Exercise Comparison
Around The Worlds vs Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball




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Muscle Analysis
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Instructions
Around The Worlds
Lay down on a flat bench holding a dumbbell in each hand with the palms of the hands facing towards the ceiling. Tip: Your arms should be parallel to the floor and next to your thighs. To avoid injury, make sure that you keep your elbows slightly bent. This will be your starting position.
Now move the dumbbells by creating a semi-circle as you displace them from the initial position to over the head. All of the movement should happen with the arms parallel to the floor at all times. Breathe in as you perform this portion of the movement.
Reverse the movement to return the weight to the starting position as you exhale.
Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball
Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart from each other holding your torso up at arms length.
Place your toes on top of an exercise ball. This will allow your body to be elevated.
Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step.
After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Verdict
Both exercises target the chest. Around The Worlds is a intermediate exercise using dumbbell, while Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball is intermediate and uses exercise ball. Choose Around The Worlds if you have access to dumbbell, or Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball if you prefer exercise ball.