Rolling Balls: 7 Fitball Exercises for Kids

 In the hit parade of many kids' favorite toys fitball is one of the three leaders. What they just do with them: they roll around the room, and try to lift. Well, you can jump on it ad infinitum. But the efficiency of the fitball is much wider. Maria Solomakha, champion of Ukraine in salsa, shared with our site a set of exercises that can be performed with a child on this fitness ball.

“The benefits from him are great. After all, when we go in for sports on a flat surface, only the muscle on which the load is working works. On the ball, due to the fact that the child tries to stay on it and groups, stabilizing muscles are included in the work, the entire muscular corset is strengthened, "

- says Maria. You can start classes in a lightweight version from the age of two weeks.

Spring

After securing the ball between the legs, place the child on it (the feet should be completely flat). If he can stand confidently, hold hands, if not - under the armpits. To the very little ones, we show how to bend and unbend the legs. Do it 10 times.

Snake

Grasping the child by the arms, we pull him up a little - he will, as it were, pull himself up in his arms. The angle of rise is as in the photo.

Bouncing

Fix the ball between your knees and put the child on it, let it jump on the butt. We hold the kids by the armpits, the older kids by the arms.

Wiggle

From this position, we put the child back on the ball. We hold the very little ones by the body, the children over six months - by the hands, clasping their hands. We roll back and forth - this perfectly relieves muscle hypertonicity. We do not pull. The smaller the child, the smaller the swinging amplitude.

Tummy massage

IP - as in the photo. Hold the smallest ones by the body. Spring at first, and then roll the ball back and forth or in a circle. It helps to cope with colic well.

Cars

We just let the crumbs touch the floor with our fingers and roll the ball back, and let the older children stand on their hands a little (then push the legs, and let the children stomp forward on the handles).

Frog

The child wraps his hands around the ball, and you hold it, as in the photo. We roll the ball from ourselves to ourselves, bending and unbending the leg. If the baby is very straining his legs, you can shake them gently. Good development of the hip joints.

Snake

Grasping the child by the arms, we pull him up a little - he will, as it were, pull himself up in his arms. The angle of rise is as in the photo.

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