The Princess, on her never-ending search for a newer, better and even more improved workout, has come upon Balance Balls. They're being touted as the workout of the future. Here's what the latest media blurb says Balance Balls will do for you:
Build core muscle strength and flexibility.
Challenge your cardiovascular system.
Improve your coordination and balance.
Develop better posture and spinal health.
You know, I remember these things from 12 years ago when I was in physical therapy for my lower back. My therapist used a balance ball to teach me to find my "center spine" and to develop proper alignment. It was a way to bring me back to "good spinal health". I just remember bouncing around on it like those things we used see on TV on "Romper Room". Only those had a handle. My therapist finally gave up on me and put the balance ball away. I hadn't seen one since. Now, they're everywhere.
It took an hour for The Princess to inflate her Balance Ball. I was busy running around doing "handyman" things, so I wasn't able to assist in the inflation process.
The Balance Ball comes completely delflated and folded in upon itself. The BB is stored in a plastic bag which becomes quite friendly with the ball during storage, and refuses to part with it unless you tear it to shreds. Once The Princess finished shredding the BB storage bag, she opened up the pump. It looks like a rather small bicycle hand pump, or a large pastry tube. You have to screw a pointy plastic tube thingy onto the end, and then insert the pointy, plastic tube thingy into the hole in the BB.
You then commence pumping. And pumping. And you pump some more. (Personally, I think that's the workout part.)
After The Princess had completed the inflation of her BB, she decided it was time to pop in the accompanying video tape and do the workout. It seems lately that every new workout The Princess comes up with has an accompanying video tape.
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