i just did something really stupid.

you know how soccer players have this exercise where they kinda jog on a stationary soccer ball? well, i thought it'd be fun to try that out. only, because i don't have a soccer ball in the house, i decided to improvise with a fit ball- you know, those giant inflated balls which you use for pilates-type exercises. anyway, i thought that doing the hop-on-hop-off exercise on the fit ball would be just like doing step-ups, so, no big deal right? except, the problem is that the fit ball sorta moves when you jump onto it, and also, the fit ball being about 0.8m in diameter, is considerably larger than your average soccer ball, and considerably higher than your average stair.

and so, when i actually 'hopped' onto the fit ball, the stupid thing started to sort of slide backwards, and i lost balance and fell off it. that was about when i realised that there is probably a reason why soccer players don't play with fit balls.

i guess the good thing is that i landed on the most cushioned region of my body (ie my butt) and so no precious body parts were damaged in the process. the moral of the story? never exercise at home! duh.

how is it that circus lions can balance on little inflated balls?