Fitness Equipment Review: Gold’s Gym Stayball

Hey guys, sorry I’m late, here’s the post that should have gone up on Thursday!  Difficult work situation plus nasty cold equals difficulty in updates, unfortunately…

I figured I’d try something I haven’t done before, and review a fitness product I use!  This is the Gold’s Gym Stayball.  It’s a nice exercise ball, and one of my favorite pieces of equipment, so I thought I’d do a little write up on it!

Price: Excellent

As far as fitness equipment goes, the Stayball is extremely affordable, coming in at under $30 on Amazon.  It’s shipped un-inflated, so shipping costs are low, and you get a lot of bang for your buck.  Mine has stood up to regular usage by two people for close to a year now with no complaints, minus the occasional re-inflation when we start to squeeze some of the air out of it.

Quality: Good

As stability balls go, the Stayball can hang tough with any others, as far as I’m concerned.  We have the 65 centimeter model, because we’re within the height/weight requirements, but there’s also a 75 centimeter model, if you’re taller/heavier.  As I said before, the ball has survived a year of wear and tear, just requiring the occasional “plumping up” due to heavy use.  The actual initial inflation takes a good bit of effort, though, to be prepared to get a small workout in with the hand pump!

Usefulness: Excellent

Oh my goodness I’m pretty sure I get more use out of this thing than anything else in my fitness arsenal.  It’s great for abdominal exercises (and it has some great suggestions printed right on the ball), I also use it to sit on when I’m doing my overhead dumbbell presses, plus I lie on it for my butterfly curls!  They can also be used as substitutes for chairs while sitting at your computer, to emphasize good posture/core stability, though I don’t use mine as such, so I can’t speak to that.  Overall, a stability ball is an incredibly versatile fitness tool.

Final Verdict:

Gold’s Gym Stayball

Price: 5
Quality: 4
Usefulness: 5
Final Verdict: 5 out of 5 Stars

Overall, I enthusiastically recommend the Gold’s Gym Stayball.  I use it in almost every workout I have, and don’t have a single complaint about its quality OR price.

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Dan “DaRatmastah” Wallace