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On the Ball April 21, 2007

Posted by Michael Hurt in : Health, Life Hacks , trackback

Think you’re “on the ball”? Well, besides meaning “attentive” or “accomplishing a job well,” this expression may be one to take literally.

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From “Ten Reasons to Use an Exercise Ball as Your Chair” are short excerpts of the list. Click the link above to read it completely:

1. Forces proper spine alignment…

2. Causes you to frequently change positions…

3. …you can do stretches or mini-workouts whenever you want, without getting up…

4. Improve your balance…

5. …Your body primarily uses your core (abdominal) muscles to help compensate for changes in balance…and result in a strengthening of ab muscles.

6. Improves your circulation…

7. You’ll feel more energetic. It has been proven that staying in one position, will make you more tired…

8. Burn up to 350 calories per day…

9. Really cheap….

10. C’mon, its fun!…

Don’t believe me? Read some other articles here and here to see what some experts are saying.

I’m going to try it and report back the results. Now, the next questions is where I can find exercise balls in Korea to buy?

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