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Gaiam Balance Ball Chair (Black) |  | Brand: Gaiam
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $75.00
as of 9/10/2010 07:48 CDT details
You Save: $24.99 (25%)
Seller: Quickreads
Rating:  257 reviews
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13.3
Dimensions (in): 25 x 21 x 7.5
MPN: 610-6002RTL
Model: 610-6002RTL
UPC: 029956600201
EAN: 0029956213104
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| Features:
| • | Created by leading health and fitness experts to improve your back health | | • | Employs the same balance ball used in your workout routine | | • | Helps to build a healthier back, relieve pain, and improve your overall well being | | • | Includes removable 52cm Balance Ball, an adjustable support bar, easy-glide casters, an air pump | | • | Designed for users 5' to 5'11" tall; 300-pound weight capacity |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Gaiam Balance Ball Chair, developed under the consultation of a chiropractic pioneer Dr. Randy Weinzoff, greatly alleviates the aching back/legs/arms syndrome that comes from working at a desk for hours. Designed for people between 5-feet and 5-feet 11-inches tall, this unique "chair" employs the same balance ball used in your workout routine, but with it you also get an adjustable support bar, easy-glide casters, an air pump, and a desktop guide to help keep you moving. Designed by leading health and fitness experts, Gaiam back-care solutions build a healthier back, relieve pain, and improve your overall well being. 
The Balance Ball Chair is an effective tool for strengthening core muscles and improving spinal alignment. | The height of the back of the chair is 2.5 feet tall, and the base measures 20 inches wide from one side of the wheels to the other. The chair comes with 2 locking casters and 2 regular ones. The locking casters go on the back of the chair. Some assembly is required. The chair measures 21 x 31 x 22 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 13 pounds. It has a 300-pound weight capacity. About Gaiam
Gaiam was created as a lifestyle company with the vision that, given a choice, people would choose a lifestyle that is healthy and life enhancing, for themselves, their families and the Earth. The Gaiam lifestyle is a vote for individual health as well as the future sustainability of the Earth's resources. Gaiam strives to provide customers with alternatives to traditional products by offering natural, eco-friendly or healthy versions that compare with the style, quality and price of conventional products. Gaiam's goal is to become the trusted source and unifying brand for Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) participants. They understand that the opportunity to affect people's lives with information and products is both a privilege and a responsibility. Gaiam believes in the concept of Conscious Commerce, the practice of making purchasing decisions based on personal values and beliefs. It takes into consideration all the aspects of our lives and the impact we have upon the planet. Research indicates this concept appeals to approximately 50 million people in the U.S. alone. Gaiam's strategy in delivering the distinctive quality for which they are known is to partner with experts in health/wellness, eco-living and personal development to develop proprietary products that meet our customers' needs with meaningful solutions. The name GAIAM is a fusion of the words Gaia (the name of Mother Earth from the Minoan civilization in ancient Crete), and I am reminds us that we are all interconnected with the Earth, the air and water, and very much a part of this living system that sustains us all. What's in the Box?
Gaiam Balance Ball chair, air pump Special Note:
A new ball will not be able to inflate to its full capacity initially. After a few hours, the ball will be more pliable and you can add more air at that time.
Product Description
Recently featured on the Today Show, the BalanceBall® Chair promotes ergonomic sitting and lets you do re-energizing exercises with the ball on or off the chair. A BalanceBall and Ergonomic Desk Chair in One, this training tool promotes healthy, proactive sitting to improve posture and reduce fatigue. Developed with a licensed chiropractor, the sleek BalanceBall Chair aligns your body, relieves tension and keeps your energy moving.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 257
 Lot of Time at the Computer?! You will love this! May 3, 2005
J. L. Mould (Milwaukee, Wi United States)
141 out of 145 found this review helpful
I used one of these at my last job. This is a wonderful chair. The first time that I sat on it I fell off, but then once I learned how to sit on it, it was amazing. It kept my back straight, and kept me sitting upright, and I didn't feel so sleepy after 8 hours at the computer. I love this chair. It it worth the price.
meets my expectations, but I wish I'd looked at others April 6, 2006
Nancy Ives (Portland, Oregon, USA)
58 out of 58 found this review helpful
I have been considering this purchase for a while, and decided to spring for it when the price dropped. I am a musician and am very conscious of body alignment -- I do yoga, Pilates and Alexander Technique to maintain my body for playing. My old desk chair was not allowing me to sit truly well, and this product does. Sitting on a ball is great by itself, but the wheeled base allows it to truly function as a desk chair -- for instance, to roll over a few inches towards the printer, or rotate around to the other part of my L-shaped desk. I don't miss the arms at all. I am usually typing or writing when sitting at my desk.
The chair is very comfortable and was very easy to assemble. You should know that the manufacturer cautions against leaning on the back rest, called the "support bar;" it is for "stability during the exercises." There is a booklet included that shows a series of exercises using the ball both on and off its roller base. There are locks on two of the casters for use in doing these exercises.
My caveat, which does not reflect on the quality of the product, is that the ball is too small for me to use off its base. I am 5'8", and use a 55 cm ball. I did not see the FitBall product, which uses the exact ball I like for exercise, and I probably would have purchased that if I had, so I could store my ball on the chair. I may yet; this chair is an acceptable height for my computer keyboard, but rather low for the other part of my desk.
Great Chair, Great Price November 27, 2005
Cat Rambo (Redmond, WA USA)
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
I have peristent lower back pain when I spend too much time sititng at my desk, which is a bad thing for a writer! I've been using it a few days, and I've noticed I don't wake up in the morning with back pain any more. My one fear is that the cats may try to jump on it and puncture it at some point (we lost one exercise ball that way), so this might not be the best chair depending on your household inhabitants. You might want to note that its suitability will depend greatly on your height as well. I'm 5'9".
Great office chair November 17, 2005
H. Pierson (Minnesota)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
I really like using this chair. I spend a ton of time at the computer and this has helped my posture and the tension in my neck and back.
I do have to say that it took some time to get used to. I get motion sickness and for the first few weeks I felt like I was on a boat! Once my body figured out what was going on, it was smooth sailing from there.
The wheeled contraption holding the ball is a good idea in an office environment if you don't want to humor your co-workers by rolling off.
Great Chair! January 31, 2007
Daniel Ross (Chicago, IL)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I purchased this chair because I have lower back pain. I've had it now for about 6 months and find that at the end of the day my back feels much better. I don't use the ball for working out, I only use it as an office chair.
It definitely takes a little while to get used to it. The first few days, my back was sore and I almost went back to my old chair. It was sore, but it didn't hurt. After about a week, I stopped noticing my back being sore. I'm pretty sure it is because my back had to build up the muscles to support my body. Which is exactly what I was hoping it would do. The chair doesn't allow you to lean on the back of a normal office type chair, therefore forcing you to use your back muscles.
It doesn't force you to have perfect posture, but without the ability to lean on a backrest, it reminds me throughout the day to sit up right. After a couple of months, I do it naturally now.
I realized how much the chair has helped with my back pain last week. One of my co-workers asked to try the chair out for a couple of days. My back hurt at the end of the day significantly more than it has in months. Pretty conclusive proof that this works for me.
Be warned, you'll get a lot of funny looks when people first see it. Even the UPS guy laughed at me while delivering it. I don't care! It makes me feel better.
The bottom line: Be prepared for a week or two of time to get used to it and build up the back muscles. I think afterward you'll thank yourself.
***UPDATE*** Almost 2 years now since I bought this chair and I still sit on it every day. Have not had lower back pain at the end of the day since a few weeks after I bought it. Still 5 stars for me!
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