Exercise Ball

[surgtech1956]

I bought an exercise ball - 75 cm. Now I'm not sure if its too big. I thought you bought by weight, but this one says its 'best for heights 6'0+'. I'm 5'5". I got it at Target, came with a sheet of 12 exercises, its nothing special. I don't know if it matters thats its a little big?????

[malkin]

I'm not an expert, but why not just try it!

[nscrbug]

I've always thought that ball size was based on height, not weight. When you sit on a properly inflated ball, your knees should form a 90-degree angle. I'm 5'6" and my ball is 65cm fully inflated.

[bluebug32]

Can't you just under inflate it a bit?

[surgtech1956]

I inflated it and it is a little big, but I think its going to be Ok, especially with my ankle. Now I'm going to check out the exercises. Any favorite exercises you can share?

[Blueberry]

What my PT told me is that size of the ball doesn't matter, unless you're doing knee stuff. Then you need to be careful about proper alignment....

[surgtech1956]

Thanks Blueberry. I have PT tomorrow, I'll run it mine too. I don't have any knee issues, I mainly want it to tone my arms, abs, legs and butt - I guess everything. The one I used at PT was a large one and just rolled back and forth to work my ankle.

[Blueberry]

Sounds like you should be fine then - I'm 5'4" and I had this discussion last week with my PT. She says where joint alignment matters, I need a 65. Otherwise, for stuff where I'm on my belly lifting arms or whatever, I can use a 75 (which I like). Hope your PT can clarify!

ETA: If nothing else, it'll be a comfy chair!

[marni]

check out the ongoing thread about planks on the exercise ball which is in the health and nutrtion section of general discussion.

[surgtech1956]

Thanks Marni. Blueberry, my PT said it should be fine since I don't have any knee issues.