I think what most people are looking for goes a bit beyond this level of instruction. My tips: To remove the plug take a wet cloth and squeeze a little water around the plug. This will allow it to slip and be removed. Then the trick is mostly is how to grip it, you need to find a flat strong tool of some kind with a gap smaller than the cap of the plug but larger than the stem. I use an large serving fork but anything with a suitably sized gap will work. Obviously be careful if you do use a fork or any pointy object that you don't damage the ball or hurt yourself. Then using whatever tool you found slide it between the ball and the plug cap spanning the stem and lift and it should come out. Inflation: Basically you want the ball to be inflated such that your thighs are parallel to the ground and your legs makes a 90 degree angle at your knee with your feet flat on the floor when you are sitting on it. You have to find where that spot is for yourself since it depends on your size and weight.I suggest not pushing the plug 100% in until you are sure you have it where you want it since it's a pain to remove. Warning the ball does have a maximum inflation value typically given as the circumference of the ball or the distance around the outside at the middle. So simply grab some string measure out a length that is the correct size for your exercise ball and as you inflate test the size by wrapping the string around the ball. If your have the maximum size given in diameter (length of a straight line from the sides passing through the center of a sphere) or for some reason radius (distance from the center to the edge of the sphere) you can convert them with Diameter = 2 x Radius Circumference = 2 x π x Radius (π is pi or 3.1415926535897932.... look for the button on your calculator) Circumference = π x Diameter Diameter = Circumference / π Diameter = (2 x Radius)/ π Hope this helps!

Simple procedure, but it is important to see for reassurance. Thank you very much Mr. Lamptey!

Thank You Reggie!!! Haven't touched mine in years, and forgot how to do it!! Bless you Reggie..!!

Thanks, that's exactly what I needed to know about that little plug!

Thank you..of course a personal trainer can explain and keep instructions simple. I appreciate it. Mary

Thanks! I have this ball about 10 years and didn't remember how I blew it up . So I put the pump tip into the plug, forgetting it's a plug- thanks for this!

Thank you, Reggie. We just wanted to make sure that we were doing it right. :)

Thank You sooo much!!! I broke a ball needle trying to force it through the plug!! Who knew that thing was a plug - not a valve!!

Quite helpful (needed to know how to do this for a friend). Short, sweet, to the point - worked as billed.

Thank you, FINALLY someone shows how to do this!

Thanks so much, short and to the point. I’ll check out your channel for other videos.

Thanks! bought the ball some years ago, didn't realize you need to remove the plug. Thanks again!

Thank you! Very helpful!

Thanks for the video, you made it super easy and clear how to inflate my core stability ball👍

Thank you for keeping this simple. I have a foot powered pump, but I think the principle is the same.

You rock Reggie!!!

Thanks for the tip. Did not want to break the ball trying to figure this out.

Thank you straight to the point!

You were very helpful. Thank you.

Perfect! Thank you!

Thank you!! I was trying to figure out how to inflate this old ball I found at home.

THANK U SOOOO MUCH! Your the best

:35 - He glossed over the fact that the hardest part is to take out the plug because you can't just pull it out with your fiber or nail.

Hi Reggie, how do you get the darn valve out? I have a dynapro ball and the valve is tucked deep into the ball. Thanks, great video!

thank u soo much.. Very helpfull video.. GBU

Very helpful to know there was a plug in there all this time.

Really helpful

Thank you!!!

Thank you,this really helped.

Thank you so much. I didn't recognize the plug and wasn't sure if pulling it out would damage the ball.

buenisimo me sirvió gracias

awesome!!!.... thx!

thanks Reggie.

I can rebuild a Caterpillar bulldozer but it took this video for me to be able to inflate my new therapy ball! LOL Thanks!

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much! This was perfect and my exercise ball is feeling much better. This was just the right length and contained just the facts. Again, thank you!!

I was going crazy trying to insert a Basketball needle in the white thingie and firing up my big compressor. You saved me , Thanks!!

I was taking online classes from 9 - 5 so I was having to sit for long periods at a time. kzfaq.infoUgkxEhgucmXpcAGYh8fatGFEnOK2V97VIwhG After the first day in a regular table chair, I thought about an exercise ball and ordered one that night. It came the next day! My hips, legs, back and butt couldn't have been happier! I'm almost 5'11" and I ordered the largest size and it was perfect for me. I also have RLS (restless legs) and this helped so much.Pumping it up was a little challenging and definitely gives you a good arm workout, (I'm a 62 yo woman) but it's very doable. Getting the tape centered with the hole to inflate it and then getting the pin back in was also a little tricky. But I love my new "chair" and I love the torquiose color. Hopefully it will also get used for exercise. 😁

Thanks, Reggie... I've been baffled by this and afraid to damage pump / ball ... now I see I've been overthinking!

thank you!

Hi Reggie, thanks, I did not have a clue about inflating this ball. even bought a pump with the needle inflation nipple and bent it trying to push it into the hole in the plug. thanks again now looking forward to an episode where you show us what to do with the ball. if you have one where can i find the link. martin PS you are one of the few people that gets straight to the point and know before hand what you are going to say. No ers and ahms etc. M

Thank you for this video I tried that exact thing prior to finding this video each time I try to inflate it when I try to put the plug in so much air comes out I was just wondering if there is an easier way thank you

thank you

Thanks man I'm now inflating my ball thanks to you!

Thank you

Thanks!

Thank you so much, idk why i make assembling things so hard

THANK YOU SIR.

Thank you!

Thanks,awesome, I inflated the ball, I think I have enough exercise for today :)

Thank you. Do you fix the ball plug fully flat?

thx for that video. it helped me :)

I have the 65cm Stayball by Gold's Gym (blue). I inflate mine until the distance from axis to axis (one half way around the ball) is 40 inches (102cm). 65cm is the measurement of the diameter of the ball when properly inflated. So, all you do is convert the diameter to circumference and divide by two. Hopes this helps.

thnx!!!!

I had no problems inflating the thing but getting the plug back in... That's a completely different story.

You missed the critical part. You showed the plug already partially out. I’m sure it’s not a biggie but that’s the bit I needed to know. Thanks anyway

wow, a master, i would never figure this out

thank you so much, the instructions i got were useless.

Dude My ball was inflated a few years ago. And now it needs a top up I have just bought a cheap hand pump and it has a thin metal tube Do it Put that in the plug hole and is so, hwo far in do I push it?

I appreciate your video Thanks 🦾

will a basketball or bicycle pump work?

cool man thanks i didnt know it comes out

Thanks but can you please show or say what kind of pump tip is supposed to be used on these balls?

Thanks!! Got a ball from ebay with no instructions. and no amount trying will get any air in! of course!! there was no instructions to remove the plug

Thanks darlin'!

but how much air is enough air? is there such thing as too little air the ball is softer right but then like, is it bad for the spine if the ball is soft or too hard? im being serious..i need ans.

Omg im strugglin. I was just pumpin n puming for like 10 min .my arms so yited and i broke a sweat just to find i was getting somewhere then i wss letting out more ait then putting in. This stupid hand pump. I read instructions and it says not use to one those air comprrssor pumps bc sumin about temp of air or sumin..it could pop. And to use the band it comes with so u dont over inflate .the band measure outs where it should be. I wish i could use my pump for the blow up matress i dunno i might try it. Bc i have now accidentlg let out more air than it had before i started to try to reinflate it. Has anybody used pump that u use to blow up air matress? Can u use that? I mean sorry if its a stupid question. I would think u can but now im all worried about it popping lol I had saved the box with thr instructions and pump and band to measure how much to blow it up. I have had ball for about 3 yrs and it just need a refill but dammit im struggling. The pump was blowing it up but i can hear the air leaking out as i pump so im just over hear. Over excurting myself.

I rescued my ball from under a tree in the neighbors back yard because they didn't want it any more. I had no idea that the plug was a removable plug! lol Now if only I could find the pump I was going to use when I didn't know how to use it on the ball! :P

so, how do you know if you've inflated it enough?

Can a vacuum pump fill air?

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Can’t get plug out😂

1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters. So 45cm does equal 18 inches. Is it possible that you have your units wrong/ the box lists them wrong???

How do I take the plug out? It's in there tight, and I can't get a grip on it to pull it out.

buy one

I just blow mind up with my mouth!

what if you don`t have a pump to inflate it with?

I got a ball and it's under inflated so it's really soft and it's so comfy

I didn't like it because I didn't get my question answered which would be how do you know what's the right amount or what should be the desired amount

My fear is that when i lay on the ball with heavy weights, the ball will blow up and my body parts would be all over the room. Is that possible?

so do I pull the plug out before putting the pump in?

My ball says max 55cm (22 inches) which is about 173cm (70 inches) circumference.

"So you take out this thing. You put air in. Put the thing back in and there you have it."

It’s hard for me to take it out

You prevented a ball from being sent back to amazon jajaja

how to you rremove the plug

thanx now it's actually inflating.. haha

Mine doesn't have a plug....now what

i lost the plug..any suggestions? ??

Any chance someone knows what circumfrance a 45cm ball should be? I'm American so I don't understand metric at all nor does the fact 45cm = 18" make sense to me! Right now my 45cm ball is 55inch. Too much or too little. I don't have any idea! My 55cm ball is 65inch. Is this right? It feels squishy! Why the hell does the internet not know the answer to this. I sure as hell know 18" can't f-ing be right.

taken 2010

The bigger the ball the better? Isn't that right?

how to know when to stop? lol

clearly this video wasn't to be informative about the ball, but rather just to plug (pun intended) his fitness company. No talk about how hard the plug should be in, tricks for pulling out what is often a tight plug, no talk about what size ball you should get, no talk about how a softer vs a harder ball will give you different workout pros/cons, no talk about the danger of over-inflating the ball

Its hard how can it do you

11 years ago. Bro must be old now.

why would you make this video and not provide any guidance on how hard to inflate the ball.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

I didn't know how to -_-

The pump sucks. That's the problem I find.