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		<title>Muscle activation levels for advanced exercises using the Exercise Ball</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several EMG studies have been performed in the past decade to quantify and validate claims of “core stability” exercises. Despite few controlled, clinical outcome studies on using an exercise ball, its use in clinics and gyms remains steady. Because the Thera-Band® exercise ball can be used for both rehabilitation and fitness, different exercises and levels&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise on unstable surfaces increases trunk muscle activation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unstable surfaces have become more popular for balance and stabilization training. Thera-Band® Exercise Balls and Stability Discs offer multiple options for unstable surface training. These unstable surfaces are thought to increase muscle activation and co-contraction, particularly for core stabilization training. Japanese researchers investigated the effect of unstable surface training on trunk muscle activity during common&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Is resistance training on unstable surfaces effective?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instability training, or exercising while on unstable surfaces, has become both popular and controversial. Performing resistance training on unstable surfaces such as exercise balls, balance boards, stability disks, and foam pads has been shown to reduce force output, but increase activation of “core” muscles of the trunk (Behm and Anderson 2006). No studies, however, have&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Stable vs. Unstable: Using Exercise Balls with the Overhead Press Exercise</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Functional Training” has become increasingly popular in both rehabilitation and fitness. “Core training” has often been considered a component of functional training because of the transfer of force through the trunk to the extremities. Unstable surfaces such as Thera-Band® Exercise Balls and Stability Trainers are often used with traditional exercise movements to integrate training of&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise ball more effective at activating abdominal muscles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exercise ball is a popular device for core training, and is often used to increase muscle activation, particularly of the abdominals. Most studies have concluded that the exercise ball increases electromyographic (EMG) activity of the abdominal muscles. In England, Dr. Michael Duncan investigated the muscle activation in 2 different parts of the rectus abdominus&#8230;]]></description>
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