Suprisingly easy to make the Ball Vibrate.

Advantages: Excercise, rehab, fun.
Disadvantages: Can make your wrists stiff.

...I suffer mildly from tennis elbow and I saw these balls and apparently they can help strengthen the wrist in particular to alleviate the symptoms of tennis elbow?! I am always looking out for various gimmicks related to health and fitness. I had heard of the power ball, had watched a couple of on line video clips and I just had to have one. What is it? * * * * * * * * A power ball is a little ball, roughly the size of a tennis ball, maybe slightly bigger. It is round, mine is blue with a green inside. There is a little LCD on the top to measure and display the revolutions. The ball has an inner ball inside and a gap at the bottom revealing the inner ball, a little bit like the bottom of a computer mouse though a larger hole and heavier ball. The trick is to get the inner ball to spin and maintain and increase...

spottydog2 01.05.2007 · Read review
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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...

Logik 30.05.2009 · Read review
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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

...The Reebok Gym ball is a fantastic cheap piece of gym equipment that will support your training needs in a plethora of different ways. As gym equipment goes, its value in correlation to its effectiveness is second to none. Gym balls (also known as fit balls, Swiss balls, body balls etc) have been utilised in health and fitness long before their obvious potential were used in gyms. Physiotherapists had been using the balls for years to aid the recovery of a number of different injury's. In particular, they were used in the recovery of back injury's as the ergonomic shape and support allowed the physiotherapist to create focussed core stability exercises. WHAT IS CORE STABILITY Ok without getting too scientific, core stability really relates to the deep muscles within the trunk of the spine (in particular the muscles around...

Logan33 20.02.2009 · Read review
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  ♦Cosmic Cleaning With Saturn's Balls♦

Advantages: Eco Friendly, Could save you money in the long term
Disadvantages: Expensive initial cost, Not too good without Stain Remover

...My mum gave me this set of Ecozone Ecoballs® after she had received them as a gift. She asked me to try them out to see what I thought about them, knowing I like trying out new products. The box contained 3 Ecoballs®, 3 refill packs, 45ml tube of Ecozone stain remover and a very handy instruction leaflet. Apparently the contents of the box allow you to do 1000 washes based on a 30 minute cycle in the washing machine. (The balls with pellets last up to 750 washes and the refills included provide an additional 250 washes) Those in hard water areas may achieve a lower amount. Just to let you know we live in a soft water area and a 60°c wash takes 1 hour 30 minutes in my machine, so I was interested to see how these perform ♦ WHAT ARE THEY ♦ Ecoballs® are an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional washing...

tune57 04.02.2009 (06.02.2009) · Read review
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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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Dyson DC25 Animal - Having A Ball!

Advantages: Large collecting bin and great suction!
Disadvantages: Not so Lightweight, and Power Cord could be longer.

...I bought my Dyson DC25 Animal about a month ago now, and have been very pleasantly surprised by the results. My old vacuum worked perfectly and I was more than happy with it, but once it started emitting smoke during use, I knew it was time to purchase a replacement. I did a little internet research and as we have a cat, the animal dyson appeared to be our best option. I was intrigued by the "ball" by Dyson and went to Curry's to have a closer look. The handling of the Dyson Ball is very smooth and remarkably easy. Once you've released the locking mechanism that keeps it upright, the vacuum becomes very flexible. No more pushing and shoving the vacuum around the room or furniture. With a simple turn of the wrist the Dyson goes exactly where you want it to go. I've found that the suction is incredible. With my previous...

lisajay 09.09.2008 · Read review
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Arms like Popeye

Advantages: Lots of power, easy to use
Disadvantages: having sweaty palms, it tends to lose grip easier

..., which is something im not very good at! but bearing in mind that it helps your arms, you should try other arm exercises, to build up muscles that may not be worked out with the Power Ball. e.g top of your shoulders for example. The name suits it well, i was amazed at how powerful the ball is, i spin it in my hand and pick up more speed and it feels so mental, puttings lots of pressure on your arms. it begins with your fore arms, then keep on going and you can feel it all they way up your arm. At first i didnt have a very good grip, but using it has helped it be stronger so i can use it properly now. But using it for 5 minutes each arm is a reasonable time, after a while you will be able to make it go faster and putting more pressure on your arm, so you may need to shorten time after all. The only problem i have is if your hand...

GrymReaper1986 03.08.2005 · Read review
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Super Balls.

Advantages: Very handy, nice shiny silver effect for cakes, desserts. Contains no gunk.
Disadvantages: Little taste to them.

...Dr Oetker / Super Cook's Silver Balls What are they? *************** Sugar silver balls used in decorating cakes, biscuits buns and desserts. Special Features? ******************* These are tiny little silver balls made from sugar but covered with silver colouring. They contain no hydrogenated fats, artificial colours, artificial flavours, artificial sweetners or any artificial preseratives. What do I think of them? ************************* I really like using these for decorating, something silver and shiny just to add a bit of extra sparkle. My mum hates them as they remind her of metal and I suppose they can taste a little metallic when you have this thought in mind. They are also quite hard in texture, especially when they first go in your mouth, but being made of only sugar they do soon melt away. In...

Leighsa 23.03.2009 · Read review
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Dyson Ball DC25

Advantages: Very light and very manoeverable.
Disadvantages: Bit too light and moves around a lot.

...on the machine to stop it moving around. It comes with a 5 year guarantee which is not bad for household equipment, but the replacement filters are around £18 which i thought a bit expensive. The tools are easy to use and simple push in to the side of the machine. Very easy to clip on and off and of course saves storage space as they fit into the machine itsef. Removing the filters i found the top one easy, but the one in the ball very fiddly and quite hard to get out. On the whole i would recommend this product but only for small houses or flats. If you have a large home then i would suggest the larger and heavier model of this cleaner....

leelee 24.04.2009 · Read review
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Big Shiny Balls Of Steel

Advantages: Neg's Urban Sports
Disadvantages: Mark Dolan, The Annoying Devil amongst others.

...Balls Of Steel is a somewhat controversial TV comedy show which was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK and was presented by Mark Dolan. To date there has been three series. The idea of this show is that the 'acts' perform pranks or stunts on the unsuspecting public (and occassionally celebrities) infront of hidden cameras and, at the end of the show, the studio audience choose who has the biggest 'balls of steel' (who was the bravest). I personally found this very hit and miss. Some of the sketches were hilarious whereas others were dull and even annoying. I particularly like 'Neg's Urban Sports'. This consists of the lead character, Neg, creating a different Urban Sport based loosely on an actual sport. 'Burger Bowl Off' and 'Urban Sprinting' have been the best of the lot. In 'Burger Bowl Off' Neg orders a large amount of fast food...

dandadda 25.03.2009 · Read review
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