Healing Arts by Gaiam 65cm Beginner Balance Ball Kit

by Gaiam

Product Features

• Tone, sculpt and chisel your shoulders, arms, thighs and abs
• Improve core strength, agility and balance
• Totally impact-free for joint safety; designed for all skill levels
• 65cm balance ball fits users measuring between 5 feet, 5 inches and 5 feet, 11 inches
• Includes ball, air pump, and DVD workout

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Get fit in your home with the Gaiam Balance Ball Kit, which comes with a medium 65-centimeter Gaiam anti-burst balance ball, a complete DVD workout, and an air pump. Add it all together and you have a great way to exercise your abs, back, glutes, hips, arms, and more, while paying particularly close attention to your core muscles and balance. The 65cm ball is best for those measuring 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 11 inches tall. This kit is also available in 55cm (5 feet to 5 feet, 5 inches tall) and 75cm (6 feet to 6 feet, 3 inches tall).

About Gaiam
Gaiam was created as a lifestyle company with the vision that, given a choice, people would choose a lifestyle that is healthy and life enhancing, for themselves, their families and the Earth. The Gaiam lifestyle is a vote for individual health as well as the future sustainability of the Earth’s resources. Gaiam strives to provide customers with alternatives to traditional products by offering natural or healthy versions that compare with the style, quality and price of conventional products.

Gaiam’s goal is to become the trusted source and unifying brand for Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) participants. They understand that the opportunity to affect people’s lives with information and products is both a privilege and a responsibility. Gaiam believes in the concept of Conscious Commerce, the practice of making purchasing decisions based on personal values and beliefs. It takes into consideration all the aspects of our lives and the impact we have upon the planet. Research indicates this concept appeals to approximately 50 million people in the U.S. alone. Gaiam's strategy in delivering the distinctive quality for which they are known is to partner with experts in health/wellness, eco-living and personal development to develop proprietary products that meet our customers’ needs with meaningful solutions.

The name GAIAM is a fusion of the words Gaia (the name of Mother Earth from the Minoan civilization in ancient Crete), and I am reminds us that we are all interconnected with the Earth, the air and water, and very much a part of this living system that sustains us all.

Product Description

The Balance Ball for Beginner Kit includes inflatable ball, 35 minute workout on DVD and air pump.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 25.5 x 25.5 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015UVMGA
• Item model number: 199-1508Aqua
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,476 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome ball!, July 1, 2008

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Adersh Oday "A" (MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Healing Arts by Gaiam 65cm Beginner Balance Ball Kit (Sports)

This ball is great so far! I use it as a ball chair and for exercises. I have used it for a couple of months with no problems. It is transparent and sounds sticky (on kitchen floor) when you bounce up and down.
Great for price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for - dont be fooled by positive reviews!, October 25, 2008

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Rocaveli (CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Healing Arts by Gaiam 65cm Beginner Balance Ball Kit (Sports)

The quality of this ball compared to others on the market is shockingly bad. It feels as if it may burst at any moment, and the accompanying pump is pathetic: it takes for ever to fill the ball with air.

You get what you pay for. Mine is so bad I don't like using it, I will buy a new one from Amazon.

3.0 out of 5 stars Size matters, November 30, 2008

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Linda M. Champagne "Fat Don't Wrinkle" (Rural Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Healing Arts by Gaiam 65cm Beginner Balance Ball Kit (Sports)

Having bought products from Gaim in the past, I am familiar with the quality of their products. Quality wasn't the problem here; rather, the size of this ball is the problem. I already owned one stability ball, and was looking for a replacement. I read the product info and bought the ball based on the description given and that it was recommended for people my height (5'5"). Upon inflating the ball, I discovered that 65 cm is very very small. This ball is more suitable for my 10 year old, and he laughed when he sat on it. So, if you are looking for the "big ball" (like the one at my fitness center) you need to go bigger. Plus, I didn't get a DVD with the ball and thought I would.