Valeo Burst Resistant 65cm Body Ball (Pink)
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Description of Valeo Burst Resistant 65cm Body Ball (Pink)
65 cm. Burst resistant exercise ball. Includes an exercise DVD and a high volume dual action air pump.The Valeo burst-resistant 65-centimeter body ball helps improve your core strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and muscle tone, making it an ideal addition to your exercise arsenal. Sitting on the body ball forces your body to stay balanced, thereby strengthening your stabilizing muscles and core. As a result, the exercise ball makes a terrific desk chair. As an alternative, you can design an extremely effective workout routine using the ball as a bench for dumbbell flies, shoulder presses, or ab crunches. Packaged with a workout DVD, a dual-action air pump, a wall chart with a step-by-step exercise program, plugs, and a measuring tape, the ball is a terrific choice for users of all exercise levels. This ball comes in pink, but Valeo body balls area available in several other colors.
Sports reviews of Valeo Burst Resistant 65cm Body Ball (Pink)
Customer Review: Ours Burst After a Year..
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
I used this ball for about one year.. from the middle of my pregnancy until my son was nearly six months old. The ball was fantastic.. until it burst. My husband was bouncing our son to sleep, something our baby has loved since birth, and the ball suddenly burst and they both fell to the floor. That being said, my husband weighs 230 pounds and the ball may have been a bit underinflated. I was very careful to follow the instructions when I initially filled it and I'd been periodically checking to make sure it was still inflated enough, but I think it was probably a little too soft for my husband's girth.
So I'd recommend this ball with reservations. It's really cute and will withstand heavy daily use for a good long time, but be absolutely certain that you check the inflation of it regularly. You don't want it overinflated OR underinflated. If you can keep the right amount of air in it, it's a terrific ball.
Note: This ball was actually recalled at some point, I believe because people were overinflating it and the instructions weren't clear enough about that. Make sure to follow the inflation instructions properly!
Customer Review: Didn't exactly burst but
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
This ball was a good size for me, I'm 5'9. It was a very bright pink, looked like a massive pink gumball on my floor.
It lasted a month before my cat seemingly punctured it with a claw and it flattened. So burst resistant? Perhaps. Claw resistant? Not so much. Perhaps this is not a flaw in the design, any other ball MAY of deflated under this circumstance; however, my Gold's Gym ball from Walmart (not a big fan of wallyworld merchandice overall) has outlasted the puncture wounds. I've had it a couple years.
If you have a cat you may as well get the non-bursting ball, if it's cheaper.
The one I got came with a DVD and it was rather pointless for me, which means I am either very fit and my mobility is fantastic, or it's just a lousy DVD. For my ego, I'll go with the first option.
Customer Review: Valeo Body Ball
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
I purchased the ball in order to do the Drums Alive exercise program at home. The pump that came with the ball didn't work well. It couldn't inflate the ball to its full capacity. We emailed the company and they sent us a pump that did inflate the ball. At this time the ball seems to be of good quality.Customer Review: The picture is flawed
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
When I ordered this, I thought it was going to be exactly how it was in the picture. I don't like the material it's made out of, it's like bubbly (not sure how to describe it, but it's not shiny like in the picture), and doesn't feel very durable. Because of the material, it's very stretchy and not too firm even though it was inflated all the way. I decided to buy another ball from a different company, and it was much firmer and was made out of smooth, thick material. I'm not sure if it's because it's supposed to be burst resistant, but I can see how this ball can be punctured easily. I'm giving this 2 stars rather than 1 because it's probably ok for doing exercises, but if you want something that's firm and will last longer, go with another brand.Customer Review: not an ideal fitness ball...
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
I received this ball and pump a week ago and am highly dissatisfied. It came with a hand pump, an instructional DVD, and a "measuring tape." The measuring tape is just a long piece of paper without any markings on it other than a hole punch on each end, and it is the wrong size. The instructions indicated that you wrap the measuring tape around the ball and overlap the hole-punches over the inflation hole to guide you in pumping it up to 65 centimeters. My husband and I spent over an hour trying to pump it up and the ball will not pump up very well at all (perhaps more due to the hand pump than the ball, but we're not sure). Also, the measuring tape that came with it to serve as a guide is completely too large! We pumped the ball up as far as it would go, and there is still about 10 inches on the measuring tape! Also, the instructional video, which I will mention here is not an exercise video like I thought it would be, says to pump it up so there is just a little bit of give when you push on the ball and it should not flatten when you sit on it. Now, I only weight 115 lbs, and when I sit on the ball it completely flattens down to a squashed donut instead of a round ball. It can't possibly be used for working out as it is intended. We have continued to try to inflate it more, to no avail. If anything, we're only getting a triceps workout from continually trying to pump it up! It is inflated as far as it will go, but it just isn't firm enough or perhaps it has a slow leak or something??? We're at a loss, but I'm very disappointed that the ball cannot be used for it's primary purpose. It has, however, filled another purpose. IF we blow it up right before using it, we can sit on it and bounce our colicky baby to sleep. This has worked quite well, actually, but I still have to go out and purchase another ball for exercising safely.