Stack 52 Exercise Ball Fitness Cards

I never thought that a deck of workout cards could be so much fun. These fitness cards from Stack 52 not only give you a serious workout, but they're very fun to use. I was very curious when I first came across these. I have never seen a product like this before. I think it's cool that you can choose any fitness card from this stack that allows you to get a good workout. It’s a fun way to mix up what exercises you do, great for someone like me who doesn't like doing the same things over and over and over. Except that there are very limited "Beginner" fitness cards. 

In particular, I need to work on my core, and there are only 2 beginner cards for core work, and both of them are crunches (different crunches). Not much variety there. As I get better, and feel like I can advance into more intermediate cards, there should be more variety, but for now, well, at least it's something. These fitness cards are a great way to customize workouts for yourself! Use either at home or in the gym. I've taken exercise ball classes and have a couple DVDs for home, but sometimes just want a different routine based on how I feel. These fitness cards are perfect for that! You can just set them anywhere nearby and flip through your selections as you go.

The deck contains 52 exercises (plus a wild card, instruction card, and mfg. info card), which are color coded into 8 colors according to muscle group, enabling you to quickly and easily create your own customized workout focusing on whatever area you want to work out. These fitness cards are a great way to take better advantage of our exercise/stability ball. I have had an exercise ball for a while and have used different charts to help develop an exercise routine. These fitness cards are a great addition to my workout.

I highly recommend them if you are looking for something a little different to do for your workout routine. I love anything that resembles a game so this is just perfect for me.

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The Many Uses of a Stability Ball

A Stability Ball is a ball made of soft elastic with a diameter of approximately 45 to 85 centimeters and filled with air. The stability ball is also known as balance ball or Swiss ball. The stability ball can be used to challenge individuals of all ages and fitness levels, and has many different applications including sports conditioning, rehabilitation, and pre/post natal workout.  

If you're overweight or obese, you might be curious if you can use a stability ball. Yes you can! There are burst-resistant stability balls that often hold 600 or more pounds. Before you purchase a stability ball, make sure that  it's the right size for your height:

55 cm - 4'11" - 5'4"
65 cm - 5'5" - 5'11"
75 cm - 6'0" - 6' 7"

A leading benefit of using a stability ball compared to direct exercise on a hard flat surface is that the body responds to the instability of the ball to remain balanced, engaging many more muscles. Those muscles become stronger over time to keep balance. Most frequently, the core body muscles — the abdominal muscles and back muscles — are the focus of stability ball fitness programs. The stability ball can be integrated with different fitness programs such as Pilates, weight training and many other fitness routines. 

Weight training. Use the stability ball to add challenge to the movements and incorporate the muscles of your legs, butt and abs.

Abdominal training. Doing crunches, twists and other traditional exercises on the ball adds great effort to the movement by recruiting more muscles.

Flexibility, yoga and pilates exercises. The Stability ball is great for stretching and relaxing.

Used by kids too. It's a tool for workout but it's still a ball. Your kids will love playing with it, just make sure that they don't hurt themselves.

I've seen people using the stability ball as their chair while working instead of a normal chair. This is based on the theory that the abdominal and back muscles are constantly active in order to maintain proper posture and balance on the ball. Just sitting on a stability ball can be a real challenge and it's a great way to improve your posture when sitting in front of a computer, doing paper works or watching television.

A Stability ball is one of the important and needed items to help you strengthen your body, lose weight and work out your core. What's good about this fitness tool is that it's a low-cost investment with which you can do a variety of exercises. With the use of a stability ball, you can improve your posture, balance, flexibility, core strength and coordination. 

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