In the gym
 Exercise balls

These are big latex balls filled with air. They look more suited to a day at the beach than a gym, but they provide a surprisingly demanding workout.

The benefit of using them is that your balance improves, because apart from toning your muscles, you constantly work to prevent yourself falling to the floor in a sweaty, embarrassed heap.

There's a wide variety of exercises you can tackle, which will help tone muscle groups in your torso body you'd completely forgotten about. Good for losing a beer belly too.