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	History of the Exercise ball

kel1971

3-13-2008 2:54 AM

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kel1971 says:

Have ever seen those big bright colored balls that often roll around the floor of the gym?
Until a few weeks ago I thought they were for sitting on in between real exercises. (he he)
Have you ever tried to perform any kind of core strengthening exercises on one of these things? Talk about hard work....
So I decided to some research on this round piece of plastic known as the exercise ball and came across a little history lesson at the "This Mama Cooks" blog today.....please read and follow for more info.

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