Early development: exercises for fitball for infants

Gymnastic ball (fitball) - an excellent assistant for a young mother and baby. Mom, he will help quickly return to prenatal form, and exercises on fitbole for babies - an excellent stimulation of the physical development of the baby.

Which ball to choose?

In sports shops the range of fitbols is great - different colors, with pimples, different diameters, with antennae and so on. For babies it is better to choose a smooth ball with a maximum diameter of 75 cm, first making sure of its strength and safety.

When to start?

Exercises on the fitball for babies can begin as early as two weeks of age. The main thing is that the baby has an umbilical wound by this time. Gymnastics should be held no earlier than 40 minutes after feeding. For the first lesson, it will be enough to roll the baby on the ball for three or four minutes. The child will better keep the balance if it is previously undressed. On the ball is to put a diaper.

Safety precautions

Exercises on the fitball for babies require constant attention and caution from the mother. So, it is necessary to take a stable position to control both the ball and the baby. In no case can not take the child by the hands or by the feet - the joints of the baby are not yet strong, and you can cause injury. In the first month of life, the duration of the sessions can be increased to 15 minutes 2 times a day, and with the slightest signs of fatigue the child should immediately stop exercising. Lessons for kids on the fitball not only train the vestibular apparatus and strengthen the muscles, but also help to cope with hypertension and relieve infantile colic (by putting the babe abdomen on the ball).

Key exercises on fitbole for babies

1. The very first and simple exercise is to put the baby's belly on the ball and shake it from side to side, back and forth. Such gymnastics, fitbol for which it is simply irreplaceable, is an excellent training of the vestibular apparatus. The amplitude of movements can be gradually increased.

2. Put the child back on the fitball. He must relax. Shake back and forth, from side to side, make circular motions. This exercise is aimed at strengthening the muscles of the back.

3. The baby lies belly on the ball, the mother should gently press his back and buttocks and make springing movements up and down.

4. The child lies on his stomach, holding it, the mother will smoothly swing the ball from side to side, so that the baby strains the lateral muscles of the abdomen.

5. The starting position - the baby lies on the stomach on the ball. One hand should be pressed to the knees to the ball, the other - to support the child under the chest. Gently roll the ball forward so that his back bends, and the chest is lifted. This exercise allows you to stretch the spine and strengthen the muscles of the neck.

6. For the correct formation of hip joints, it is recommended to perform the following exercise: the baby lies on his belly on the ball, his legs are bent at the knees and diluted (frog pose). The ball should be swung back and forth, from side to side.

7. We lay the kid with the belly on the ball and let him grab his thumbs. Gently holding the child, roll the ball to yourself so that the baby's legs touch the floor.