All of us are familiar with the idea of stress balls. It gained popularity from the concept of destressing people. Whether you are working at an office, or at your house performing work or at rest, these balls have gained a lot of popularity in the past few years. According to research, stress balls can maintain emotional stability and have physical benefits as well. Not only this, many of the companies use this as a promotional product as well. It is a great idea and is exciting. Companies purchase stress balls in bulk to get them at lower prices and promote their brand.
A stress ball might seem a simple and not a convincing plan to use it as a tool to de-stress yourself. But as we know “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, we should not even the doubt about the effects of this ball. It truly works as per science and research.
Benefits of stress balls
• Help in toning muscles- you can use this ball to tone your muscles of the forearm. This ball is not only used in de-stressing you. You can use this ball while watching television, or relaxing at some place. You can practically use this place anywhere, any time to tone your muscles.
• Provides a relaxing state of mind- most of them are busy at work. Almost all the days of a week are full of meetings. No one wants to get stuck in these monotonous meetings. But it’s a necessity for all of us. So, quite obvious the person will get irritated and frustrated from his work. At that point, a stress ball can help you. Using a stress ball amidst a meeting can maintain your mental peace.
• Playing games with your kids- kids always love to play games with balls. But as a parent, you may be scared of giving your kid a hard ball as it can hurt them. A stress ball is best in such cases. You can play the old styled game of catch or batting. You can also use this ball to practice juggling without the fear of breaking your window.
• Foot massage- after a stressful day, who does not want a foot massage. But a foot massage from stress balls can seem weird to you. But trying putting few stress balls on the fall and roll your feet on them so that it can stimulate the acupressure points. This will produce calming effects as well as increase the creative thinking abilities of a person.
• Hide and seek with a stress ball- taking a break from your work schedule is very important for your health. Apart from this, spending time with your family will strengthen your bond with your family members and keep you happy. Hide the stress ball in some place and ask all the members of the family to find it and who ever wins the game, will get a stress ball in reward.

Tip
Keep a stress ball with you always to freshen up your mood.