Active Balance Exercise Ball with Resistance Bands & Hand Pump – Premium Balance Ball for Fitness, Health, Relief & More – No-Slip Stability Ball

I'm just under 300lbs 5'11" and I have broken a yoga ball before when I weighed much less lol. I was reluctant to put my full weight on this but after a few minutes of getting comfortable with it I was doing sit ups and back bends on the ball in no time. With everything going on with the pandemic I have cancelled my gym membership and purchased several items to continue working out at home.I never realized how tight my lower back is, I never let anyone give me a massage because it hurts, so when I just did some basic stretches the tightness almost knocked the wind out of me. After using it for a few days I feel the tightness has been alleviated a lot.As far as filling it goes, its just a simple hand pump so get ready to use a little elbow grease to fill it.The bottom line is it seems to be made very well, it helps with stretching, there are loads of workouts you can do with it, and anyone can use this as a starting point to lose weight or add it to their current routine for working out, flexibility, and back pain.

I am a 75 year old woman. Generally, I walk 3 - 5 miles and tone 30 minutes with Margaret Richard 5 days a week. Despite a variety of programs, I was getting bored. I also was sometimes aggravating my lower back, and deltoids.Several years ago, I purchased a balance ball that was supposed to inflate to 65 cm. Pic #3 demonstrates the difference in size between that ball and the #65 Active Balance Ball. I'm 5 '7" tall.I was apprehensive about using the ball, because I experience a little imbalance from time-to-time. However, once I received the ball, inflated it,and reviewed the Strong Body & Strong Core e-book, I got excited.I admit it took me about 20 minutes to inflate the ball. I've been spoiled by foot pumps. I wouldn't be unhappy if they improved the pump.I also love DVD instruction. While, I reviewed the e-book, I quickly discarded it for YouTube videos.I'm amazed that I can do most exercises on the ball. I use 10 lb weights for most combo exercises.. I have not used the bands, yet.I notice that my lower back pain has improved significantly. I also feel more burn in my lower abs than with all the other programs I follow.So, yes, I recommend this product for most people, who are in good health, and seek to strength their core. I love it!

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I'm 5'5" and ordered the 65cm ball to use as an office chair (and probably some core workouts too). When I'm sitting on it, it's maybe 2-3" taller than a normal 18.5" chair, just like I wanted it. It would probably suit someone to at least 5'10" or so, and would probably suit someone a bit shorter if they deflated it slightly. At first I was afraid that I'd been shipped the wrong size because it seemed small, but I just kept on filling it until it was 65cm high and now the slight give when I sit on it is perfectly comfortable at a perfect height. It's pretty firm so the used-as-chair-height probably isn't affected by the sitter's weight all that much, but for what it's worth, I'm 135lbs. When I pick up 20 lbs of weight, it feels like it depresses less than half an inch.Some people noted that it doesn't come with a stand-ring thing to use it as a chair. I don't know why you'd want one. Having my on the ground makes it plenty stable and being able to shift my position (and vaguely acknowledge the existence of my abdominal muscles) is, in my mind, the point.

Ball arrived in a small box neatly foldedThe pump included took about 15 minutes to pump but no great effortHad to contact seller to find out about exercise instruction book which they promptly and courteously sent( thank you Grace)Tried some exercises and very pleased with ball

Great quality, very strong, also if you are looking for a solid and slightly mental beach all for the kids they won't be popping this with out something sharp 😅I got the 75cm one, and it has added a whole new scope to my exercises, loving it. Pumping it up was an exercise in and of itself 😅 almost tempted to deflate and reinflate just for an additional exercise, but I don't want to push my luck with the valve lol

Once the ball is inflated, I instantly was glad with my purchase. I love the non-slip surface there are little ribs running around the ball to help further. Great quality and definitely worth the money. What I really appricate is that it's not just a yoga ball, the downloadable PFD contains excellent exersices people of every lifestyle can use. I see great benefits using the product alongside my current powelifting programme, whilst my girlfriend is benifiting from the physiotherapy aspect that it offers.Futhermore, I have started to use this as my office chair at home. I have felt instant results, helping keep my back straight, and generally assisting if us living healthier lives.

I have just tried out the ball that I bought from Amazon here in the UK.It’s great! I am a fairly experienced yogi but this has added another level to my sessions I never explored before.It has also added to my meditation sessions, it’s so relaxing to use.In addition, I have also used it to replace my desk chair - it is so much more comfortable and I feel it’s really improving my posture.Thank you for an amazing, multi-use piece of kit.

Having recently started to work out with the Active Balance Exercise ball - a recommendation to me for my new daily exercise programme - I can say that the quality of the ball and easiness of handling it have totally convinced me! My initial reservations of exercising with a ball have been blown away and I just love the Active Balance ball. It has a comfortable material and feels safe to use too.