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Swiss balls are probably one of the most effective pieces of equipment you could have in a gym or at home. Their ability to force you to use more muscles to stabilize yourself is very impressive.
In this article I am going to focus on some Swiss ball ab exercises to help you get a strong core. However, please note that these Swiss ball ab exercises will definitely strengthen your abs but any type of ab exercises alone cannot make your abs visible.
Before you go any further I would recommend that you add these exercises with other workouts as a form of circuit training. Here are some of the best Swiss ball ab exercises:
Swiss Ball Ab Crunches (using a medicine ball)
Normal Swiss Ball Ab Crunches
Swiss Ball Ab Pull-Ins
Swiss Ball Side (Oblique) Crunches (using a medicine ball)
Normal Swiss Ball Side Crunches
Planks using Swiss Ball
Why Do it as Circuit Training?
Circuit training forces you to burn more fat and, in turn, you will be able to get visible abs after a while. Therefore it is great to integrate these exercises into circuit training.
The only reason why your abs are not visible (if they are actually not) even though you have been doing tons and tons of ab workouts is because they aren't enough to get rid of the fat that's causing your abs to be invisible.
There are two main ways in which you can get rid of belly fat though, and body fat in general for that matter. Firstly, you can lose fat by doing high intensity workouts like circuit training and HIIT's. Then, there's your diet.
Your diet is, without a doubt, the most important factor on whether you are going to lose or gain fat. It is your diet that will determine how successful you are in achieving your fitness goals. If not your diet then it's the type of lifestyle that you live.
Take into account that other things like eating late at night a few minutes before you sleep, stress, slow metabolism, improper digestion, etc all play a big role in the accumulation of belly fat.
In Conclusion
Swiss balls are an extremely convenient tool for strengthening your core. On the other hand, remember that strengthening on its own won't get rid of the necessary amount of fat required to get your abs visible.
