anyone use those silly looking balance ball chairs?

[holden j caufield]

My back can't take long hours in a regular chair. Was wondering if anyone has tried these weird looking yoga fitness balance ball chair things?

http://www.amazon.com/Gaiam-Balance-...dp/B0007VB4NE/

 

[db]

Just get a regular balance ball and sit on that (forget the chair part of it, that's BS). I'm sitting on one now and have been for over a year.
Remember to keep your back straight. You'll get used to it after about a week.

 

[Thebobo]

My back can't take long hours in a regular chair. Was wondering if anyone has tried these weird looking yoga fitness balance ball chair things?

http://www.amazon.com/Gaiam-Balance-...dp/B0007VB4NE/

I bought one, and it sits in the corner looking cool.

 

[John Connor]

80 fucking dollars?!

 

[OverVolt]

Are there any with a higher weight limit? I'd be interested in one.

 

[William Gaatjes]

I have a regular balance ball and use it occasionally.

 

[smackababy]

Balance balls are good for your abdominal and lower back muscles I hear. It also can help improve posture.

Can't comment on if that will help alleviate your back pain, as we don't know what is causing it.

 

[HN]

a sphere on wheels.

like a treadmill on the track.

 

[blackdogdeek]

I've seen someone at work who uses just the ball without any chair parts. Personally, I need the back support from a properly configured chair back.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Balance balls are good for your abdominal and lower back muscles I hear. It also can help improve posture.

Can't comment on if that will help alleviate your back pain, as we don't know what is causing it.

Having tried one for a while, I think the posture is what helps the back problems. The balance balls will just kill you if you use bad posture, so it's more of an enforcement thing.

But I'm not a doctor.

Bouncing is fun, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsjdaYmsQOY

 

[alkemyst]

These are great for avoiding women.

 

[Pulsar]

Having tried one for a while, I think the posture is what helps the back problems. The balance balls will just kill you if you use bad posture, so it's more of an enforcement thing.

But I'm not a doctor.

Bouncing is fun, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsjdaYmsQOY

You're not even trying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUANoEbXZ6c