006.

Thera-Band Trunk "Chop"

Thera-Band Trunk "Chop"

Instructions:
Securely attach one end of the band to a stationary object above your head. Grasp the band with both hands over your shoulder closest to the attachment, with your trunk slightly rotated toward the band. Pull the band down to the opposite hip with both hands, turning your trunk away from the attachment. Slowly return.

*Caution: User must wear suitable eye protection such as safety goggles during this exercise to protect against possibility of eye injury as a result of the band or tube snapping towards the face if grip is lost or if the band or tube breaks.

Pro Series Exercise Ball Abdominal Oblique Curl Up in Bridge

Thera-Band Exercise Ball Abdominal Oblique Crunch in Bridge

Instructions:
Lay on ball in a bridge position with both feet on the ground, and the ball positioned in the small of your back. Keep your knees bent to 90 degrees, and your hips extended. Cross your arms over your chest and lift your trunk and one shoulder upward until your abdominals contract. Keep your back on the ball while you twist. Hold and slowly return.
TIP: Don't let the ball move under your back.
VARIATION: Change the position of your hands to behind the head to increase the challenge.

Pro Series Exercise Ball Prone Roll Out

Thera-Band Pro Series Exercise Ball Prone Roll Outs

Instructions:
Begin in kneeling with ball under forearms. Keep pelvis and neck in neutral. Slowly roll ball forward under shoulders, leaning hips forward. Hold and slowly return.

Consult your healthcare provider before beginning this exercise program. If you experience any pain or difficulty with any exercises, stop and consult your healthcare provider. The Hygenic Corporation is not liable for any injuries incurred while using exercises or programs accessed via this website. User must wear suitable eye protection such as safety goggles to protect against possibility of eye injury as a result of the band or tube snapping towards the face if grip is lost or if the band or tube breaks.