... The ball was very familiar to me already and was therefore chosen for the purchase. The Aufpusteröhrchen is included in the package, so you can take the ball immediately into operation. By this very small tubes can also be flat well everywhere accept the ball (without air) with and inflate quickly spot. With a little Internet research, I then got out yet that the company Togu is headquartered in Germany and focuses on environmentally friendly production. What more do you want ?! I love Pilates exercises that you can perform with this ball - whether for legs, arms or back. My favorite exercise, but I can tell all the readers here with neck problems: the only semi-inflated ball neck put (oneself lying on her back) and then to the head only from right to left, then move from the chin to the neck and the later a circle connecting the turning in both directions. At the end of the exercise "with the nose" a figure eight paint, again in both directions. This exercise about 2 minutes performed immediately relaxes the neck and helps with regular implementation prevent neck problems. :-)