Customer Reviews

Ironman 65cm Deluxe Stability Ball (Charcoal)

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The included pump is a joke if you want to get this thing inflated out of the box. I used my bike floor pump and it still took forever. But hopefully it's something you only need to do once.

The ball I got is not round, and may explain why some folks complain that it's not the advertised size. It may well be the advertised size on one axis, but not another.

I've had this thing airing out in the garage for weeks now and it still wreaks of the plastic/vinyl/whatever smell such that I can't stand having it in the house long enough to actually use it. The smell is subsiding though, so maybe in another few weeks I can bring it inside.

I was using this as a seat at my computer desk, and unfortunately, it got a slow leak within a week.

Pumping it up again did not help, though it is possible I simply received a defective item, or my [persnickety] cat took out its aggression on this ball while I was away.

That being said, I CAN tell you that using it as a seat will offer you a good core and stability exercise. I was enjoying the subtle, but constant workout of my abs and lower back, which is why I was so disappointed when it deflated.

I got sick and my therapist recommended I get one of these for two reasons. 1, to do exercises with and 2, to sit on at work. After buying it, I never really used this particular model for exercises, since I my therapist always had their own...from experience though these things make a lot of exercises harder, and I've become a fan of using them to strengthen your abs and your other core muscles.

I took this one to work and sit on it like a chair. It is not really comfortable enough to sit on full time, so I keep my office chair nearby and usually switch after about 4 hours. Sitting on it does improve your posture and seems to really help your core strength as well since you can't slough down and lean on anything like a chair back.

Per other reviews. Mine might have smelled like vinyl when I first got it, but that quickly faded. Yes, the pump that is included sucks, and worse off there isn't a standard hole on it so you can't use a regular pump to inflate it. This isn't too big of a problem since you only really inflate it once and it holds the air pretty well. Also, according to another review regarding slow leaks...mine has never had any leaks. I inflated it at home and actually carried it to work I think I had to re-inflate it once and that was more to get comfortable with it and haven't had to pump it up since over the last couple of months.

This is a great product. It has helped me increase my situps and improve my abs tremendously.

My only issue is the pump tip can get stuck and you can loose some inflation, but otherwise it works as advertised.

I bought this ball as an alternative to a regular office chair. I am able to work on my abdominal muscles while surfing the web, or other computer work. It helps me to stay focused on the work and not get frustrated with not being able to move around. It is exactly what I was looking for.

This might be a nice size to work out with but I wanted one to use as a chair for my desk. This one was too small. 75cm is what I needed. Fully inflated, this ball comes up to a little under my knee.
This ball has a nice silver color (a bit duller in person than the picture).
It comes with a small hand pump which is a workout in itself.
The ball does have a bad smell that is failry strong for a few days. After that, it is fine.

I'm a 5'4" woman and was looking for a ball to sit on at my desk. This is too small. But it's fine for crunches and other exercises. It comes with a page of exercise suggestions. I tried working out with a bigger ball at the gym... too big. So I guess I need to own two different sizes. :(

I was expecting this ball to be fairly large since it was stated to be 65 cm. However, I found this ball to be the smallest exercise ball I've ever seen once fully inflated. All the different brands of 65 cm balls at my gym are fairly large, so I expected this one to be similar in size. It turns out this ball is smaller than any 65, or even 55 cm ball for that matter, that I've ever seen (it looks like it could be rated at 45 cm). I'm relatively short at 5'5" but this ball was far too small for me. Although the ball is made up of what feels like higher quality material, it does not hold air in very well. Without any use of the ball, it is able to remain firm for about 1 week. I was fairly disappointed with this ball since it looks and feels nice, but is way too small and leaky.

This is a perfectly fine exercise ball. Heavy rubber, etc. However it's NOT really big enough to use as a chair, or, as we wanted to use it for, a bouncy seat while holding a soon to be baby.

But the quality of the ball itself is great.