Exercising with a stability ball is a great way to lose belly fat, and they are not expensive to buy. You will be able to buy one online from under $20 here [http://www.pilates-exercises.net/pilates-store] or you will find one at your local sporting goods store.

Some research that was carried out at Sacramento State University noted that those people who exercised with a stability ball had double the amount of muscle fibers in their stomachs that those who did crunches as their form of exercise.

Here are some beginner exercise to help you lose belly fat:

1. A great exercise for losing belly fat is the Seated March. For this exercise you need to sit on your ball, keep your back straight and your abs in. Then you need to start a slow march, lift your right foot and then your left and repeat. As soon as you are happy with the basic move, lift your knees higher and march faster. Keep repeating this exercise for 1 or 2 minutes.

2. The Seated Balance is the next beginners exercise I would recommend. Sit on the ball, again keeping your back straight and your abs in. Put your hands on the ball if you are just started, or you can place them behind your head if you are a little more confident, then lift your right foot off of the floor and hold it in the air for a minimum of 5 seconds. Lower and repeat with your left foot. Repeat this between 5 and 10 times. Holding your abs in will help you to keep your balance.

3. This last beginners exercise for losing belly fat sounds really simple, but it will work all of your muscles in your tummy, so it is just right for getting rid of that belly fat. First you need to sit on the ball using your hands on the ball to get your balance. You can place your hands behind your head when you have gained confidence, as this makes the exercise harder, but a better strengthening exercise. So when you are on the ball you need to start to rolling hips in a right handed circle, start with small circles and then gradually make the circles larger. You should aim for 10 - 20 repeats of the circle to the right and then swap to left handed circles for 10 - 20 repeats.

All of the above are aimed at the beginner, but as you get more confident on the stability ball you can start to do exercises that involve you starting on your knees on the floor, or laying on top of the ball. You will find that you have an instruction booklet with your ball, so as you are happier with the beginners exercises you could start to incorporate the others in your routine.

The stability ball is a great aid in losing belly fat.