The history of the Fit Ball (also known as a stability Ball, Fit Ball, Body Ball and Gym Ball) originates back to the early 1960's. It was made by an Italian toy maker called Aquilino Cosani.
His company today,known as Ledragomma,are the major suppliers of Swiss Balls throughout the world. The Swiss Ball clinical applications by Dr. Susan Klein - Vogelbach, a Swiss Physical Therapist, can be traced back to the 1960's. Through a series of classes, seminars and clinical workshops, the Swiss Ball made it's way to the bay area of California, USA in the 1980's. Swiss Balls have had a long standing success in the world of clinical rehabilitation.
Since then, due to their effectiveness in developing balance and core strength, athletic trainers, coaches, personal trainers and physical education teachers realised the potential uses for this piece of apparatus and began integrating them into their programmes. Due to Swiss Balls success and growing popularity, the last decade has seen the birth of various programmes developed to educate professionals on their use.
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