The Core Workout is your expert guide to Swiss ball training for core stability. Used by top athletes and fitness professionals across a wide range of sports, Swiss ball training can enhance essential stability and control for your sport. With over 30,000 copies sold worldwide and used by international and national elite sports organisations, including Premier Training, the leading personal trainer establishment in the UK, the Core Workout features:

• More than 85 drills with clear progressions
• Over 200 illustrations
• Techniques to recruit your core muscles
• Common errors
• Partner and two ball drills
• Weight training and stretching on your ball
• Sample sport specific programmes

Joanne Elphinston is an Australian physiotherapist, performance consultant for elite sports and performing arts, and international lecturer on the subject of stability development and Swiss ball exercise.

Paul Pook is strength and conditioning coach for NEC Harlequins RFC and has worked with elite athletes in a wide variety of sports. He is author of Complete Conditioning for Rugby and edits www.fitness4rugby.com, the leading rugby fitness website.