The swiss ball (Swiss ball or fitball or gym ball) is a fitness machine used for various purposes, including muscle exercises - for example the crunch for the abdominals - flexibility exercises, joint mobility, proprioception, balance etc.
Developed in the early 1960s as a toy for children, it soon became a physiotherapeutic tool, adopted above all to improve sensitivity to muscle nerve stimuli and joint stability, reflexes, etc.
The goal of this article is to educate users on the physiological mechanisms behind the effectiveness of the swiss ball, shifting the focus from mere and unreasonable practice to the concrete reason why the much sought-after training progress takes place. this way it will be possible to specialize and customize the protocols, reaching the set objectives more quickly.
