Heatsy

Stability Ball Stir-the-Pot

Also known as: Swiss Ball Stir-the-Pot, Exercise Ball Stir-the-Pot, Stir the Pot, Stir-the-Pot, Stability Ball Stir the Pot

Body region

Muscles

Main

Helps

Holds

Equipment

Technique

  1. Get into a forearm plank with your forearms on a stability ball.
  2. Brace the abs and squeeze the glutes.
  3. Move your elbows in small circles, as if stirring a pot.
  4. Complete half the reps in one direction, then reverse.

Cues

  • Keep the hips still while only the arms circle.
  • Make the circles small when starting out.
  • Keep the body in one straight line.

Common mistakes

  • Letting the hips sag.
  • Making large circles that you cannot control.
  • Rocking the body instead of the arms.

Alternatives

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