Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15076 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

It does exactly what it says on the cover
I agree with the first reviewer: this is a good value book! I'll just break it down a bit more for you. After some introductions regarding muscle areas, warming up, stretching and balancing, the bulk of the book deals with the exercises. Some of these should ideally be done using light dumbbells, ankle weights, or a medicine ball; a yoga mat is useful to keep you from slipping around, too. Exercises are graded by difficulty; although after a week on the ball, I find some of these grades arbitrary. Exercises are also grouped by the body area they work on. The photos and text give clear instruction on what to do, mostly covering one exercise per page. The final quarter of the book covers 20-minute workouts. There are some new exercises introduced here, but mostly this is a repeat of what's already been covered. Personally, I just dip into the book and choose around 10 or 12 exercises, which I incorporate into my own regime. Oh, the book is spiral-bound [within a hard cover] too, so it stays open on the page you're using.

excellent buy!
It was cheap and it has everything and more about what you need to do on the swiss ball, excellent for new ways to exercise on the ball.
well recommended.

Swiss Ball Health
My physio recommended that I work on my core strength in order to improve my posture and stability while training for a multisport event. At 50 I was resistant to new tricks but have taken to this like a duck to water. Yes it can be awkward trying to balance on a brightly coloured large rubber ball but it no doubt gives somebody a laugh. It is made all the easier buy the way this book is set out with clear pictures, descriptions and helpful hints. The ring binder makes it possible to copy the pages in order to produce a crib sheet for the gym. After a couple of weeks there is a noticeable difference......go on give it a go.