Exercise ball standard exercises, such as a push-up, on an unstable surface can be used to increase activation of core trunk stabilizers and in turn provide increased trunk strength and greater resistance to injury. Fitness Experts and some doctors also recommend sitting on an exercise ball instead of an office chair. That is based on the theory that the abdominal and back muscles are constantly engaged and active to maintain proper posture and balance on the ball. There is no scientific evidence of those benefits occurring by just sitting without additional exercises. However, some people warn against using a Swiss ball as
Allan Ball winger Ernie Hannigan and fellow long servants Iain McChesney and Jim Kerr. After Ball signed, goalkeeper and then player-manager George Farm promptly dropped himself to give Allan Ball his Queens debut on 14 December 1963 in a home 6–3 defeat to Falkirk. Retained for the visit of Celtic two weeks later, Ball played once more despite the Doonhamers losing the game 2–0. Allan Ball made 819 Queen of the South appearances, including 507 matches consecutively and was only once shown a yellow card, on 25 December, by referee Tiny Wharton, who went on to open Queens new East Stand in