Talk:Exercise ball

Best article title?

I had never heard the term swiss ball before reading it on Wikipedia. That in and of itself is no big deal, I don't know of a lot of things. But I think the term excercise ball is much more common for this thing. See these two search results [1] and [2]. Exercise ball gets about twice as many hits. That's not entirely definitative, but does hint it is the more common term, and by naming convention, the most common term should be the one used. - Taxman 13:19, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)

This suggests that the original name was "Swiss ball" because it was invented by a Swiss coach. That said, I'm happy whichever name is chosen, as long as all the relevant redirects are in place. GeorgeStepanek\^talk 20:28, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Sounds reasonable. As I mentioned above, I think we should go with the most common and perhaps generic name, which I think is exercise ball. I'm happy to wait it out though until someone else weighs in with a method to decide for sure which name is more common. - Taxman 21:19, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)

I don't see swiss on the packages shopping in local stores, but usually exercise ball or some other generic name like that. Swiss might be it's origin, but I don't think it's the most commonly used. As per Wikipedia policy of titling articles with the most commonly used name, we talk about changing the title more. Nastajus 17:11, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I am happy with either name, too. I only chose the current title when creating the article because it was exclusively called "Swiss ball" in the Weight training article. I don't know which name is used more commonly. - Marcika 02:38, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

For what it is worth, I prefer Exercise Ball over Swiss Ball -- many of the other names are overloaded with other meanings. A 'sports ball' describes pretty much every ball out there, but a Body Ball is more exact. I've always thought that the "Swiss Ball" name came from the marketing habit of assigning healthful things to Switzerland. "Swiss formula soap!" "Swiss hair removal!" "Swiss... balls..." I'll look into some redirects for this article. --Mdwyer 18:10, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Peanut shapes are not balls; balls are spherical. Peanuts do fit Webster's definition of balloons: "bags (as of rubber or plastic) inflated and used as toys." People who use them as exercise equipment sometimes take offense at this, but they are delightful balloons. They have cuddlesome figures with lush, huggable curves. Unlike latex balloons, they do not biodegrade; the colors remain as bright and vivid as at first, and they do not burst just because they have been around too long. On the other hand, there is, so far as I can find, any information on the pleasures of popping them. Often they are advertised as having an "anti-burst" property, though occasional reviews complain that they burst anyway. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.12.187 (talk) 04:28, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

related third-of-a-sphere-balls you stand on, what are they called?

I want to add a link to a related device. It's a maybe semi-sphere or more like a third, but has a plane cut through it and attached to hard flat surface. The air in these things makes standing on the rounded top difficult. This is desirable as exercise to remain balanced, it was quite difficult for me the brief moments I saw tried this waiting in a chiropractors office. I just don't know what the heck they're called. There's probably an article on it already, and if not, let's make it! Nastajus 17:16, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Nevermind. BOSU ball. Passionately typing before reading every link, is, uh. *sigh* Nastajus 17:25, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Not rubber

I strongly doubt Swiss balls are made of rubber. It must be some polymer material like soft PVC, but not rubber. As far as I've googled, the producers don't tell us - they call it a "special durable material" or give the material some kind of brand-name buzzword such as "®Flexton silpower". I suggest changing "rubber"to "soft PVC" for the moment - any objections? 84.155.188.86 (talk) 22:33, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

"reduce adverse long-term health effects of sitting"

I believe this summarizing is still an improper synthesis. The proposed sources simply state:

"Replace desk chairs with stability balls — or use a standing desk to get rid of the chair entirely — to burn more calories while working."

"And she suggests sitting on an exercise ball instead of a desk chair, adding that it helps strengthen the core while improving balance and flexibility. It also requires more energy, so a few calories will be burned."

"Get rid of your office chair and replace it with a therapy ball: this too uses more muscles, and hence more energy, than a normal chair, because you have to support your back and work to keep balanced. You also have the option of bouncing, if you like."

The exercise ball is offered as an alternative, mostly because its use will burn more calories. --Ronz (talk) 03:43, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

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