Gaiam Total Body Balance Ball Kit – Includes Anti-Burst Stability Exercise Yoga Ball, Air Pump, Workout Program
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Product Features
- BALANCE BALL KIT: Total Body Balance Ball workout kit with small (55 cm) exercise ball for an ideal low-impact core strengthening workout
- WORKOUT GUIDE INCLUDED: Exercise abs, back, glutes, lower and upper body with the included yoga ball and a 105-minute workout designed by fitness expert Tanja Djelevic
- 55cm BALANCE BALL: Small size balance ball is recommended for users between 5'0" and 5'5" tall. Use the stability ball as an exercise and fitness tool or as an alternative office desk chair solution for active sitting.
- KIT INCLUDES: Small purple exercise ball for yoga and Pilates, easy-inflate air pump, and workouts (Packaging may vary to include DVD or Digital Download)
- INFLATION NOTICE: It may be necessary to re-inflate your new Balance Ball once or twice after initial inflation to stretch the ball to its final size. Inflate ball with air, let stand for 24 hours, deflate 50% then fill again to 55cm height.
- BALANCE BALL KIT: Total Body Balance Ball workout kit with small (55 cm) exercise ball for an ideal low-impact core strengthening workout
- WORKOUT GUIDE INCLUDED: Exercise abs, back, glutes, lower and upper body with the included yoga ball and a 105-minute workout designed by fitness expert Tanja Djelevic
- 55cm BALANCE BALL: Small size balance ball is recommended for users between 5'0" and 5'5" tall. Use the stability ball as an exercise and fitness tool or as an alternative office desk chair solution for active sitting.
- KIT INCLUDES: Small purple exercise ball for yoga and Pilates, easy-inflate air pump, and workouts (Packaging may vary to include DVD or Digital Download)
- INFLATION NOTICE: It may be necessary to re-inflate your new Balance Ball once or twice after initial inflation to stretch the ball to its final size. Inflate ball with air, let stand for 24 hours, deflate 50% then fill again to 55cm height.
Product Specifications
| Brand | Gaiam |
| Material | PVC |
| Color | Purple |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Item Weight | 0.25 Pounds |
| Sport | Exercise & Fitness |
| Item Diameter | 55 Centimeters |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00018713519801 |
| UPC | 018713519801 |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 10.47 x 9.57 x 4.41 inches |
| Package Weight | 1.14 Kilograms |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 1 x 1 x 1 inches |
| Brand Name | Gaiam |
| Model Name | 05-51980 |
| Suggested Users | unisex-adult |
| Manufacturer | Fit For Life |
| Part Number | 51980 |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| Style | Purple (55cm) |
| Included Components | 1 x Yoga Ball, 1 x Air Pump, 1 x Workout Guide |
| Outer Material | PVC, PVC, PVC, PVC, PVC |
| Size | 55cm |
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The perfect desk chair–but buy 75cm if you are using it for that. This is my new desk chair and I love it. Use it all the time.If you are using this as your desk chair: BUY THE BIG 75CM ONE! I read about the sizing, and since I am just over 5′ tall, I bought a smaller ball. I think it would have been a good size to use while working out, but it was way too short for my desk. So buy a 75cm one if you are using it as a desk chair.Due to my job, I’m on the computer all the time and I was having a lot of back and neck pain. Using this ball as a chair has helped me eliminate most of that pain. It keeps me more aware of my seated posture, and I since it moves around I am not straining the same little muscles for hours straight. I highly suggest it if you have a desk job and have back pain.The ball is made from high quality plastic or rubber (whatever it is). It is very well made.When I first got it, I did have to re-inflate it a few times, probably because it was being stretched out for the first time. Now it rarely needs any reinflating, and if it does it’s just a few pumps.The hand-pump included works just fine too. It’s sturdy and made with hard plastic.I haven’t tried the workout CD it came with, since I mostly just use it for sitting on, so that did not factor into my review.
My best purchase of 2014! Leave the old, uncomfortable chairs behind. It sort of surprises me that humans haven’t adopted these for all chairs yet. Not only is it comfortable, but it really encourages movement and fires new patterns for activity because it’s almost impossible to sit on it in the same mundane and uncomfortable ways that we generally do with chairs. Even when I’m not devoting time exclusively toward exercise, I’m moving around with it all the time. What I enjoy most about the balance ball is that it blurs the lines between exercise and sitting and is therefore more motivating and encouraging to move.When I start feeling the usual aches I’ve become used to, I notice that I start moving around to correct it with this instead of sitting on my feet or propping my legs up like I used to. Sometimes I’ll just lay completely horizontal on it for a little while until my back feels better, and it’s great. In addition, when I am exercising, I’ve been able to naturally and intuitively target portions of my abs that before felt a lot more cumbersome because of the hard floor factor.The reason I like the Gaiam one in particular is because it’s a lot sturdier than some that I’ve used. The material is really thick, and the pump works quite well despite the feeling I got when I first started pumping. There are 3 little white stakes included to seal the air pocket.You’ll get a heavy chemical-laden smell out of the box that will go away in a few days. That’s with any of these. To expedite it, it’s important to soak it with soap and hand wash it before you inflate it. These things are made in plastic factories, not in daisy fields. I’ve sent things back before (like weights) that were unbearably harmful and smelly, but this is reasonable and worth the quality trade-off.Overall, I think this ball is going to last, and like I said, it’s great for exercise, posture, movement, and sitting. I don’t miss the so-called “back support” of a chair now that I’ve been using this. It never existed!
Tough to set up but a pretty decent piece of equipment. Some pros and cons to this piece of equipment:Pro: Great price – one of the lower ones I found.Pro: I also like that it came with some workouts even at such a low price.Pro: Now that it’s inflated, I like it and have had no issues. It’s cute and does what it’s supposed to do.Con: Really tough to inflate using what comes in the box. As far as the sizing issue, while I can’t speak for everyone, I thought I had this same issue and then realized that I had not fully inflated it. I used the pump that came with it since I do not have the air compressor or bike pump that the company suggests using for the first time you inflate the ball. I inflated it to what I thought was full (it truly did look full). My other half measured it because it looked teensy tiny and it was at least 20 cm too small. So we did what the instructions said and made a mark on the wall at 55 cm and just kept inflating until it reached that point. Lo and behold, it continued to further inflate to the size it was supposed to be even after it already looked full. It took a tremendous amount of effort though and was quite an arm workout.Con: The pump it comes with is pretty darn bad. In fact, it is 100% identical to the one that came with a kids bouncy toy we have (seriously identical – there must be only one manufacturer of those things!). Definitely use the air compressor or bike pump if you have one.
How I sized my ball and why I LOVE it. I’m in love! I can’t believe I didn’t get one of these 10 years ago!!! First, I watched some of the ball exercise videos on YouTube, just to get a feel for what you could do with the ball as I got into better shape. In one video, the woman showed warmups sitting on the ball, and her thighs were at a 90 degree angle to the ground. I took out my tape measure and measured how long 65cm, 55cm, 75cm were compared to my pants inseam to get an idea of how big the ball is inflated. Keeping in mind that the ball will not be fully inflated (60cm), and will squish down when sat on or used, I figured that the 65cm ball would be the ideal for my 5’6″ frame with a 75cm inseam. PERFECT size! When sitting on it fully inflated, my legs are at a perfect right angle to the ground.I am using it instead of my desk chair. The first day was awful. Like most people, I slouch in my chair, and despite periodically reminding myself about posture, if I’m busy doing something, I end up slouched like a bag til I jerk myself up and remind myself of my posture again. Sitting on the ball makes this reminder easy. I am NOT in great physical shape, so balancing on a ball all day long at my desk was painful and hard to do. My muscles ached, and I couldn’t find my bed fast enough.But the 2nd day, it was easier, and now, the 3rd day, I’m almost used to it. Just like that, I can see and feel my core tightening and there were several surprising side effects. I got up from my desk a lot to move around. Sitting isn’t ‘easy’, so standing and walking was just as viable an alternative. This forced me to move nonstop all day, yet never stressed me out. It is proving to be a gentle building of my very out of shape endurance. Other side affect was the effect on my vision. I was used to looking at my monitors all day from exactly the same height. So when I stood up, I sometimes would get dizzy from the change and adjustment. Well sitting on the ball, I sometimes bounce and ‘march’, which makes my vision jar up and down. This was a weird effect the first day, and made me a little dizzy, but now, 3 days later, my actual balance has improved overall too. Did I mention I LOVE this ball?I let my son, who’s way more physically fit than I am, try it, and he gave up after 10 minutes, so maybe it’s not for everyone. He said watching videos while bouncing around a bit messed with his eyes. That’s exactly the effect I had, which is why I kept doing it. My brain adjusted and that’s exactly why my balance improved. My first day was TORTURE, but I was determined to get more exercise while sitting at my desk turning into a vegetable.I figure if I use this as a desk chair for a couple of weeks, I will build up enough core and strengthen my muscles enough to try the video exercises. Not there yet, but I can see it happening. The ball itself seems very durable, but if I had to buy a new one every week, I’d consider it well worth doing, because it’s a whole lot cheaper than a gym. But it looks like it’s going to be fine for a long time. It was hard to pump up the first time (pump included in box), and really hard to get the pin back out when you want to top it off the 2nd time (but they included 3 cap pins in the box).I bought this ball, having never seen one in person before. I think everyone should get one, these things might single handedly cure overweight America if everyone were forced to use them as chairs!!Helpful my comment so I know people actually read it please!
I’ve had 3 yoga ball chairs. My first yoga ball was Gaiam brand and lasted for years! I gave my old one away to a friend and bought this new one to replace it when I moved — this one only lasted two weeks, but I found something sharp pressed into the lining so it was my own fault. Be warned, though, after having one pop under me (it was as funny and painful as it sounds), I bought a new one with a fabric lining to protect the ball and my tailbone from future popping, haha.As far as making the switch from a desk chair to a yoga ball, DO IT! I get pain in my shoulders and neck, stiffness in my knees, and tender wrist joints from prolonged computer use in a desk chair, and I noticed an immediate relief from all of my soreness and misaligned posture — balancing on the ball keeps your core engaged, so you’re less likely to slump over and slouch your shoulders. Just to maintain balance, you need your knees and hips to be active and centered, so no more crossed legs and poor circulation from sitting all day. I’ll admit, I’ve fallen off it a couple times when it rolls, lol! Make sure you don’t grab for your desk when you lose balance, or you could pull your computer setup down with you/on top of you (speaking from experience). Also, if you suffer from ADHD, or constant leg shaking, the ball chair will soothe those tendencies. You can wiggle and bounce and move!And for yoga use: I love having a ball for workouts. So many moves and twists are made more effective while squeezing the ball between your knees or in your arms, and you can support your backbends over the ball to open up your spine. It’s fun to incorporate the ball into yoga routines I had previously learned, and while I’m sitting at my desk I’ll often take a quick yoga break without leaving my seat, bending backwards over the ball or rolling forwards to hang my neck, and a lot of times I’ll use the momentum of rolling over the ball to push me into a standing position. I could see someone in physical therapy or recovery loving their Gaiam yoga ball for stretching and adjusting to fine-tuned movements.Nobody paid me for this review, I really love yoga ball chairs. This is your sign, get one. Your body will thank you.
55cm exercise ball. The hand pump included with this ball doesn’t work very well. It hardly pushes any air into the ball. Plan on using a bike pump or take to a service station.
55cm exercise ball. The hand pump included with this ball doesn’t work very well. It hardly pushes any air into the ball. Plan on using a bike pump or take to a service station.
Seems small. I ordered this according to my height, per their recommendations. This ball seems really small. It is made fine, but I’m 5’7” tall and for me to lay on my stomach on this ball puts me really low to the floor.
Durable and Adjustable. I have been using this ball for about 2 months now and I have seen my back and hip pain improve. The ball comes with a hand pump, but you can use a compressor to inflate too. The setup instructions are easy to use. I am very happy with the performance of this ball.
Got for pregnancy. We had a yoga ball for a couple of years but my kids popped it lol. I’m in my 3rd trimester now and wanted to be able to bounce on the yoga ball to help baby’s position and use during labor like I’ve done before so I got this once since it had good reviews and I was familiar with the brand. It was easy to blow up, I love the green color (even though I tend to like softer colors better) and it seems very sturdy. Would buy again.
Good for exercises. Bought for my physical therapy exercises. Pumping it up was easy. Nice to know you can deflate it. Holds air well. Perfect for my exercises
It’s tough to plug up but otherwise perfect. It’s perfect! Exactly what I was expecting and really durable. I’m pregnant and was worried about being too much weight for this ball, but it’s great! The color is pretty too.
Love this. I have the large ball, but could’t do some things with it, so I purchased this size and I love it. Was easy to inflate and is made well.definitely recommend.
I ordered these to give to my friends as a thank you gift after my birthday dinner. Both complain of back pain so I thought this would be the perfect gift for them to do stretches and keep their core working, even just by sitting and balancing on the ball it takes some work. Now one of them, uses hers as a desk chair.
I use this ball to supplement Pilates classes and I’m very pleased with it. It also makes a convenient emergency seat.