Fitball chop (wood cutter) in upper abs

Main Muscles Affected

• Abdominal muscles
• Buttocks

Exercise Difficulty

Very easy

Performing the Fitball chop (wood cutter) in upper abs:

1. Stand upright, keep your heels slightly more open than your hips, your legs slightly flexed, your buttocks contracted
2. Place your hands on the sides of the fitball, squeeze it and bring it high above your head
3. Contract your abdominal muscles, twist your torso and bring the fitball down to your left side (imagine making a slash strike as you bring the fitball down to your left side)
4. Contract your glutes and return with your arms and fitball up
5. Reverse the movement towards your left side and repeat

• Arch your back
• Sharply twist the torso.