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Gaiam Abs Ball Workout Kit (Color May Vary) | 
| Brand: Gaiam
Category: Sports
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $31.99
You Save: $8.00 (20%)
New (1) Used (1) from $25.00
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 7196
Color: Blue
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 12 x 11 x 7.5
Model: 699-1800
UPC: 029956906501
EAN: 0029956906501
ASIN: B0007VB4OS
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Helps chisel your torso | | • | Easy-to-grip eight-pound ball | | • | Includes 35-minute workout DVD | | • | Workouts led by Iron Man triathlete Jonathan Roche |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Strengthen your core with the Gaiam Abs Ball Kit. The unique two-handled ball is easy to grip and the weight (8 lbs) is the recommended resistance for optimal torso-reshaping results. The 35-minute guided workout DVD (included) features seven-time Iron Man Triathlete Jonathan Roche as he guides you through two 12-minute workouts.
From the Manufacturer
The Gaiam Abs Ball Kit is a great tool to strengthen your core and sculpt your abs. This unique two-handled ball is easy to grip, and the weight (8 pounds) is the recommended resistance for optimal torso-reshaping results. The 35-minute guided-workout DVD, which is included in the kit, features seven-time Iron Man triathlete Jonathan Roche who will guide you through two 12-minute workouts (beginner and advanced) and teach you moves such as the "3-Layered Crunch" and "Russian Twist" to effectively chisel your torso. About Gaiam
Gaiam was created as a lifestyle company with the vision that, given a choice, people would choose a lifestyle that is healthy and life enhancing, for themselves, their families and the Earth. The Gaiam lifestyle is a vote for individual health as well as the future sustainability of the Earth's resources. Gaiam strives to provide customers with alternatives to traditional products by offering natural, eco-friendly or healthy versions that compare with the style, quality and price of conventional products. Gaiam's goal is to become the trusted source and unifying brand for Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) participants. They understand that the opportunity to affect people's lives with information and products is both a privilege and a responsibility. Gaiam believes in the concept of Conscious Commerce, the practice of making purchasing decisions based on personal values and beliefs. It takes into consideration all the aspects of our lives and the impact we have upon the planet. Research indicates this concept appeals to approximately 50 million people in the U.S. alone. Gaiam's strategy in delivering the distinctive quality for which they are known is to partner with experts in health/wellness, eco-living and personal development to develop proprietary products that meet our customers' needs with meaningful solutions. The name GAIAM is a fusion of the words Gaia (the name of Mother Earth from the Minoan civilization in ancient Crete), and I am reminds us that we are all interconnected with the Earth, the air and water, and very much a part of this living system that sustains us all. What's in the Box?
Gaiam Abs Ball, workout DVD
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 love it!!! August 4, 2008
Just love my item. Works great!!!! The only thing negative about it is the smell. Sorry sounds funny, but it just has that rubbery smell. Besides that I love the Abs Ball. I recommend it to anyone.
 Toxic ball May 21, 2008
I haven't used it yet because the off-gassing of the ball's material makes me ill. Also, the smell/compounds transfer to one's skin.... Very disturbing. I'm not sure I'll keep it because of this. For such an "earthy" company, I'm surpirsed their products appear to have no regard for the environment and reduced VOC's. Perhap there is information available on the material. Right now, I feel like I neeed to leave it outside for a month or two.
 great ball, lousy DVD January 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got the abs ball tonight and I'm very excited to use it for some variety (I usually do straight abs DVDs with no equipment). However, the free DVD is terrible:
- the advanced routine feels like you're doing something, but the beginner one is a joke, so there's ultimately only 1 10-minute routine I can use with this ball. For $40 I would prefer to have a few routines I could alternate- hopefully they'll make a second DVD... (and the beginner/advanced routines repeat many of the exercises so I can't mix and match)
- the guy leading the routine WOULD NOT SHUT UP. It's good to give information for beginners who might not know about back safety and that it's okay to start with fewer reps, but it interferred and drove me nuts: I frequently found myself waiting for him to finish talking so we could begin the exercise
Great supplemental tool! September 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this to supplement my workouts when I was rehabbing from a hockey injury. The dvd that was included has a good, easy-to-follow format and challenges your core. I started with the recommended exercises and then just incorporated those into my current workouts as I healed, especially the Russian Twists!
If you're looking for something to melt away the pounds and define your abs, this would be by far the best tool to supplement your other efforts (hanging bar would be the first). By no means is the abs ball to replace a solid total-body workout and food intake adjustment (dare I say the dreaded "diet" word), but it will definitely help, especially if you haven't been exercising for a while and can't stand the idea of hundreds of crunches that hurt your lower back.
I whole-heartedly recommend changing your "eating plan" to the Zone Diet (it's really NOT a diet) and workout following the CrossFit exercises at crossfit.com, those two combined will dramatically change your body shape and your strength exponentially in just a few weeks!!
 Feeling it. July 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received the product about 5-days after I ordered it (and I live in Hawaii). The product packaging was crazy--three nested boxes with air packets.
The DVD worked and I did the workout for the first time yesterday. The exercise sequence made sense and was easy to do (beginner version). The only issue I had was that the handles weren't too comfortable in the plank position.
I can't speak about results yet seeing as I did it for the first time yesterday, but I am feeling it in my abs today. It's effective and not time consuming. I feel like I've worked my abs as well with this product as I have during an hour-long pilates class (I took reformer classes for two years). I can't wait to try the advanced workout.
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