Beginner exercise

Hug A Ball

  • Flexibility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Hug A Ball

  1. Seat yourself on the floor.
  2. Straddle an exercise ball between both legs and lower your hips down toward the floor.
  3. Hug your arms around the ball to support your body.
  4. Adjust your legs so that your feet are flat on the floor and your knees line up over your ankles.
  5. Keep a good grip on the ball so it doesn't roll away from you and send you back onto your buttocks.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Adductor Longus, Adductor Magnus, Gracilis, Pectineus.

MuscleScoreRole
Adductor Longus1.0Target, Mobility Target
Adductor Magnus1.0Target, Mobility Target
Gracilis0.9Target, Mobility Target
Pectineus0.8Target, Mobility Target
Gluteus Maximus0.4Mobility Target