Customer Reviews

Gaiam Abs Ball Workout Kit (Color May Vary)

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This DVD is a great workout. I've only done the beginner workout and it sure has worked and toned my abs. I highly recommend it. I tried the Ab lounger and that did not get to my abs. I felt nothing. I tried other equipment and the best was the Abs Ball. It weighs only 8lbs and seems so light but it does the job. It's worth it and I recommend it.

I use this several times a week, and the advanced exercises are super hard! Variations of the basir routine are enough to keep the abdominals tight. I have a six-pack at 50!

When I first receive the item from Amazon, the DVD actually did not work, but after I contacted Gaiam, they sent me a replacement for no charge. So I give them a star for good service.

Other than that, the workout is quick and simple, I haven't worked out in quite a while and within the 2 weeks that I started doing this workout, I'm noticing results already! It's not 6-pac overnight... but it's better than doing simple crunches.

Also, since the workout is short, I've no reason to not do it in the morning!

Give it a try if you're a lazy person like me who's always looking for excuses not to exercise!

Picked it up at Target. Everything worked fine out of the box. The DVD is well done and provides a good workout. I like to use it for ab work in between sets of other exercises. Resistance is great, and the handles make it a lot easier to use than normal medicine balls.

I bought this to supplement my workouts when I was rehabbing from a hockey injury. The dvd that was included has a good, easy-to-follow format and challenges your core. I started with the recommended exercises and then just incorporated those into my current workouts as I healed, especially the Russian Twists!
If you're looking for something to melt away the pounds and define your abs, this would be by far the best tool to supplement your other efforts (hanging bar would be the first). By no means is the abs ball to replace a solid total-body workout and food intake adjustment (dare I say the dreaded "diet" word), but it will definitely help, especially if you haven't been exercising for a while and can't stand the idea of hundreds of crunches that hurt your lower back.
I whole-heartedly recommend changing your "eating plan" to the Zone Diet (it's really NOT a diet) and workout following the CrossFit exercises at crossfit.com, those two combined will dramatically change your body shape and your strength exponentially in just a few weeks!!

I received the product about 5-days after I ordered it (and I live in Hawaii). The product packaging was crazy--three nested boxes with air packets.

The DVD worked and I did the workout for the first time yesterday. The exercise sequence made sense and was easy to do (beginner version). The only issue I had was that the handles weren't too comfortable in the plank position.

I can't speak about results yet seeing as I did it for the first time yesterday, but I am feeling it in my abs today. It's effective and not time consuming. I feel like I've worked my abs as well with this product as I have during an hour-long pilates class (I took reformer classes for two years). I can't wait to try the advanced workout.

Good product, the DVD that came with the ball is easy to follow and really helps you get started. I had no issues with the DVD playing unlike other reviews I have read. The only issue I had is the distinct petroleum smell of the ball so be aware of it if you plan to keep it inside your living space. I thought it might dissipate over time but it's still pretty strong.

I got the abs ball tonight and I'm very excited to use it for some variety (I usually do straight abs DVDs with no equipment). However, the free DVD is terrible:
- the advanced routine feels like you're doing something, but the beginner one is a joke, so there's ultimately only 1 10-minute routine I can use with this ball. For $40 I would prefer to have a few routines I could alternate- hopefully they'll make a second DVD... (and the beginner/advanced routines repeat many of the exercises so I can't mix and match)
- the guy leading the routine WOULD NOT SHUT UP. It's good to give information for beginners who might not know about back safety and that it's okay to start with fewer reps, but it interferred and drove me nuts: I frequently found myself waiting for him to finish talking so we could begin the exercise

I have been satisfied with the ab workout I get with the ball. The dvd workouts are good starting point. I have added a few different moves in addition to the ones included in the advanced workout. I have noticed that my stomach is getting slimmer after about a month's worth of use approximately every other day.

I ignored other reviews that referred to this smell problem, thinking that there are people on the Internet community that just are complainers.
OK, add me to the list, I have had this ball for 60 days, I have washed it with warm water and soup, I have left it outside under the sun to get rid of the smell to no avail. My purpose for writing this review is for you the reader to take the review feed back seriously. I take a lose on this one. Amazon is not at fault here, this is just a poor Chinese manufactured product. I bet Amazon would have taken it back, had I not ignored my own judgment. What a laugh.