Balance board

A balancing device comprising:

• ground contact means for pivotally contacting a horizontal surface;
• a main body connected to the ground contact means, said main body being normally disposed horizontally above the ground contact means when the balancing device is in use, said main body including pivot supports for the ground contact means, each pivot support having a vertical axial opening;
• first and second foot receiving means supported by the main body and normally disposed outward from the main body at opposite sides thereof, said foot receiving means comprising footpads;
• and the ground contact means comprising first and second hemispherical pivots, each pivot including a pivot axle having upper and lower ends and an intermediate portion, the lower end being firmly secured to the corresponding hemispherical pivot, the pivot axle extending upwardly into the vertical, axial opening in the pivot support, and bearing means disposed above the pivot axle in the axial opening, the ground contact means being disposed below the main body and inwardly from the first and second foot receiving means, and connected to the main body and the first and second foot receiving means to support a user standing on the foot receiving means, whereby the device can be moved by the alternate shifting of the user's body weight from one footpad to the other.