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Stability/balance ball chairs - Ayn

Posted: Jan 06, 2012

Anyone use a stability/balance ball as a chair while working?

Would appreciate hearing any thoughts on whether you felt it helped you with posture, core muscles, balance, etc.

my friend has one - ...

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I have not used one for transcribing, but I have tried my friend's ball chair. I found it very comfortable, and I totally wished I had one in my office.

Hope that helps a little!

I like mine - sm

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I have a Gaiam in my office at work, which I sit on for relief from my regular chair. The regular chair is ergonomic and quite nice, but the ball is bouncy and wiggly, so it is a pleasant change. Yes, I think it does help with balance and core. It also helps with keeping my lower back and sacrum from getting tight. A minute or two after sitting on it and doing a little sideways wiggle, my lower back and sacrum loosens up and feels much better. It even pops out of wherever it was stuck. When I first got it, I could really feel that it exercised muscles in m midsection, so I am sure it works.

You have to sit properly upright, perched on it, with your head and spine aligned, or you will roll off. You cannot slouch or sit with a curved, hunched spine. Your feet get used. If they are not properly on the floor, off you go.. You can still use a footpedal. You sit in perfect keyboarding posture.

It helps me stay awake if I am likely to drift off. Conference calls can get boring and you can really get slouchy, so the chair is great for them.

I got mine on Amazon.com for about 75. It has a ball on a base that has 4 wheels and what looks like a short back support. That is not something to lean on though, it is more of a handle. You can get just the ball, but the chair is less hassle. You do not have to keep chasing it around. The ball alone is more troublesome to position. I requires more attention just to sit down. People who have tried both like mine. You can use mine for exercise, too, and then the handle is a nice safety feature. If you are into extreme sitting, the ball alone might do. The ball in the chair is smaller than what you wouldneed for sitting on the ball alone. You can remove the chair's ball for exercise.

It is very eas to assemble and comes with a pump.

If you want an extreme sitting arrangement, start with just a ball. If you want more control and less excitement, a more sedate experience, then start with the chair.

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