If you are a member of a gym, you have no doubt seen all those inflatable balls around the gym that members are performing a variety of exercises on.
These inflatable balls are called Swiss balls or fitness balls, and they can be extremely useful as a part of your workout routine.
These benefits include:

• Swiss Balls are great for your Abs- Doing crunches on the ground mean that you can only work out your Abs over a certain range.
  Using a ball for Abs crunches means that you can work out your Abs over a wider range meaning that your Abs will be worked out faster.
  
• Fitness Balls help with your core stability- Because a fitness ball requires balance, it is a great workout for your core stability as you will end up using your entire muscle range.
  
• Exercise Balls are great for stretching- Using a ball allows you to easily and smoothly move through a wide range of stretching moves.
  
• Fitness Balls are great for working out the lower back- Lower back pain is a common problem for people these days.
  An exercise ball workout, with its wide range of movements can help strengthen your lower back and hence help to deal with this pain.
  
• Exercise Balls can help you lose weight- As we have seen, using an exercise ball can workout your entire body.
  As such, a fitness ball workout can also be a good cardio workout, hence helping you to lose weight.
  

I hope this article has given you some inspiration to try a Swiss or exercise ball workout next time you are at the gym.
You will be glad you did.