Exercise ball ball, ball, fitness ball, gym ball, gymnastic ball, physio ball, pilates ball, naval mine, Pezzi ball, stability ball, Swedish ball, therapy ball, or yoga ball. The physical object known as a "Swiss Ball" was developed in 1963 by Aquilino Cosani, an Italian plastics manufacturer. He perfected a process for moulding large puncture-resistant plastic balls. Those balls, then known as "Pezzi balls", were first used in treatment programs for newborns and infants by Mary Quinton, a British physiotherapist working in Switzerland. Later, Dr. Susanne Klein-Vogelbach, the director at the Physical Therapy School in Basel, Switzerland, integrated the use of ball exercise
Paddle-ball Paddle-ball Paddle-ball is a sport that can be played on a court half the size of a tennis court, using paddle racquets amongst two players (singles game) or in doubles with two teams consisting of two players. The Paddle-ball racquet or paddle is plastic, smaller than a softball and has holes for less air friction. Below are the instructions for single games. To play Paddle-ball, it is necessary to have a paddle (resembling a racquet ball paddle) that is no longer than 17-1/2 inches and no wider than 9 inches, weighing about 0.78 lbs. The Paddle-ball is played with a