Gaiam Exclusive Balance Ball Chair
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A Gaiam exclusive, the balance ball chair combines exercise and fitness with comfort and ergonomic back support for an affordable price. With chiropractic pioneer Dr. Randy Weinzoff, Gaiam developed this patented BalanceBall Chair as an effective tool for strengthening core muscles and improving spinal alignment. 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 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. Made in Taiwan.
TESTIMONAL:
Love this chair! Date: December 29, 2008
“I bought the chair to use at work to help with balance. WOW! I love it!! Helps not only my balance but my posture by forcing me to sit up straight. Both my job-share co-worker and I think it is the best chair ever! Only problem was getting my husband to give it back so I could actually bring it into the office. He borrowed it to “try” in his home office and had a hard time giving it up. I told him to order his own;)” - Nonnie, Reedsburg, WI.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars balacne ball chair
glad I finally gave in and bought this. really helping my posture and my back. you do need to move between this and an office chair for a while in order to get use to it but that takes maybe a week.
5 Stars I LOVE this chair
I love this chair! I’ve tried others ranging from as much as $800 and this ball chair is the only one that keeps my neck, shoulders and back happy. I Got this to help with my posture while sitting at the computer all day–love it!! Helps tilt your pelvis so your spine stacks over the pelvis instead of all slumpy. I feel more alert when sitting up straight, and can lift my collarbones and move shoulders back and feel even better!
3 Stars Purchased directly from Gaiam
I purchased this balance ball chair (black base with sage ball) directly from Gaiam and I’m pleased with it so far.
The chair is not height adjustable so if you are over 6″ (according to the manufacturer) you might find this chair a little low for you. I am 5′2″ and my desk is a little tall but this chair was perfect for me. Co-workers have tried it out ranging from me height over 6″ and although they all think it’s “weird” but “comfortable” they haven’t tried it at their desks so I can’t really comment on the height recommendation.
The chair needs to be assembled when you get it. You will have a back, a base, four legs, a couple hand tightened screws, a couple wrench tightened screws, a deflated ball, a ball pump, a metal rod that pops in to hold the ball in place and a wrench in your box.
Pumping up the ball took the longest but the chair assembly took maybe 6 minutes and it’s solid when put together and extremely light weight as it’s made of hollow molded plastic.
Two of the wheels have locks on them and the wheels simply pop into the base. You don’t need to be a mechanic to put this thing together.
When assembled I found that you can lock the wheels with your feet easily which was a plus so you don’t have to bend over to unlock and lock the wheels if you need to roll around.
The ball is comfortable and it holds the heat from the space heater under my desk… which was a nice perk! 
Depending on how you sit on this thing the back rest is not comfortable. It would have been nice if Gaiam had a thin pad on the backrest as it’s hard plastic but overall it’s not that big of a deal if you are sitting up straight and not resting your weight on the back rest.
The chair also comes with a small booklet of exercises.
