Advantages: Extremely versatile piece of equipment Disadvantages: Can take a little time to get used to
Rather than spending an excessive amount of money on a fairly standard piece of equipment i would reccommend purchasing the OneBoby 26" Anti-burst Gym Ball. I am a qualified fitness instructor and personal trainer and see many people buying expensive products that have minimal advantages to the lesser priced products.
This gym ball is an excellent product which i would recommend. In my personal opinion you will complete a much more effective abdominal workout using the gym ball rather than completing abdominal workouts on the floor, the reason for this is that whilst you are maintaining balance you are using all your core muscles alongside your abdominal muscles.
You are not limited with this equipment to just working your abs, you can lie on your front on the ball and complete dorsal raises to stregthen your back, you can place ...
Advantages: Can do a variety of exercises on it Disadvantages: Bit of an eyesore in the house
The gym ball, swissball, fitnessball, stability ball or whatever other name it comes under, seems to have taken the fitness world by storm. These balls can be purchased in most sports shops, department stores, tv shopping channels, chemists and even supermarkets. They cost between £5 and £15, come with their own pump and usually an instruction leaflet or DVD.
Fitnessballs come in a variety of sizes, 42, 45, 55, 65 and 75cms and you should select your size depending on your height. For safety reasons, the rubber material has been designed to deflate slowly in the event of unexpected damage, so the ball should not burst suddenly, leaving the user in a heap on the floor.
Pumping up the ball, with the hand pump provided does take a little time and the novice user may be unsure of how firm it should be. I'm not sure how ...
Advantages: Can be used for a wide range of exercises Disadvantages: Takes a long time to deflate
OK - I know it is a wacky idea but having lost a bit of weight I am trying to get into better shape so I was quite pleased when I saw what I thought was a bargain piece of fitness equipment in Tesco - the OneBody 26" Anti-burst Gym Ball. OneBody make a range of fitness equipment for Tesco, as well as this Gym Ball which is priced at £5.97 they do a textured one to give you a massage at the same time as exercising and this costs £8.97 but if you want a real bargain than you could look at the Tesco Value Gym Ball at a mere £3.97. I decided to settle for this one as being middle of the range.
Gym Balls come in a range of sizes and apparentlyif you are buying one you should choose the one appropriate to your height. The 26" gym ball is suitable for heights between 5'3" and 5'10" so it was ideal for me - if you are smaller than 5 ...
