How to do a Stability Ball V-pass
Reviewed by Jim Parker, CPT, B.A. Kinesiology
About Stability Ball V-pass
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Instructions for Proper Form
The Stability Ball V-pass is an engaging full-body exercise focusing on the core and coordination. Lying on your back, you pass the ball from your hands to your feet, forming a "V" shape with your body. This exercise challenges the core, improves lower body flexibility, and enhances coordination and balance.
- Lie face up on the floor with your legs straight and a stability ball between your feet. Place your arms over your head.
- Squeeze the stability ball with both legs.
- Engage your core while folding at your hips to raise the ball and your arms.
- Transition the ball from your feet to your hands at the top of this movement while keeping your core engaged.
- Hold this position for a moment at the point of the ball’s transition.
- Slowly return to the starting position while holding the ball secured in both hands rather than your feet. Maintain tension in your core.
- Repeat the previous contraction to bring the ball from your hands back over your body to transition back to your feet.
- You should feel this in your core.
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