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Features- 52 centimeter balcne ball that can be removed from the chair/base and used for exercising
- 4 caster wheels. Two back locking caster wheels, two front non-locking caster wheels
- Weights only 13 pounds, making it easy to move around
- Capacity weight 300 pounds
- Ideal for someone between 5-feet to 5-feet 11 inches tall.
- Air Pump Included
Description
This ball from Gaiam was designed by a team of health and fitness experts, under the consultation of chiropractic pioneer DR. Randy Weinzoff. The purpose of the chair is to help keep correct posture while sitting at a desk for long periods of time, for this reason it has become extremely popular as an office chair. By keeping the correct posture while sitting you greatly reduce the aches and pains caused by working at the desk for long periods of time.
The ball chair is ideal for people of the height between 5ft to 5ft 11 inches, weighing 300 lbs max. The ball can be removed from the chair and used as an exercise ball.
The base of the chair measures 20 inches wide from one side to the other, The height is 2.5 feet tall, with 2 locking back casters and 2 non locking front casters.
The whole thing weights 13 pounds with the ball being small, at 52 centimeters.
My Results Using The Gaiam Balance Ball Chair
I work from home these days, with an office in the lounge. Because I was working from home I found that I was spending an extreme amount of time sitting at my office, around 12-13 hours a day. The office chair I had before buying the Gaiam was very comfortable to sit on, but was absolutely terrible for my back as it was easy to sit in an unnatural position, back crouched forward and neck leaning forward towards the computer screen.
was very comfortable to sit on, but was absolutely terrible for my back as it was easy to sit in an unnatural position, back crouched forward and neck leaning forward towards the computer screen.After months of walking up with aches and pains in my back and neck, my Wife told me about the Gaiam balance ball chair. She went on about how her friend uses one at the office in her work, and she said how she would always go on about how good it was for keeping the spine properly aligned to prevent back pain.
This ball chair for the office was something that I had never come across before, so I went straight online to see what It was all about. The first thing I noticed was the price for one of these ball chairs, over $100. Expensive, but defiantly worth the price I told myself if it worked.
I did more research online to see what others had been saying, and found that there were many good reviews on Amazon
, which you can read here
. Not only that but they also offered the chair at a discount price, something I took advantage of and purchased.
, which you can read here. Not only that but they also offered the chair at a discount price, something I took advantage of and purchased.First Day Using The Chair!
On day one after assembling the chair, I put it straight in my office for the test. At first it was very strange, getting used to it I could tell straight away was going to take some time. The reason for that was because for the first time in EVER?! possibly, I had to sit with the correct posture.
After some hours (3-4) I had to stop using it. My body was getting really tired getting used to sitting correctly.
5 Days Later!
At the 5 day mark I had adjusted and gotten used to sitting correctly, and to be honest it felt really good. One thing that I did not expect this Gaiam ball chair to help with was my productivity, but it did. I was doing as much work in 8 hours as I was in 11 hours. I credit this to the fact that when you sit in the correct upright position, instead of crouching, you feel more energized and switched on (hope you understand what I mean?).
The Big Question! Did It Help My Back Pain?
Since I only got this to help my back pain I was feeling after sitting awkwardly for hours everyday, if it failed this it would have been a waste of money. But, luckily for me, it really did help. Not only did it help but I no longer had any aches in my back and neck during or the next morning anymore.And the muscles in my back were also feeling a lot stronger thanks to the balance ball chair. I was pleased by this as you may have guessed, and the big price tag is in my opinion definitely justified for such a wonderful invention.
Using The Ball For Exercising
I personally did not use the ball for doing exercises, but because the ball can be removed from the base, it can also be used as a normal balance ball, something I thought was important to mention in the review.
The Bad Points
My over-all experience using this balance ball chair as a replacement for the traditional office chair was extremely good, but there were a few issues I had.
The first issue was the size of the ball being small. Since I am 5 ft 11"my knees were a little high, but I solved this by buying extenders you can get from Amazon.
The second was assembling it. It was not extremely difficult but I am not someone who enjoys doing this, therefor it took me a full day.
Other than that there there were no more problems.
Would I Recommend This Product?
Yes! 100% I would recommend this item to anyone. In fact I think it should be essential in every office around the country. It really is an incredible and innovative invention, and I thank the people who invented it, as it has really helped me massively in many ways.
Best Place To Buy The Gaiam Ball Online?
In my opinion the best and on most occasions the cheapest place to buy anything online, including the
Gaiam Ergonomic Balance Ball Chair is Amazon.com.
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regular exercise ball didn't help me, hope it will be a different story with this thing
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