Gaiam Classic Backless Balance Ball Chair – Exercise Stability Yoga Ball Premium Ergonomic Chair for Home and Office Desk with Air Pump, Exercise Guide and Satisfaction Guarantee
$59.99
This revolutionary desk chair will change the way you sit. Designed with a work-life balance in mind, the Backless Gaiam Balance Ball Chair provides all-day ergonomic support for a healthier back and stronger core. This exercise ball chair was created by Gaiam with the help of chiropractic pioneer Dr. Randy Weinzoft. By promoting micro movements and engaging your core throughout the day. Without a back rest, the backless balance ball chair encourages great posture while seated. Feel better at your workplace by using this alternative chair that promotes wellness throughout the day. This unique office chair is designed for people between 5′ – 5’11” for use at any standard desk. For users that may need an extra boost, the Gaiam Leg Extenders add 2 inches in height to the chair. Please note that for the ball to fit perfectly in the base, it may be necessary to re-inflate the ball once or twice after initial inflation.
Includes:
– 1 Classic yoga ball that can be taken out of the chair base and used separately for exercises.
– 4 Easy-glide caster wheels (2 lockable)
– 1 Adjustable metal support bar
– 1 Air pump
– 1 Desk chair exercise guide for activating your sit in the home or office
Gaiam is a leading lifestyle brand with a mission to make yoga, fitness, and well-being accessible to all. 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 wellness, yoga, meditation, and recovery 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 or healthy versions that compare with the style, quality and price of conventional products.
BOOST ENERGY LEVELS: Featuring the same yoga ball as the exercise guide, this chair helps to boost energy levels and increase productivity with an active body and a focused and engaged min
RECOMMENDED USER HEIGHT: Designed for users 5′ to 5’11” tall and fits most standard-height desks. For a taller chair, add 2 inches with Gaiam’s compatible leg extenders, sold separately. 300-pound weight capacity.
INCLUDES: Removable 52-centimeter purple exercise ball, an air pump, an adjustable metal support bar, 4 easy-glide casters (2 back wheels lockable), and a desktop exercise guide to stay active
INFLATION INSTRUCTIONS: It may be necessary to re-inflate the ball after initial inflation to allow the ball’s material to stretch to its final size. Inflate ball with air, let stand for 24 hours, deflate 50% then fill again to 52cm height.
Jim Squire –
This ball chair has been terrific for the first month I’ve used it
As an engineering professor I put in many hours sitting in my chair, and I bought this chair to combat backache since my old office chair back encouraged slouching. This ball chair has been terrific for the first month I’ve used it. Three tips:1) Don’t bother with the metal retainer at the bottom. If you are so unstable that you are falling off the chair, then you have bigger problems than the retainer will address. I don’t see any way, barring falling off it, that the ball would come out of the base; it’s quite stable.2) There are some reviewers who say the chair is too small for them, even though they are not tall. I am 6′ 1″. The ball stretches, so I blow it up slightly more than the directions indicate until it accommodates my height. If you only inflate it until it appears spherical, then I can promise no matter what your height is, it will be too small. You have to keep inflating it well beyond the point that it first becomes spherical. I expect that this will fit you with the overfill if you up to about 6′ 3″ or so. Beyond that you may want to try a different ball in the base (which you can do if you don’t install the metal retainers).3) Expect to refill it after a week. The rubber stretches, relieving some of the inflation stress, and it becomes a bit soft. Except for that one refill I have not needed to refill it 3 weeks later.Great product overall; my backaches have disappeared, and I can tell my natural sitting position is much more upright.
SuziR –
Perfect alternative to office chairs…
This chair is awesome (and fun) for someone who has to sit for a prolonged period as I do at work. Not only is it more comfortable than a standard office chair, but it makes you more active. Aside from the micro-movements that happen the entire time your body is stabilizing you on the chair, it’s also easy to do quick twists and side-to-side movements that basically amount to a mini oblique workout and subtle stretches just by grabbing onto the desk and doing the yoga “cat/cow” type of stretch. Great for posture and eliminates back pain. It’s also more versatile for seated positions – the standard straight seat posture is great, but you can also curve your feet around the sides in a sort of straddle and get a whole other effect.NOTES: There are so many reviews on here that say the ball is too small – that is not the case. If you read the instructions it says that full inflation isn’t possible until 24 hours after initial inflation. When I first inflated it, I was 4 inches too short for my desk and it was nowhere near 22in and I started to debate returning it. Then I read the instructions… the next day it inflated to the full 22in, which was actually too high for me so I deflated back to around 20.Also, the metal bars are completely unnecessary and ruin the aesthetics so I didn’t even use them.
Broadcast Dinosaur –
Works for my wife
PROA glance at the instructions is all it took for learning the correct assembly. Easy-peasy! Feels good to sit on. Two of the casters are lockable. The height extenders are recommended!CONThe included open-end wrench is little-bitty and quite hard to handle. The included hand pump is a joke and just sucks. Fortunately, we have other pumps that perform better. And the 52cm ball is too small to reach a useful height at our century-old desk, so we’re gonna go big and get a 65cm ball to make it happen.
Tessa –
Perfect home office chair
Love this chair! So great for posture and compact too.I sometimes remove the ball and use it for my workouts. I’d said I have to re pump it up about every 2 weeks but it only takes a few seconds with the included hand pump. Easy assembly and the locks on the wheels work well too.
Jess –
Best desk chair I’ve had at 1/10 the price
This thing is great and has been a more comfortable and generally healthier desk chair than I’ve ever had. I have a nice $800 chair that was killing me, given that I spend up to 10 hours a day at my desk and have spine problems. This was the perfect solution. Definitely follow the instructions on the 24 hour initial blow up and then doing it again – the ball needs to be stretched. I have only had to reinflate it twice in about three months and the first time was a week in, and I think it was still because the ball was stretching that time. I have even found ways to use it for my PT exercises, but the main use has saved me so much pain and discomfort.The only criticism I have is that the inflation device that comes with it is difficult to use and leaks when you get close to fully inflated, making it harder to get it to the size that it needs to be. But I purchased an electric inflation device because I am disabled and could not really get it done with the hand one and that solved the problem.My IT guy was here for two hours, told me he was just going to try it and then use the regular chair. At the end of the 2 hours, he was still on the yoga ball and asked me where I got it and how much it was at the end of it because he wanted to purchase one himself.Given that a normal desk chair will run you upwards of $500 for an uncomfortable one that won’t last, this is more than worth the price.
CitySlicker –
Love, love, love this chair. Helps me with my posture and lower back pain when sat too long at a desk. Can’t recommend this item more. My hip pain and lower back pain is gone just like my massage therapist recommended. Easy to assemble. It comes with instructions as well as an exercise sheet to do with the seat. It feels solid and well crafted. The height of the seat works great for me without extenders (I’m 5.5 feet or 167cm). This model has the option to add extensions for taller people which is great. I inflated the ball in several steps as recommended and worked great. Couldn’t be happier with it.
Erika –
Me encanto, me canso mucho menos cuando trabajo en la pelota. Y funciona para hacer también ejercicio
Eric Cooper –
As soon as I sat on this chair, I felt great. I felt like I was sitting taller and straighter. I anticipated the ball might be a little low for me so I bought on a separate order the little leg extenders they sell to make the chair taller but I didn’t need them. The chair was a perfect height. The customer service I experienced during the return transaction for the leg extenders was outstanding. The chair is easy to assemble; rolls around; no problem getting in and out from my desk – I experienced this problem with a different balance ball from another company. If you’re looking for something like this, I would recommend this product. Good Product, Good Company – from my experience.
Carlos Martínez –
Excelente, es justo lo que imaginaba y es muy cómodo, creo que al no tener respaldo ahorré algo, y lo puedo usar para hacer ejercicio o no estar tan estático cuando trabajo en mi escritorio
Wendy –
I like the product, very well made, good instructions. However, I tired their pump, following the instructions, and found it did not pump air well. I deflated twice, I pumped about 1,000 times over three days. Finally I removed the nozzle, attached that to my bicycle pump, and it finally inflated fully.