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This book is absolutely superb - it takes a pilates approach to using the swiss exercise ball, but covers the most comprehensive range of exercises I have seen in any one ball book! Liz Gillies uses a friendly, clear style of writing and best of all - colour pictures so you can really see what she is doing in the excercises. The book is laid out with literally 101 exercises which are numbered so you can find them really easily. Each section targets a different area of the body or position on the ball. Beginners to advanced will all find something to suit them here. She incorporates the use of light weights routine onto the ball too so the upper body is not ignored. I found using this book I was coming across some exercises I'd not seen in other ball books before - there are several 'gems' in this book... I find it a very colourful and encouraging book, one which is easy to flick through and find key exercises, and Liz has included some workout suggestions for targetting certain areas of the body or for use at certain times of the day in the back of the book. I would say it is one of the best ball books I currently own - Ellie Hermann's Workbook on the ball is very good too and Colleen Craig's books are very informative. But if you like your workout books bright, colourful and encouraging then I recommend Liz Gillies to get you hooked! Happy rolling --A Customer
When I received this book through the post I wasn't sure what to expect. But I'm glad I purchased it. I was first thinking about buying a dvd to show how to workout on the ball, but I'm glad I didn't. Clearly this book has so much more to offer. There's such a variety of exercises, all clearly described and illustrated. It is a must for those of you who own a workout ball. --kirans24
If you have a ball and are confussed about if you should do yoga, pilates, general fitness or weight training on it - this ball is perfect! Big pictures, clear instructions, this book is easy to use. Choose your excersizes to work out when you want. Don't waste your money on a DVD that you'll watch a couple of times! This beats any DVD. --MSAHRichards"littlelady"
When I received this book through the post I wasn't sure what to expect. But I'm glad I purchased it. I was first thinking about buying a dvd to show how to workout on the ball, but I'm glad I didn't. Clearly this book has so much more to offer. There's such a variety of exercises, all clearly described and illustrated. It is a must for those of you who own a workout ball. --kirans24
If you have a ball and are confussed about if you should do yoga, pilates, general fitness or weight training on it - this ball is perfect! Big pictures, clear instructions, this book is easy to use. Choose your excersizes to work out when you want. Don't waste your money on a DVD that you'll watch a couple of times! This beats any DVD. --MSAHRichards"littlelady"
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Exercise balls are cropping up in gyms all over the world and are becoming the latest fitness craze. The only problem is, what the heck do you do with the ball once you've bought it? - Pilates, yoga, and more! In this full-colour photographic book, Liz Gillies, respected fitness trainer and star of several best-selling exercise videos, shows you 101 different moves you can do with a ball to tone, trim and firm up.
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These days, if you look around gyms, physical therapy clinics, and Pilates studios, you'll most likely see racks of stability balls in various sizes and shapes. Read the first page
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113 of 113 people found the following review helpful
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This book is absolutely superb - it takes a pilates approach to using the swiss exercise ball, but covers the most comprehensive range of exercises I have seen in any one ball book! Liz Gillies uses a friendly, clear style of writing and best of all - colour pictures so you can really see what she is doing in the excercises. The book is laid out with literally 101 exercises which are numbered so you can find them really easily. Each section targets a different area of the body or position on the ball. Beginners to advanced will all find something to suit them here. She incorporates the use of light weights routine onto the ball too so the upper body is not ignored. I found using this book I was coming across some exercises I'd not seen in other ball books before - there are several 'gems' in this book...
I find it a very colourful and encouraging book, one which is easy to flick through and find key exercises, and Liz has included some workout suggestions for targetting certain areas of the body or for use at certain times of the day in the back of the book.
I would say it is one of the best ball books I currently own - Ellie Hermann's Workbook on the ball is very good too and Colleen Craig's books are very informative. But if you like your workout books bright, colourful and encouraging then I recommend Liz Gillies to get you hooked! Happy rolling! :)
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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This is the best book I've read on this subject.Clear instructions and useful photographs.I would definitely recommend it. My one reservation is that maybe it doesn't go into great depth about muscles, with diagrams, etc unlike other books on the subject.
58 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I received this book through the post I wasn't sure what to expect. But I'm glad I purchased it. I was first thinking about buying a dvd to show how to workout on the ball, but I'm glad I didn't. Clearly this book has so much more to offer. There's such a variety of exercises, all clearly described and illustrated. It is a must for those of you who own a workout ball.
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A very useful book
This book contains both a written explanation and photographs of the exercises and has a section of different Ball Work Outs. I find this book very useful to use.
Published 2 months ago by Christine
No need to pay for expensive classes with this book!
Taught me all I need to know for a short routine at home without the need to attend expensive classes. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Papillon
Ball exercises
Work your way throught this if you can, some of the exercises are quite hard but most are manageable. I bought this as I have sciatica and it has speeded up my recovery.
Published 6 months ago by christabel
A Good Buy
A good book if your very flexible and description of moves excellent. Would have been nice to have variations for folk who are not as flexible and not just beginners moves as an... Read more
Published 7 months ago by K. Smithers
Highly Recommended book
Excellent book whether you are a beginner like me or a bit more advanced. Clear pictures with each excercise explaining benefit & target areas. Read more
Published 13 months ago by SUnil
Book
I do ball work quite a lot,this book gives you the basic moves but no any more that you would be doing yourself when playing around with it. Read more
Published 16 months ago by hOVIS
You will like it...
This book is really good. With full colour pictures, step by step guidance will help you to get your exercise just right. I used is a lot and result came as well.
Published 17 months ago by Misha
helps you get the most from your ball
The ball we bought had a DVD with it. This was a useful introduction to using the ball but was quite basic, and it is difficult to select an individual exercise from the DVD. Read more
Published 22 months ago by R. J. Jordan
pretty good
The language is somewhat "Americanised" but this is a good book for all levels - though I was finding myself trying (and failing! Read more
Published 22 months ago by Po Bear
Not user friendly
When you are trying to follow instructions while using the ball it was very difficult, also the language used far more suited to the American market. Read more
Published on 9 May 2010 by JCB
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