Which Do You Use More: A Gym Ball or Exercise Band?

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Which Do You Use More: A Gym Ball or Exercise Band?

January 3, 2008

When you workout, do you have a favorite prop? Both physio balls and exercise bands are great for strength training and adding variety to your workouts, but I want to
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30 Comments

behemoth_the_cat 5 years 17 weeks

I want a gym ball but my apt. is too small! So I'm getting the excersise band soon...

amber_castaldo 5 years 19 weeks

I actually own both but my son seems to think that the band is a jump rope so he has taken it over. I do love to do push ups and crunches on the ball though.

amber_castaldo 5 years 19 weeks

I actually own both but my son seems to think that the band is a jump rope so he has taken it over. I do love to do push ups and crunches on the ball though.

tmmkitten 5 years 19 weeks

love the band!!!!

tmmkitten 5 years 19 weeks

love the band!!!!

Asuka 5 years 20 weeks

I used to love my gym ball. Too bad my boyfriend decided to put one of my cats dancing on top of it :( :( :(

pinkdragonfly 5 years 20 weeks

I love the ball! It's great and so versatile!

HipMom 5 years 20 weeks

I own both but I definitely use exercise bands/cords much more often than the ball. The bands are great to do resistance training without overtaxing your joints and without having to purchase lots of different weights.

GratefulGrl80 5 years 20 weeks

i love my bands. the fact that you can change the resistance so easily makes them my favorite. also, i can use them for pretty much any area of the body. also, you need so much less room to use them, and my apartment is tiny!

ilanac13 5 years 20 weeks

im a ball girl. when i went to school overseas - i had one in my suitcase and everyone in my dorm thought that i was nuts!

wambalus 5 years 20 weeks

I used to use bands when I was a swimmer and needed to do PT on my shoulder. But now I cannot do without the medicine ball - I know swiss balls are supposed to be so amazing, but I'm not really sure what all I can with them.

wambalus 5 years 20 weeks

Faylinn 5 years 20 weeks

I love the rubber bands that go around your ankles. You just shuffle across the room and back about 10 times and it's honestly the best workout for your butt. It gave me the quickest results.

catander 5 years 20 weeks

Me too, Wren! I got a set for Christmas, but they're unisex (which equals way too intense for me). Unfortunately I have to buy another one. :(

wren 5 years 20 weeks

I love my ball. I got an exercise band with handles for travel but it was WAY too difficult for my arms. I think I need one with less resistance.

MandyJoBo 5 years 20 weeks

Ball, ball, ball!! Love it! I use it as a desk chair also.

JennaV 5 years 20 weeks

The ball

JennaV 5 years 20 weeks

The ball

Spectra 5 years 20 weeks

I use both, but I think I use my ball more often just because I like to do a lot of different ab exercises on it. I do like the bands a lot though, too...especially when I'm traveling. I also like them for doing rows because I can easily adjust the tension.

bealotus 5 years 20 weeks

Both, but I use the ball more often. The bands I like for biceps curls.

tripleb 5 years 20 weeks

Love the gym ball, you can do so much with just one piece of 'equipment'!

kxm24 5 years 20 weeks

I use both now, but i've used the gym ball longer. I just got resistance bands in three levels and also a longer resistance band with handles and I think I might end up using them more now. I loovve my medicine ball too. Me and my fiance do a lot of our working out at home due to lack of time.