There are some days that I feel like I’m part of a “one woman circus”, because my life is a juggling act of work, cleaning, managing household tasks, and keeping up with two energetic children. Not that I’m complaining, because I wouldn’t trade any aspect of my life with anyone in the world, because I feel thankful and blessed. However, there are other days when I feel tired and worn down to a point where I can’t muster up the energy to workout.
The Gaiam Classic Balance Ball Chair ($79.98; Available in Charcoal, Green, Purple, and Blue) doesn’t leave any room for excuses. It takes balancing work and working out to a literal sense, as it gives me the opportunity to stay active while working, even on my busiest days.
I have known about balance ball chairs for awhile now, yet my curiosity was piqued once my husband told me about how several people at his workplace use stability ball chairs. He said that many of them claimed that they were comfortable, opposed to an actual office chair, and that balance ball chairs helped relieved stress on the spine. Prior to this, I was leery about the benefits that balance ball chairs provided since they looked quite uncomfortable, especially for one that works many hours as I do on the computer. Considering the embarrassing amount of office chairs I have gone through over the years, due to my bad habit of leaning in them, I decided to see for myself how a balance ball chair could possibly be beneficial for me.
I was expecting immediate comfort and relief when I first sat on my balance ball chair, but I’ll admit that the first few times I sat on the chair, it took a bit getting use to. As time went by, it got more and more comfortable. After using it for two months now, I can honestly say that I will never go back to a regular office chair. It has greatly improved my posture (no leaning in this chair!). Also, I have no excuse to put exercise on the back-burner. I can take 10-15 minutes at a time from work to do bends and stretches. I can also take the stability ball out of the chair frame to do abdominal crunches, donkey kicks, and pushups. Many of these exercise techniques can be found in the desktop guide that comes with this balance ball chair.
Balance Ball Chair Features:
– Strengthens core, improves spinal alignment, and reduces nerve compression
– Stable and lightweight for easy transport
– Includes: 52cm Balance Ball, support bar, easy-glide and lockable caster wheels, air pump, and desktop exercise guide
I’ve been thinking about getting one of these for ages! Especially with me having to work more, I’m sitting all the time and I keep feeling like I’m getting a secretary’s spread!
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That is a great idea. I sit on a ball sometimes, but it’s so easy to fall off – but with this, I would stay put!
Now that is briliant! I need this, because I find I don’t have much motivation at times, I need to get on the ball… hahaha literally!
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I haven’t used a balance ball chair before. It looks like a great idea.
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That is an awesome chair! If I had an office, I’d purchase one!!
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What a great idea! I so need one of these!
I’d be willing to give it a try and see how it worked. I’ve heard about these and it’s an interesting concept!
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I have a balance ball that I sit on at my desk. It definitely strengthens core muscles!
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I need one of these, I’m working on my balance,
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I’ve always been intimidated by this ball. This looks awesome though!
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This looks like a neat chair but I can just see what my boys will do to it…..
My son has autism and he is beginning to bring home homework, I think I will get this for him at his desk!
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I have been considering a chair like this for my home office. I hesitate thanks to the presence of the Great Dane, & the king of destruction kid, in my house.
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What a brilliant idea! You’ll truly be balancing!
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OMG i want one of these SO BADLY! I’m sitting in a hotel currently, hunched over and HATING LIFE because I have to sit at this hotel desk and all I want is my heating pad and scrumptious, fluffy hotel bed. My alignment is off and I hate being bent over this way. I need this chair in my life!
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I need one of these! My chair is so uncomfortable and I’m in it for hours each day! It’s horrible for my back! Thank you!
Okay- I seriously didn’t think these were real! But how cool is that !! I need to try this 🙂
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Very nice! I know I have been looking at these to multitask while I write. It is definately my core I need to work on.
This would perfect for my home office.
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Just curious at what color it is, I would want it to blend in with my office decor.
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I’ve been thinking about getting a ‘Gaiam Balance Ball Chair.’ I’ve heard about the benefits and a few people at my old job actually had them at their desk. Thanks for your review, I’m even more interested now.
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I really need this. I almost bought one once but my keyboard/mouse drawer on my desk isn’t very deep and I utilize the arm rest of the chair to support my forearm.
I think it would help my posture!
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That’s awesome! I love exercising with a balance ball, but I don’t take the time to do it as often as I should. This would help eliminate those excuses!
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I had been wanting one of these for a while, finally broke down and ordered one. Sadly, it was not for me. Glad it works for others.
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I didn’t know they made anything like this. Too bad my desk is too high to use one.
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That is pretty awesome, I am going to have to look into getting one of those when I get back home and am less active.
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I actually sit on my Gaiiam ball at my desk a lot. But I didn’t know they had a balance ball chair. Gotta get it!
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They have these at my midwife’s office. I’ve always wanted to try one.
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My co-worker has something similar that she uses here at work.
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I feel like if I got one of those I’d spend the majority of my days telling my 4 year old to stop bouncing off of it. 😛 Really though, that is awesome! I want one of those.
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When I worked in the doctor’s office I thought about taking a ball to work to sit on as I sat a lot of the day.
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I had no idea they made balancing ball chairs. Who knew. This looks very cool.
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I didn’t know either, it does look very cool.
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That is so cool! My back gets sore from sitting for too long, so I would benefit from a balance ball chair.
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wow I heard so much about this! It improves your core tremendously!
Wow that is awesome! I love how it has the back to it to help with your posture when you get tired LOL.
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I’ve always wanted to try one of those chairs. The last place I worked was just starting to switch over to them, but used the balls with no stand.
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This was my favorite thing when I was pregnant! It helped relieve pressure in my pelvis and hips.
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Looks comfortable, I’d like to try one out and see how well it works.
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I would love to have a chair like this available to multitask as I work on the computer throughout the day.
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That is the most gorgeous chair! It definitely adds style. Now I want one!
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I am sitting all day long on my desk. And I feel back pain. I think the ball chair is a great choice for some physical work and balancing. I will get a massage chair and a ball chair soo. Thank you, Lesha for blogging this.