Train your core. Core training focuses on a person's center - the midsection, including the back. The goal is to make it strong, stable, yet flexible. The inflated ball is the most affordable tool for core training and is the rage in better health clubs. Personal trainers are training their clients on the ball with abdominal exercises, pushups and balance drills.
Balls come in several sizes and colors.
Pilates is another format that fortifies our midsection. Reebok Core Training is the most recent addition to this trend. Moves tend to be quick and explosive, borrowing from plyometrics. The oval-shaped Reebok Core Board improves on the balance board concept by adding recoil and three levels of instability or wobbliness. This has the potential to be a terrific training tool for skiers, skaters, snowboarders, surfers, basketball players, volleyball players and many other types of athletes.