Bouncy ball

A bouncy ball

A jumping ball is the exercise ball of similar inflatable rubber ball, which mostly as a toy for children is used while the coordination and balance training, and promotes muscle growth.

Bouncy balls have one or two handles to hold on to while bouncing. Variations of the bouncy ball are also available in the form of bouncy animals such as bouncy horses, where the ears serve as handles.

The first bouncy balls in Germany were sold in 1968 for around DM 30 .

literature

Susanne Klein-Voselrach: Ball gymnastics for functional movement theory , Springer Verlag, Berlin 1981
Maria Kucera: Gymnastics on the jumping ball , Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart 1975

Web links

Commons : Bouncy Ball - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: Hüpfball - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

↑ Space-Hopper: Joke with Ears . In: Der Spiegel . No. June 24 , 1968 ( spiegel.de [accessed July 27, 2018]).

[1] Space-Hopper: Joke with Ears . In: Der Spiegel . No. June 24 , 1968 ( spiegel.de [accessed July 27, 2018]).