A Big Ball with a Big Impact

Advantages: cheap, easy to use (relatively), extremely effective, used for all sorts of training
Disadvantages: maybe its overall size

...likely to have. On a personal level, I have suffered with sciatica for 10 years and this has helped it tremendously by strengthening the muscles around my lower back. FUNCTIONALITY So what are you getting for your money? Well they say the best inventions are simple, and this really is as simple as it gets. here are the details Cool Silver available in 65 cm - suitable for persons 5'6" - 5'10" (166cm - 177cm)* Anti-burst Tested to a 300kg weight limit. Includes pump, DVD and workout booklet. Now the most important thing regarding the gym ball is to make sure that it is the right size for you. This is achieved by following this simple guide To calculate: Take measurement from back of knee to the ground, add 3cm for depression of the ball. The next size ball after this measurement is the size you require. Example...

Logan33 20.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Reebok Gym Ball

Its on the ball

Advantages: efective little cleaner
Disadvantages: Noisy

...I have a small home so when I needed a new vacuum cleaner I chose the Dyson DC24 which is a smaller version of the standard model. It cost £189.99. I was expecting almost a child sized vacuum cleaner but there is not really much difference at all. It was so simple to put together, there are peel off stickers on the unit to explain things as you go. It only took me 5 minutes to have it assembled. The ball makes vacuuming effortless, and the head of the vacuum is narrow so its easy to get under the sofa, low tables, etc. It has strong suction as you would expect from a Dyson but it is surprising how full the cylinder is when you have finished. It really gets everything up. This does mean however that you need to empty the dust cylinder quite frequently. The power cable is short and not retractable which can look a bit untidy if it is...

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OneBoby 26" Anti-burst Gym Ball

Advantages: Extremely versatile piece of equipment
Disadvantages: Can take a little time to get used to

...Rather than spending an excessive amount of money on a fairly standard piece of equipment i would reccommend purchasing the OneBoby 26" Anti-burst Gym Ball. I am a qualified fitness instructor and personal trainer and see many people buying expensive products that have minimal advantages to the lesser priced products. This gym ball is an excellent product which i would recommend. In my personal opinion you will complete a much more effective abdominal workout using the gym ball rather than completing abdominal workouts on the floor, the reason for this is that whilst you are maintaining balance you are using all your core muscles alongside your abdominal muscles. You are not limited with this equipment to just working your abs, you can lie on your front on the ball and complete dorsal raises to stregthen your back, you can place...

hammer4 24.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of One Body 26 Anti-burst Gym Ball

Playing with balls

Advantages: Stupid, funny, stupidly funny and Walken
Disadvantages: It is very very stupid!

...Balls of Fury is one of those marmite films? you will either love it or hate it. It is very similar to the Will Ferrell/Jon Heder ice skating comedy 'Blades of Glory' in that it is very very stupid, involves a former sports champion who has lost his way and a journey to regain his honour and name? well kind of! Randy Daytona was twelve when he was at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He was the red hot favourite for the table tennis gold and America's darling. There was no way he was going to lose, unless something made him nervous or distracted him. His father did just this by telling him he had bet a fortune on his son winning with the local Triads. Faced with this Daytona fell apart and not only lost but embarrassed himself the world over. 18 years later Randy still plays, but not competitively. Now he is a table tennis entertainer...

Ailran 26.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Balls Of Fury (DVD)

Funny with balls

Advantages: can be picked up at a good price, some good comedy moments, good characters
Disadvantages: could be funnier in places

...I had not heard much about this movie, but the dvd was on sale at £3 at my local asda, so I thought it was probably worth a go. It's a comedy starring Christopher Walken and Dan Fogler. The basic storyline is that Randy Daytona, a down and out child table tennis prodigy of many years ago, is persuaded by the FBI to take the sport up again to help on a secret mission. This is to help capture his father's killer and FBI target Feng. To help train Randy up again to the level of his previous glories, a team of table tennis experts are enlisted. The leader of this is blind table tennis guru Wong and his niece Maggie (who turns out to be Randy's love interest). In the hope of an invite to Feng's master table tennis tournament Randy must prove himself on the circuit. He achieves this and gains an invite to the tournament where he meets...

katherineh123 03.10.2009 · Read review
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Reebok Gym Ball

Advantages: Great workout
Disadvantages: ????Not found any????

...Overall View: This ball is great. I originally got it to work out and get fit, but I have also found that it helps to stop my back aching, as I often get back ache, and it is also very comfortable for just sitting around on. Ease of use: The ball is very easy to use, as you can use it in lots of different ways, for lots of different things. You will need to get some sort of foot pump, as it doesn't come with one, and there is no way that you can blow it up by mouth. The ball comes with an instruction sheet which gives you approximately 10 different excercises to do with the ball. These are all very simple to follow, and have diagrams to help explain them. The information sheet also says that the ball can be used as a seat when working at your computer etc. Personally I don't think that I could use the ball for that as I...

lynh17 13.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Gymnastik Ball

Attend the Monsters Ball

Advantages: Good film with good acting
Disadvantages: Story a bit thin at times

...Monsters Ball is a historical term for the ball's that used to be held the night before a prisoner was lead to his death sentence. A term thats probably not that effective here given that prisoners on death row are now treated to a much more dignified affair of only a meal and a quiet walk down the green mile. Lawrence Musgrove awaits his fate by drawing pictures of the guards who sit with him in his last hours. 2 of a three generation of death row guards from the one family take it in turns to oversee him. Hank and Sonny are father and son, and theirs is an instantly tense relationship, with the most obvious of those tensions coming from a wide gap in their attitudes. Hank, like his tyranically father Buck, is a racist, whereas Sonny appears to befriend some local African-American boys. Its just one annoyance that sets up...

bilbob20 10.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Monster's Ball (DVD)

Monsters Wrecking Ball

Advantages: Good Acting, Well Directed
Disadvantages: Too raw for mainstream

...Monsters Ball is one of those films that not many people had probably heard of until Halle Barry picked up the Best Actress Oscar earlier for her performance. It's one of those films that is small in scale and the kind that builds slowly. Of course there was the small matter of a full on sex scene between Berry and Billy Bob Thornton in the movie to contend with as well. Thornton plays Hank Grotowski, a correctional officer who resides over state executions. Among his staff is his son Sonny (Heath Ledger) and today they are executing Lawrence Musgrove (Puff Daddy/P.Diddy). Berry plays Leticia, the wife of Lawrence who only maintains contact for the sake of their overweigh son. In Hank's private life things are grim. His father Buck (Peter Boyle) is a racist and a bully who Hank has taken after, Sonny is more like a chore to Hank than...

utero 18.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Monster's Ball (DVD)

Fun for all at the Monster's Ball

Advantages: Fantastic acting and a bleak, dark look and story
Disadvantages: Shouldn't be a 15

...rush out to buy on DVD, then enjoy it again and again. 4 stars Monster's Ball is available to buy online for £5.99, from www.blahdvd.com. Directed by: Marc Forster Starring: Halle Berry ?..Leticia Musgrove Billy Bob Thornton?..Hank Grotowski Heath Ledger?..Sonny Grotowski Sean Combs?..Lawrence Musgrove Peter Boyle ?..Buck Grotowski Coronji Calhoun?..Tyrell Musgrove Mos Def?.. Ryrus Cooper Running Time: 108 minutes Classification: 15 (tut tut)...

l-m-n-o-p 24.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Monster's Ball (DVD)

Is Golden Balls worth a golden nugget?

Advantages: Keeps with the TV show.
Disadvantages: Not a lot of room for tactical play. Format isn't suitable for a DVD game.

...When Golden Balls came onto our TV Screens in 2007, I failed to get a grip on what exactly it was. The rules are complex, and after a long day of mental strain, I couldn't really be bothered to persevere with it. Nonetheless, I managed to and (after about 5 shows) I had a rough understanding of the object of the game. It is presented by Brummie comedian Jasper Carrott, famous for his stand up and acting roles over several decades. Once I understood the rules of the game, it actually begin to grow on me, and I made a habit of tuning in, which led me to purchase the DVD game upon its release. So the rules (the hardest part of writing this review by a long shot). There are 4 contestants to start with, and each is given 4 'golden balls' at random, which contain either any amount between a tenner and a cool £75,000, or a 'killer...

Sbriers1 24.10.2009 · Read review
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