On the Ball

On the Ball

The stability ball, which originated in Europe, was a tool that was used in spinal rehabilitation. Now, the ball has infiltrated the health and fitness industry as a way to offer support to the joints and challenge exercise. The ball gets you off the floor, helps you to transition from one exercise to the next, allows you to have improved comfort in many common trunk and spine exercises. and adds new challenges to the neuro-muscular system. These videos will demonstrate how the ball can increase overall range of motion in many common trunk extension, flexion, and rotation exercises, while making it exercise fun. You will feel stronger, more stable, and have less pain with regular practice.

Fitness Integrated Science™ is a fitness and health methodology that combines modern biomechanic principles with unique and progressive strengthening techniques to guide our clients to improved muscular balance, joint stability, and range of motion. Fitness Integrated Science™ is also a Wellness and Personal Training Center in Louisville Kentucky offering private yoga, Pilates, personal training, and yoga therapy for individuals as well as small groups. We have a 500-hour teacher training program, Yoga Integrated Science™, that is registered through Yoga Alliance and provide Workshops and certification courses in Yoga, Pilates, Fitness and Personal Training.

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Lauren Eirk is the creator of Yoga Integrated Science™ program, offering a unique, sound, biomechancial approach to Hatha Yoga designed to respect joint structure while improving muscle responsiveness and strength. She has spent her life teaching and studying in the health, fitness, and yoga communities, learning from some of the top minds of our time. Having worked in the health education field for over 30 years, Yoga I.S.® is her vision. Lauren’s training has made her highly sensitive to clients with complex, on-going neuro-muscular issues, helping her clients to navigate an effective exercise plan to accomplish their goals.

Lauren’s work has been featured in such magazines as Yoga Journal®, Self®, IDEA® Fitness Journal, American Fitness Magazine, ACE Fitness Magazine, American Fitness Magazine, Fitness First Quarterly Magazine, AKWA Aquatic Exercise Magazine, Business First, Natural Awakenings, and New Woman Magazine. Lauren has presented for such fitness-health organizations and education conferences as IDEA World, IDEA Personal Trainer, Inner IDEA, FACTfest, AFPA, DCAC Fitness, AFS Succeed! Conference, ACSM Fitness Summit, AEA/ IAFC, ECA, Can-FIT Pro, Fit in the City®, Fitour®, Resist-A-Ball®, and Sarah’s City Workout®

+ B.S. Physical Therapy, University of Louisville
+ B.A. Art, French, University of Louisville
+ M.S. Health Fitness Management

Lauren is a Certified E-RYT 500 Level Registered Yoga instructor and has studied Yoga with Master teachers David Swenson, Sianna Sherman, John Friend, Mitchel Bleier, Francois Rault, Doug Keller, Doug Swenson, Judy Rice, Rodney Yee, Beryl Bender Birch, John Schumacher, and Ramanand Patel. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist C-IAYT with the International Association of Yoga Therapy and a Yoga Alliance® Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), she is the developer of the Yoga I.S.® method for Yoga, Barre, and Pilates-based classes, including the Yoga I.S. Mechanix™ method.

Lauren is a Mastery Level Muscle Activation Techniques™ Certified Specialist and MATRx Certified Full-Body Specialist Full Body, including the Lower Leg & Foot as well as the Wrist & Hand. Lauren’s MATRx delineation makes her one of 57 world-wide leading experts in the treatment of muscular Imbalances. Lauren is an International Continuing Education Provider with an established personal training business since 2006, held in the Fitness Integrated Science™ Personal Training Studio. Lauren has been a certified group fitness instructor for nearly three decades and has run many group fitness programs. She is the creator of Yoga with Resist-A-Ball®, a former Resist-A-Ball® and FiTour® Master Trainer and the recipient of the ECA OBOW Award 2007 “Most Mindful Program”. Lauren has taught group and private classes in over 27 fitness centers since the start of her fitness career in the year 1988. She has many years of experience teaching in elementary schools, college universities, hospitals, fitness centers, and community centers in various local, national, and international venues. Lauren specializes in fitness rehabilitation, health fitness management, program development, and continuing education. Lauren is a published author with extensive television and video experience.

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On the Ball
  • Live Event | Full Body Hypertrophy Supersets (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    In this workout, we will go through five different supersets, all designed to work the whole body. Supersets are long sets, meaning that two or more exercises are strung together for their similarity or differences in a way that allows for continuous work with very little rest.

    We will perfor...

  • Live Event | Upper Body + Core Hypertrophy (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    The goal of this workout is hypertrophy/growth of the muscles of the upper body and core. We will accomplish this with a high repetition routine using resistance that allows us to engage or "squeeze" our muscles for better contractions. The goal is to train the shoulder, back, chest, arm, and a...

  • Live Event | Stability Ball Plus Weight (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This resistance training routine uses a stability ball as a platform for muscle growth. The ball can act as an amazing tool to help support the joints, add resistance, and cause us to have to react to the moving surface. It is considered to be an unstable surface, but it can also make exercise...

  • Live Event | Stability Ball Bodyweight (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This resistance training routine uses a stability ball as a platform for muscle growth. The ball can act as an amazing tool to help support the joints, add resistance, and cause us to have to react to the moving surface. It is considered to be an unstable surface, but it can also make exercise...

  • Video 469 | Ball, Chest, and Triceps (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    In this workout, notice how the stability ball transforms so many exercises that we have done so many times. The ball adds an element of stability training and fun so that we can add a freshness to our exercise routine. You will need some light and heavy dumbbells for this workout, which will b...

  • Live Event: Joint Stability Series: Spine (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This 60 minute workout is designed to strengthen muscles that flex, rotate, side-bend, and extend spinal joints in a variety of positions for better overall core strength. The focus is to expose and strengthen muscle imbalances by improving contraction responsiveness. The instability of the the...

  • Live Event: Joint Stability Series: Hips (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This 60 minute workout is designed to strengthen hip muscles that adduct, abduct, flex, extend, and rotate the hip joint in a variety of positions. The focus is to expose and strengthen muscle imbalances by improving contraction responsiveness. The instability of the the ball requires the use o...

  • Live Event | Full Body Ball (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Both the stability ball and the "mini" sponge ball can act as an amazing tool to help support the joints, add resistance, and cause us to have to react to the moving surface. Each providing resistance, they are different sizes and designed for different exercises. They are both considered to be...

  • Live Event Core Blast (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This stability ball workout will include a warm-up, followed by a core training section with bodyweight and the ball, and a comprehensive hip routine using a thigh band and bodyweight.

    The stability ball is a versatile tool to better target the core. In this workout, feel how the shape, textur...

  • LIve Event | Upper Body Blast (60 Minutes) with Lauren EIrk

    Using the stability ball as if it were a weight bench, we will practice stabilizng with the ball using trunk and spine muscles as we strengthen the upper body. When the ball us used in strength training, you will feel a total body workout as you work to stabilize the trunk and spine while moving...

  • Video 442 | Deep Core and More (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    It is said that 50 percent of people with chronic constipation, low back pain and pelvic pain have pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) — impaired relaxation and coordination of pelvic floor and abdominal muscles. Intensive pelvic floor retraining exercises is often used to treat non-relaxing pelvic f...

  • Live Event | Hardcore: Upper Body (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Strengthen the core and tone bicep, tricep, chest, back, and shoulder muscles using a variety of positions. Using the stability ball as if it were a weight bench, we will practice stabilizng with the ball using trunk and spine muscles as we strengthen the upper body.

    The flowing nature of the...

  • Live Event | Hardcore: Lower Body (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Strengthen the core and tone many lower body muscles using a variety of positions. Using the stability ball as if it were a weight bench, we will practice stabilizng with the ball using trunk and spine muscles as we strengthen the lower body.

    The flowing nature of the ball will allow for easi...

  • LIVE Event | Power Pilates Ball (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Working with the stability ball can help develop overall control and strength of the core, increase balance and stability, improve spinal mobility, and enhance postural awareness. See how the stability ball, originally used for spinal rehab, can enhance many classic Pilates Mat exercises. A Pil...

  • Video 427 | Deep Core (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Pelvic Floor Dysfunction is often classified as urologic, gynecologic, colorectal, and other causes. It affects over 32% of women and 16% of men. The core and the deep core are the target of this therapeutic routine.

    In this workout, work the lumbo pelvic-hip complex, which includes deeper mu...

  • Live Event | Bodyweight Ball Workout (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This flowing routine uses a stability ball as a resistance platform for muscle growth. The ball can act as an amazing tool to help support the joints, add resistance, and cause us to have to react to the moving surface. It is considered to be an unstable surface, but it can also make exercise ...

  • Live Event | Yoga Fit Ball (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This dynamic Yoga fitness workout uses the stability ball to keep muscles working to improved responsiveness and contractile strength. The dynamic nature of the ball challenges the core in every pose with increased range of motion and support for the joints. This practice will improve core stab...

  • Video 414 | Post-Op Knee Recovery III (30 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This is a follow-up video to "Post-Op Knee Recovery II #412. At this point, you are likely done with physical therapy and working to return to a higher level of function. Remember that regaining your range of motion and strength after total knee replacement or hip surgery is critical to regaini...

  • Live Event | Core Ball: Lower Body (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This 60 minute workout will strengthen and tone thigh, hip, gluteal, calf, and foot muscles using a variety of positions. Using the stability ball as if it were a weight bench, we will practice stabilizng with the ball using trunk and spine muscles as we strengthen the lower body.

    The flowing...

  • Live Event | Core Ball: Upper Body (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This 60 minute workout will strengthen and tone bicep, tricep, chest, back, and shoulder muscles using a variety of positions. Using the stability ball as if it were a weight bench, we will practice stabilizng with the ball using trunk and spine muscles as we strengthen the upper body.

    The fl...

  • Live Event | Knee Strengthening Workout (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    The knee joint, called a "hinge" joint, bends and straightens but can become stressed or injured with muscle weakness and compensation from nearby joints. In this workout, you will learn about the knee joint and practice some effective exercises to help keep your knee more stable.

    We will use...

  • Video 394 | Back Therapy Ball (15 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This 15 minute routine will teach you some of the most important exercises to do for the lower back and surrounding joints. The stability ball is often used in rehab and physical therapy because it gets you off the floor and allows you to safely move through a greater resisted range of motion. ...

  • Video 380 | Anti-Rotation Workout (30 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Anti-rotation is given to exercises that requires us to resist motion. When the resistance from an exercise is trying to cause trunk rotation, it’s the core’s job to prevent that from happening. The core has two tasks. 1) Prevent movement and 2) Transfer forces from the upper and lower body.

    ...

  • Live Event with Lauren Eirk | Balance Ball

    This moderately-paced routine combines Yoga and Pilates moves using the stability ball. With the help of the ball, there is an increased responsibility for muscles to contract on demand. The ball allows for the trunk and spine to be involved in every movement. Enjoy this gently flow as you mov...