Product Description

No personal trainer or gym needed! Workout Body Ball with DVD. BIG BUCKS OFF! Improve your core strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and muscle tone with this Workout Body Ball and instructional DVD... with Pilates expert Marjolein Brugman. She'll take you through 32 exercises that'll get you into shape in no time at all, and safely, too. Ball is burst-resistant and latex-free. 26 1/2" diam. Weighs 2 lbs., 15 ozs. Order your Body Ball today! Workout Body Ball with DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73002 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Stamina
• Model: 05-0165
• Released on: 2006-09-21
• Dimensions: 4.00 pounds

Features

• Includes 65-centimeter Crystal Edge Exercise Ball, 30-minute workout DVD, foot pump, and workout wall chart
• 65-centimeter (25.5") diameter ball is appropriate for people up to 5'11" tall
• Use at home or at the gym to help improve balance, body alignment, and to strengthen stabilizing muscles
• Exercise ball is latex free and constructed of sturdy PVC
• 30-minute instructional DVD will teach you 32 exercises to use with your exercise ball

Amazon.com Product Description
Ideal for stretching and toning at home, the latex-free Crystal Edge 65-centimeter Exercise Ball and Workout DVD from Stamina Fitness will help improve core strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and muscle tone. Sitting on the Crystal Edge Exercise Ball forces your body to stay balanced, which then strengthens the stabilizing muscles. As a result, your body alignment improves while also allowing for a more effective workout with greater stability and balance as you move through the exercises. Measuring 65 centimeters (25.5 inches) in diameter, this exercise ball is recommended for people up to 5 feet, 11 inches tall.

The Crystal Edge Ball Workout DVD is your secret weapon in strengthening your core strength for stronger, flatter abs; better balance and coordination; and improved posture. This comprehensive workout DVD includes 30 minutes of instruction to effectively use your exercise ball by demonstrating 32 exercises. Pilates expert Marjolein Brugman will take you through the many workout opportunities with your exercise ball.

A detailed, easy-to-follow workout chart demonstrates exercises for the arms, torso, abdominals, obliques, buttocks, and legs. This set also includes a foot pump for quick and easy inflation of the exercise ball.

Key Features:

• 65 cm (25.5") diameter exercise ball is appropriate for people up to 5'11" tall
• Targeted Training: Helps improves core strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and muscle tone
• Recommended Use: Use at home or at the gym to help improve balance, body alignment, and to strengthen stabilizing muscles
• Material: Latex free, sturdy PVC
• Assembly: Inflation required (air pump included)
• 30-minute instructional DVD led by Pilates expert Marjolein Brugman

Measuring 65 centimeters (25.5 inches) in diameter, this exercise ball is recommended for people up to 5 feet, 11 inches tall.

What's in the Box?
65-centimeter Crystal Edge Exercise Ball, 30-minute workout DVD, foot pump, workout wall chart

Manufacturer's Warranty
90 days

Customer Reviews

Jumpers & couch potatoes, give this a try
Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I hate exercise and sports. I absolutely loathe it. There are several reasons for this, some of which are actually legitimate. When I was a kid, it was always forced, whether by my parents or in state-mandated phys ed classes. I do not have the physical coordination to hit, throw, or catch a ball (which other students aimed at my head). PE classes in the USA are typically taught by fascists who encourage bullying and marginalization through having students pick teams, "games" like dodgeball and other forms of torture. I had bike rides forced on me at various points throughout my childhood that we did not do regularly & left me utterly winded when I had to go. The 2 or 3 times I have attempted a workout video as an adult, I felt so tired and sore afterward that I never went back more than a couple of times before I quit, and they were allegedly easy beginner videos. 3 years ago, I tried a treadmill, and frankly, I'm still a little out of breath from that.

For a long time I have enjoyed sitting on my rump eating whatever I pleased and slowly gaining weight. I'm not morbidly obese, but I know I am at a crossroads. Physically I do not feel all that well, and I'm not crazy about how I look. I was having trouble getting through the day, sleep problems, and I also have osteo-arthritis in my shoulders & spine. The arthritis is hereditary & while the weight didn't cause it, the extra baggage & lack of activity is NOT helping. I decided to get one of these exercise balls with the intention of just bouncing up and down on it. The one activity I enjoyed as a child was jumping on the bed, so this seemed like a good thing to at least try. (I suspect that there are a lot of adult jumpers in this country who could greatly benefit from a trampoline or ball.) My friend beat me to the punch and ordered this ball and DVD combo for Christmas in early December.

I was skeptical about the DVD, having been shouted at by Richard Simmons & Denise Austin to "feel the burn" when I had barely gotten out of my chair, and so forth. I was greeted by a soft-spoken woman (she does sound Austrailian as noted in another review, but I don't really know). Throughout the workout, I kept waiting for the awful part where you are out of breath, a stich is in your side and you just have to stop because you know you're only 20 minutes into what turned out to be a 60 minute high-impact, fast moving workout that is NOT for beginners no matter what the box said. The music is playing loud and fast, the people on the tape are never out of breath, and you think, "THIS is for beginners? I'll never be able to get up to this level."

Well, it didn't happen. I was able to get through about 75% of the workout the first time. And I didn't hate doing it. The DVD has several sections of what is probably a very simple 30 minute routine. I'm sure someone will come along and say that "this is insufficient for this," and "this will not help with thus and so," but the people who will say this do not understand one very important thing: I'm not trying to get flat abs, or leaner thighs. Right now my goal is to get through the DVD, so that when I master it, flat abs will be all I need to worry about. Right now I have much more serious problems. I think this is something the fitness crowd fails to understand about the sedentary crowd. A lot of us would love to get up and do something if you would stop the loud voices, the unrealistic expectations, and offer something that is truly geared for people who never leave the couch unless it's to go to the fridge.

You aren't left at the end of the DVD feeling like it's an impossible goal, and you don't feel like a schmuck if you can't do every single thing. Some of the upper body stuff in the last 1/3 of the DVD is difficult for me to do, because of the arthritis and because I have poor coordination. However, after doing this for the last 4 weeks, it is getting easier. I had been doing it for 3 weeks at Christmas, and a relative told me I looked like I had lost weight. I don't keep a scale because I feel that it's only a gateway to a manic-depressive episode, so I can't say if that's true. But I have stuck with this for a month now-- we're through the looking glass, here, people. Anything is possible.

The ball itself is very sturdy and inflated easily. The measuring tape confused me-- it's too long to measure the ball. Just use the pump to inflate it, and watch the DVD to get an idea of how much "give" it needs to have. I'm not sure what else to say about the ball, since I've never had one before. I do know that it hasn't popped under my weight yet, so that has to be a good thing.

And yes, there is a part of the DVD where you really do sit and bounce on the ball. Jumpers, take heart. There is hope for us yet.

Good Workout!
Don't try to do the excercises without first watching the DVD. The exercise sheet does not fully show the motions needed to perform the exercises correctly & there is some potiential for injury if the exercises are not done correctly. The DVD is very easy to follow. The exercises are a really good workout. Some of the exercises are more challenging then others, so take it easy until you really get the hang of being able to balance on the ball. The ball was easy to inflate with the enclosed pump. The tape to measure the ball for correct inflation was too long & didn't really work for me. Try just bounching on the ball while watching TV for a great aeorbic workout.

The ball makes working out fun!
I hate working out. Really, I hate it. Working out always reminds me of the fact that I'm overweight, and it turned into a very negative experience. But, ever since I bought this ball, I work out 5 days a week! It really is fun! I keep mine in the living room, and almost every guest I've had can't resist sitting and bouncing on it.