Comments on: Valeo Burst Resistant 65cm Body Ball Green

By: Colorado

Colorado — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:42:18 +0000

Valeo Body Ball Review
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I ordered the 65cm body ball, and was curious about whether or not I would be satisfied with it. It is of high quality (gym quality), holds the air without leaking, and has not slipped on any surface. I am pleasantly surprised at the quality, and would highly recommend this body ball for anyone considering its purchase.

By: R. McCallay

R. McCallay — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:11:46 +0000

WORTHLESS
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Don’t waste your money on this product. The ball itself may be burst resistant, but I never found out because the accessory air pump will NOT inflate the ball to the required diameter of 65cm. In fact, because of the type of inflation valve, I couldn’t even inflate it with a bicycle tire pump.

By: Mo

Mo — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:08:40 +0000

Does not match description
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This ball is of good quality, however, there is no way it could be inflated to the circumference of the tape included. It would have burst had I inflated it to this size. Also, did not come with wall chart as specified.

By: LilPea

LilPea — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:27:39 +0000

It’s name says it all
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am 5’3″ and this ball fits my size. I was a bit worried that it would be too big, but that is not the case at all. Right now the ball is primarily being used as a desk chair. I sit on it just about every day & my husband (who is 5’9″ likes it as a chair too). I have also used it to exercise. Oh, and my step-kids have had immense joy in playing with it. I would recommend this ball to anyone. I did have to re-pump it twice in the first month that I have had it, but that’s because I like to have it super-firm when I do my crunches and work outs on it.

By: Conscientious Consumer

Conscientious Consumer — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:28:59 +0000

Inappropriate size for 5’5″ person / would give 3.5 score if allowed
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
There is nothing wrong with the overall structure of the product, just that the ball itself when fully inflated to its 65cm diameter is still too small for my five foot five inch frame to appropriately use for any one of the following purposes; physical therapy, yoga, and pilates.

I would say if you are at most five feet tall this ball would probably work well for you. I have since received my new 75cm ball which works perfectly for all the aforementioned exercises.

The inflation process is time consuming (a good 10 minutes) and the pump for the 65cm (a hand pump) did not take in / release much air per pump, so if you are the proprietor of an electric pump with applicable attachments I would highly recommend you save your self the effort.

The other issue I take with this product is that it is manufactured in China and for a person living in the states, there is nothing worse that we can do for our economy and our environment than purchase something TWO THOUSAND MILES away…they make better quality balls in Italy (which is much closer, depending on where you reside and has higher standards of manufacturing for their citizens)…so check out the ‘Gymnastik’ series of balls for the same price!

Cheers!

By: Yen D. Chu

Yen D. Chu — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:19:39 +0000

pretty good
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
pretty much the same as the other ratings. I use it at home when I’m at my computer. It helps me with my posture and occasional muscle stimulations, rather than just on a chair. The rubber smell will take days to go away.

By: S. A. Jacobs

S. A. Jacobs — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:48:11 +0000

Valeo Body Ball
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Speed on delivery, packaging & ease of preparing for use was

unbelievable. Highly recommended in all aspects.

A must have for those tight muscles & bad backs.

By: Shelley E. Olds

Shelley E. Olds — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:24:56 +0000

boing
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The ball came with instructions for inflating which worked very well. I like using it as a desk chair; my niece enjoyed bouncing on it. No air has leaked in the month that I’ve had the ball. Its a ball, what more can I say?

By: robgman

robgman — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:27:36 +0000

Check your height before buying
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is designed for users 5’4″ to 6′. I’ve only owned it for a week but appears to be good quality. Includes a pump and measuring tape so you know when to stop pumping it. Also includes a CD Rom or DVD which we haven’t checked out yet.

By: J. Titus

J. Titus — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:55:29 +0000

Horrible chemical smells. Gave me headaches
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
The ball seems fine except that it has a strong, horrible plastic smell that gives me headaches – even after 2 or 3 days of sitting out and off-gassing. At this point I can’t use it and hope that after a couple of weeks it might get better.