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Reddit mentions of Gaiam Total Body Balance Ball Kit - Includes 75cm Anti-Burst Stability Exercise Yoga Ball, Air Pump, Workout Program
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Reddit mentions: 6
We found 6 Reddit mentions of Gaiam Total Body Balance Ball Kit - Includes 75cm Anti-Burst Stability Exercise Yoga Ball, Air Pump, Workout Program. Here are the top ones.
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- BALANCE BALL KIT: Total Body Balance Ball workout kit with large (75 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
- 75cm BALANCE BALL: Large size balance ball is recommended for users between 6'0" and 6'5" tall. Use the stability ball as an exercise and fitness tool or as an alternative office desk chair solution for active sitting.
- KIT INCLUDES: Large blue 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 75cm height.
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Blue |
| Height | 29.48813 Inches |
| Length | 29.48813 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | May 2011 |
| Size | 75cm |
| Weight | 0.25 Pounds |
| Width | 29.48813 Inches |
As someone who used to be a gym-rat and is now getting back into things as a grad student. Here is what I have to say:
Take it slowly. If you are intimidated by the gym, start working out at home. There are plenty of ways to work out at home and build up strength and flexibility. Get a yoga ball (I have this one in a medium but I am 5'6 so you'd probably want the smaller size: http://www.amazon.com/Gaiam-Total-Body-Balance-Ball/dp/B000VDTEDA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396055778&sr=8-1&keywords=gaiam+yoga+ball). Start going for fast walks.
Once you get to the gym, take it light. Go at a time when it isn't super-busy so you can explore with no pressure. Generally gyms have treadmills, bikes and ellipticals. You don't have to be the fastest person on it with the highest resistance.
Don't be afraid to ask people at the gym for advice on how to use a machine. If someone is just getting off of something and you want to know, just ask them. Ask one of the people behind the desk.
Anyone who judges at a gym is an asshole. I've been in different physical shapes of my life and even when I was lean and fast, I NEVER judged a soul in there.
I JUST started weight-training with a friend of mine and we are the tall awkward girls who are weak as heck. We always have to get modifications for out workouts but hey, we are trying. There are people in that class who could probably lift either of us over their heads with minimal effort but guess what, they (for the most) part aren't judgey. (Minus the girl who totally gave us a weird look when we said that we couldn't do a pull-up. And then the trainer said she sucked at them too. =P)
Head over to /r/xxfitness.
If you can get a $20 fitness ball to use as a bench for DB bench presses and fly's, Body Beast would actually be a good program for you. It's designed for home users with dumbbells, pull up bar, and fitness ball.
Ladies in this thread, is this the right one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000VDTEDA?cache=708c62f98e65ec4d5f83c838fbfbbbd8#ref=mp_s_a_1_1&qid=1393766161&sr=8-1
So I bought one of [these guys] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VDTEDA/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). sitting on it isn't difficult at all—unless you want it to be. You can hold your abs in to make it a bit more active and sometimes I rest my forearms on my desk and lift my feet up off of the floor. That give you a REALLY great workout. But honestly, I've noticed a difference just sitting on the thing without doing anything special. This ball in particular came with a workout DVD too in case you want to make the ball multipurpose. I've found that sitting on the ball works in two ways for me, it strengthens my core (my physical therapist told me a weak core is part of the problem with my back), and it's just more comfortable to sit on and takes stress off my back.
I'm 5'5-1/2 or 5'6 depending on who's measuring me lol and my desktop is 76cm high and I ended up going with the biggest size ball (75cm). The next size down (65cm) was alright, but I prefer to sit pretty high at my desk. From what I've read online (and what felt most comfortable to me) I make sure I can sit with good posture, bend my elbows to a 90 degree angle, and rest my forearms on the desk without raising my shoulders or doing anything funky to my posture/arms/legs.
Holy crap, that was long winded. I guess I'm just a huge advocate of these things since it has helped me tremendously (and for only 20 bucks!) Is any of that info helpful?
This Balance Ball kit would so help me to actually start working out some. It's right around the $20 limit. And I've been eyeing it for a while now because I need to start getting more active.
This contest is awesome, and I wish that healthy things (food, equipment, etc) wasn't so darn pricey!
they come in different sizes. the smaller ones are harder to balance on. so as a novice, i'd start with a 75cm one.
brand doesn't matter so much as long as it's anti-burst.
here's one for $20