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		<title>Does the exercise ball enhance EMG activity during resistance training?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When exercise balls became popular in the United States in the 1980s, it was thought that their instability promoted higher activation of the back and abdominal muscles for core stabilization. Several studies have shown that the exercise ball does increase muscle activation of the abdominal muscles compared to a stable surface. As the exercise ball&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Thera-Band® program helps improve lower extremity strength and biomechanics in female athletes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears occur in about one in every 3000 Americans; 80% of these injuries are non-contact, often requiring surgical reconstruction. Female athletes have a higher incidence of ACL injury, likely due to biomechanical differences compared to males. Research has focused on exercise programs that help improve these biomechanics in order to prevent&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Stability ball: fitness jack of all trades (Reuters)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) &#8211; Call them Swiss balls, Pilates balls, physio balls, exercise balls, balance balls, yoga balls or body balls. Stability balls by any other name would still be the same hardworking multi-taskers of the fitness world. &#8220;They can be used for balance training, for core training, with or without&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Thera-Band Program Teaches Exercises for Pregnancy in India</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding safe exercises during pregnancy for both mom and baby is quite challenging. In India, physiotherapist Shabnam Agarwal is leading both pre- and post-natal exercise classes at the Belle Vue Clinic in Kolkata. They use Thera-Band resistance bands both in weekly classes, and at home. “It helps them carry and lift the baby, and eventually&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise Balls Taking Seat In Colorado Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A classroom in Denver Colorado is using Exercise Balls. See the video here from cbs4denver.com.]]></description>
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