4 Easy Medicine Ball Exercises

Give your regular weights a day off. Medicine balls are a fun alternative and if you use one without handles, you have to work a little harder to grip it, which leads to even more toning, says Pete McCall, a personal trainer and exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise. Get started with a 4- to 6-pound ball and these simple moves three times a week.

Exercise moves courtesy of the American Council on Exercise