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Swiss Exercise Ball 55cm

GoFit's Professional Stability Ball is a safe, lasting ball with burst resistance to 2500lbs! This ball is perfective for weight training on the ball as well as users looking for extra performance for health club settings & other heavy-use applications. The kit includes a Core Performance DVD training session by Mark Verstegen, owner of Athletes' Performance & author of the books "Core Performance" and "Core Performance Essentials". Verstegen trains champions in a lot of sports including Mia Hamm, Brett Favre, Curt Schilling, Phil Mickelson & a heap of more. Also included is a two-way hand pump, an exercise booklet & ball plugs.

This commercial-grade professional exercise ball was designed with progressed engineering so you may work out with confidence. The superior GoFit Professional Stability Ball features super-thick walls constructed to carry out with greatest or most complete or best possible durability and designed for mercantile fitness use. Follow the professionally-developed exercises in the included Core Performance instructional DVD with trainer Mark Verstegen to significantly improve your core stability, balance, and strength.

GoFit's Exercise Balls are scientifically weight-tested by a professional, independent lab to see to it weight limits at full air capacity. Through this routine we determine durability levels to aid you choose the best Exercise Ball for your specific level of use. The GoFit Pro Ball is weight-rated up to 2500 pounds of static weight capacity. This Exercise Ball is idealisti for mercantile use as well as a home fitness program.

Join Mark Verstegen, trainer of the top champions in Professional Sports, founder of the Athletes' Performance Institute and author of the new break through book Core Performance Essentials. Mark will guide you through his scientifically proven exercises that will increase your balance, strength, and functionality, to help you feel better, reduce pain, and have more energy so you may live your most active lifestyle.

What's in the Box?

• 55 centimeter inflatable Professional Stability Ball
• Core Performance instructional DVD
• Exercise bookletRecommended for humans who are 5 feet to 5 feet, 5 inches tall

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40 of 40 humans found the following review helpful.
Much better than what I've employed at the gym!
By Random Reviewer
I've only had this ball for a little over a week, but I actually like it. I've been doing exercise videos, one of which commended a fitness ball. I never genuinely liked using a fitness ball at the gym, but I decisive to go in front and get one anyway. Well, this is much better than what I applied at the gym! Sturdy, good quality, and the right size (I learned that the ones I'd been using at the gym were too large). I've noticed there are questions with regards to what size on a lot of reviews of dissimilar balls. Some persons say that the "cutoff" amidst a 55 cm ball and a 65 cm ball is 5'3" rather of 5'6". I'm 5'3" and the 55cm ball is perfective for me. The balls I'd employed at the gym look more like the "burst resistant" balls rather of the professional ones. The professional stability ball is unquestionably nicer. It was easy to pump up with the supplied pump too. I guess I'll report back if I have any troubles with it, but therefore far it looks like a very good purchase. I'm enjoying the exercises with it as the remainder challenge adds an interesting element. Nice fitness ball!

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Okay I've been working out with the ball for a while now, and it's great. The only real problem is that I'd like to add more air. I've tried and tried but can't get the plug out. I can't do it with my fingernails, pliers are totally unlikely to grip it with (and might hurt the ball anyway), sticking respective items underneath the head of the plug hasn't worked so far. Is there a special tool I need to buy to remove the plug? I did manage to remove it once before, but over time it's become genuinely stuck in the air. In general, that's a good thing; but for adding more air, it's difficult.

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I wrote the manufacturer and they suggested working the plug out by using 2 dimes. Or my brother-in-law did it in 2 seconds flat using a butter-knife. So it hasn't been a real problem. I've had the ball rather a while now, and it works great. I've done a lot of long stability-ball exercise classes, and this is perfective for them. Very good quality.

21 of 21 humans found the following review helpful.
Good ball at a reasonable price
By Peter
I not long ago added strength training (dumbbells & resistance bands) to my workouts, but speedily injured myself when I increased the weight. Determined not to stop completely, I looked at a sports medicine textbook which said that the key to avoiding injury is to become comfortable with a peculiar weight level and then to carry out the exercise (using the same weight) in a less stable environment. This helps to challenge and beef up respective stabilizer muscles before moving to a higher weight level.

For this reason, I was looking for a good exercise ball to use with my strength training exercises. If you read through the reviews of other balls, you'll see the occasional story of an individual who was injured when their ball burst. Most of the high-quality burst-resistant balls that I saw were too expensive, but the GoFit Professional balls seemed like a good compromise among price and quality. They have a 1,200 lb. burst rating and are slow to deflate if the ball is without intention punctured.

I in the first place ordered the 65 cm. ball but this was too huge (I'm 5'7"), so I sent it back and ordered the 55 cm. Deflating the 65 cm. ball seemed to take forever. This gives me a sure ease level that I won't be doing a face-plant if my new ball punctures while exercising on it.

The 55 cm. ball is more of a reddish color than the picture shown on Amazon. The pump included with the ball is surely adequate, but I purchased an Isokinetics pump, which made short work of pumping up the ball. Fully-inflated, the ball measures a bit less than 57 cm. high.

So far, I'm very happy with this ball. It seems to be very high quality and I feel comfortable exercising on it. My one minor complaint is that it's a bit difficult to remove the plug (I use a little screwdriver) when you need to add air to the ball. The ball comes with a second plug (which I've already lost) along with an instructional booklet and a DVD. I haven't looked at the DVD yet, but other reviewers speak highly of it. One of these days, I'll get a DVD player for the old tv in the basement and possibly add this to my workout routine as well.

All in all, I commend this ball highly. I think it's well worth the extra cash to buy a ball of this quality.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
HAVING A BALL WITH THIS PRODUCT
By Jim Fontes
If you search the page you will see that the professional quality balls are 10 to 15 dollars more than the simple "burst resistant" balls. In my opinion, it is cash well spent. The professional ball is rated for use with weights: bench presses, inclines, flyes, etc. This 55cm GoFit ball comes with an splendid DVD. The DVD offers 3 training programs: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The person performing the exercises on the DVD does an magnificent occupation showing the proper form, and the person doing the naration is very knowledgeable. The icing on the cake is the magnificent booklet included with the ball. The booklet includes 36 pages of black and white photos and follows the DVD perfectly.
I must add that an air pump comes with the ball. It's adequate. I will have to likewise add that the size ball you order is determined by your height. I'm 5'6" and I find that I'm comfortable with either a 55cm or 65cm ball. If I had to choose amidst the two sizes, I'd go with the 65cm ball. I'm incredably happy with my buy and have just ordered a second ball.

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