Tuesday 18 October 2022

Do you feel like a ball of stress? Next, take a stress ball!

 

One of the most well-liked promotional things for branding is the stress ball. In fact, one vendor claimed to have sold 15 million stress balls in in 2014 alone. Now promotional stress balls are even used by businesses for marketing purposes.

What makes stress balls so well-liked? They come in a variety of colourful and entertaining shapes, for starters. They are a low-cost, gender-neutral advertising item that works well for all age groups. Additionally, it has been demonstrated that the act of squeezing a stress ball or playing with its cousin, a fidget-widget, has relaxing and healing effects.

Although they may be commonplace, where did squishy stress balls originate? We are telling the riveting tale of the stress ball in our most recent A Fun History of Promo.



History of stress balls

Baoding balls, iron spheres made to be turned in the hand, gained popularity during China's Ming Dynasty, which started in 1368. Rotations were performed repeatedly to improve muscle strength and relaxation.

Baoding balls started to be mass-produced and constructed of better materials, such jade, throughout time. They were in great demand and were decorated with patterns that promoted wellness and relaxation. Today, Baoding balls are still made and used.

Later, with the times it got so many changes and recolonised into the present one which are made of soft materials.

Concluding Do Stress Balls Actually Reduce Stress?

There is emerging evidence to support this claim. Our muscles stiffen up under stress. Our hand muscles are triggered when we squeeze something, like a stress ball. We can relax those muscles by releasing our hold. It has been demonstrated that repeating this action will ease both physical and emotional stress. Additionally, squeezing can assist the mind become clear and refocused by allowing stress and worry to be channelled into an automatic, repetitive motion. SO grab a stress ball!

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