Rehabilitative core training device

A core training device comprising:

• a pouch forming an interior compartment, the pouch configured to abut against a lumbar region of a user, the pouch including an access opening extending therethrough;
• a ball sized to be snugly received within the interior compartment;
• a closure secured to the pouch and extending along edges of the access opening, the closure selectively adjustable to open the access opening to provide access to the interior compartment, and to close the access opening to seal the interior compartment;
• a flap extending outward from the pouch;
• and
• first and second mating fasteners, the first mating fastener mounted on the flap, and the second mating fastener mounted on the pouch at a location spaced apart from a proximal end of the flap, the first and second mating fasteners cooperable to releasably secure the core training device around a torso of the user such that the pouch abuts against the lumbar region of the user and the closure faces away from the user.

A method of training core muscles, the method comprising:

• providing a device having:
• a pouch forming an interior compartment and an access opening;
• a closure secured to the pouch;
• at least one flap extending from the pouch;
• and
• a releasable fastener formed on the at least one flap;
• inserting a ball through the access opening;
• adjusting the closure to close the access opening and retain the ball within the interior compartment;
• positioning the device such that the pouch with the ball inserted therein abuts against the lumbar region of a user;
• and
• pulling the at least one flap around the torso of the user such that the at least one flap and the releasable fastener cooperate to releasably secure the device thereto.