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Gaiam Balance Ball Chair (Black) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Gaiam
Category: Sports
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $69.99
You Save: $30.00 (30%)
New (8) from $69.99
Rating:  176 reviews
Sales Rank: 136
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14.6
Dimensions (in): 25.2 x 20.8 x 7.3
MPN: 610-6002RTL
Model: 610-6002RTL
UPC: 029956213104
EAN: 0029956213104
ASIN: B0007VB4NE
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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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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Product Description
The innovative BalanceBall Chair lets you reap the benefits of the popular BalanceBall right at your workspace. This patented design lets you do tension-relieving techniques while seated in the chair - or simply remove the ball to stretch and strengthen key muscles without a trip to the gym. Relieves stress on the spine, helps prevent back discomfort and repetitive motion disorders, helps prevent health issues related to poor posture, illustrates non-impact strengthening exercises and stretching and keeps you active, even on busy work days. When you sit in the BalanceBall Chair, the ball acts as a shock absorber and eases your body into an ergonomic position. When your muscles become stiff or whenever you want a break, the exercises in this guide will help you relax, build strength and foster a wide range of health benefits. Exercises performed with the BalanceBall in the chair offer maximum support, stability and convenience. Exercises performed on the ball alone allow greater range of movement. The BalanceBall Chair was developed with Dr. Randy Weinzoff a pioneer in chiropractic care. Trained at the acclaimed Palmer West University in California, Dr. Weinzoff runs his successful practice in Santa Monica, CA based on his philosophy of "Vitality through total alignment of the whole being." Some assembly required.
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 171 more reviews...
 Best thing I ever bought November 29, 2008
Austin A. Nastold (Cincinnati, Ohio United States)
I bought this at Target 2 years ago & my husband & I use it constantly at our desk at home & it's still in excellent shape. We both love it.
Fun & Functional! November 23, 2008
Karen J. Rouse (Columbia, MO)
I bought this chair for work. I was using just a stability ball but with working on multiple surfaces and turning around a lot, it became a little inconvenient. The secretary at my chiropractor's office has one of these and after talking to her about it, decided to get one. She is also a yoga instructor so she was able to put my apprehensions at ease regarding the chair/ball still doing some good for my core. I thought since the ball was part of the chair that it would not work my stabilizer muscles as much. I can still feel my obliques being worked on this chair and my posture is getting better as well. With no arm rests like a regular chair, you still need to maintain balance. The only thing that gets fatigued are my sit bones, but then again it's a signal to me that I need to get up and walk around more. Co-workers have been very intrigued to say the least. I'm starting a revolution!
Balance Ball Chair November 22, 2008
Tammy D. Ewing (Florida)
I was recommended by a physical therapist to use this chair to obtain relief from neck issues. It is very comfortable providing adequate back support but with greatly diminished stress to the lower back resulting in relief to my neck area. The only thing I miss from a traditional office chair is the arms to rest my elbows on; however, I am practicing new ergonomic techniques and find that I would not use them anyway. Great product, highly recommend!
40 hours per week on the ball November 16, 2008
Rebecca A. Totten (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Gaiam Balance ball was referred to me by a friend (thank U Suzy) so I went to their web site and checked it out but when I reviewed the pricing decided to shop around for the same product and found it on Amazon. I bought it there due to a special sale as well as free shipping that turned out to be 2 day Fed Ex and saved $70. I am extremely happy with my chair. The only change I would make to it (and may still do myself) is to have better rollers for it. I am on it 40 hours a week at my office cubicle for a month now and I need it as I have an injury to my sacrum causing pinched nerves and pain in my hips and legs if I sit for 40 hours on my expensive adjustable office chair. The ball is strengthening my core and I am not in as much pain now. Totally worth the money!
 Objects are smaller then they appear November 12, 2008
Roger Pontes Coelho
At over 6' tall, I purchased this product knowing I was just above the recommended height. I purchased it because the image made the height of the chair look like it was roughly the same height as the chair I am using now, relative to my desk. I was grossly mistaken.
The model in the picture must be just shy of 5' tall because the chair in person is very small and low to the ground. I had a couple of people try it out (5'10" and 5'6") and both of them remarked how low the chair sat, and neither would use the chair because of that reason.
Further more, the small size of the actual ball made for an uncomfortable experience. The ball was firmer than most exercise balls and the curvature made an unusual pressure point on the tailbone.
I am giving the product 3 stars. With a few caveats this ball chair can still be a good product for some. A) You almost need to be 5'3" to 5'7" inches to find this chair suitable. The range they provide is unrealistic for this size chair. B) You wear jeans to work. The rubber grips clothing firmly and it will cause accelerated wear to finer fabrics.
All that being said, this chair is still more professional looking for an office environment and it does have some health benefits. You will still get the looks and the questions, but at least it looks like it was built for the office and not the gym, but if you are looking to help your back and posture, I would recommend getting just a plain ball (seems to be a common opinion on this board) instead of this chair.
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