Gaiam Custom Fit Balance Ball Chair (Adjustable)

by Gaiam

• Boost your strength, energy levels, and overall bodily health, even while seated
• Innovative seating solution turns standard balance ball into comfortable, posture-improving chair
• 55-centimeter, latex-free, anti-burst ball is recommended for users from five feet to five feet, 11 inches in height
• Adjustable legs and cushioned back with stable, secure metal base and easy-glide, lockable castor wheels
• Includes desktop stretching and strengthening guide, and DVD with three 20-minute workouts and three ten-minute "express routines"

Product Description

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The sleek backrest is fully padded and surprisingly supportive.

Desk jockeys, you can help boost your strength, energy levels, and overall bodily health by switching to the Gaiam Custom Fit Balance Ball Chair system. This innovative seating solution turns a standard balance ball into a comfortable, posture-improving chair without sacrificing function. You'll improve back and core strength while you sit, by engaging smaller supporting muscles, and will also see an improvement in circulation and upper body mobility. The included, 55-centimeter balance ball is removable, and can be incorporated into quick between-meeting stretching sessions, or used as your go-to at-home yoga ball.

Features

• Latex-free, anti-burst ball
• Ball is recommended for users from five feet to five feet, 11 inches in height
• Adjustable legs and cushioned back
• Stable, secure metal base
• Easy-glide, lockable castor wheels
• Includes desktop stretching and strengthening guide
• Also includes DVD with three 20-minute workouts and three ten-minute "express routines"

About Gaiam
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," and reminds us we're all interconnected with the Earth, air, and water. Gaiam invites its customers to live consciously, in harmony with the environment, the planet, and the people who share our home. From yoga and fitness DVDs to nontoxic cleaners, Gaiam provides organic products and healthy living solutions to help people live.

Product Description

This innovative balance ball system turns a favorite fitness tool into a comfortable and functional posture-improving chair. Proper posture greatly increases back strength by working more muscles as you sit. Increased back strength leads to better circulation better upper-body mobility and less neck and joint pain. The best thing about this chair though is that it's comfortable. The 55cm balance ball is removable so it can also be incorporated in to quick between-meetings stretching and training sessions. Additional information latex-free anti burst ball desktop stretching and strengthening guide included DVD with three 20-minute workouts and three 10-minute express routines included. This ball is suitable for heights 5'0-Inch - 5'11-Inch about gaiam gaiam has been committed to making positive change for the environment since its inception in 1988. Their focus on the wellness of the planet means that all gaiam products are . A growing number of people have taken to the cause of going green and gaiam will bet here every step of the way.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 13.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Origin: USA
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0047HXMP2
• Item model number: 05-57904
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,639 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #18 in Sports & Outdoors > Exercise & Fitness > Accessories > Exercise Balls & Accessories

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 72 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars This could be better..... June 13, 2011

By Daniel T. Ray

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I've been sitting on a plain ball for some time, but found that in the summer, the latex is too hot, and you tend to sweat in places that can be uncomfortable. I tried to put a towel over the ball, but then it was too slick to stay on.

I saw this, and figured that since the legs adjust, this might be ideal. The ball won't move as much, so I could use a towel as padding to give me a layer between myself and the ball latex. This part of the plan worked! It's much more comfortable now.

However, the wheels on the chair are not very good. I will have to call the vendor soon and ask for some replacements already, (a couple of the wheels don't swivel very well, so the chair is very "jerky" when you try to scoot in it). Also, be careful to adjust it first, as if you have it too high and try to sit in it, it will shoot out from under you with an amazing velocity.

Note also the wheel locks are very easily accidentally set by hitting them with your feet. The wheels and wheel locks on this chair are actually not well designed or thought out.

After several weeks of using the chair, the wheels got worse. Also, if you bend over to pick something up off the floor while sitting on this, the chair can/will shoot out from underneath you and splat against the wall. This amuzed my co-workers, but didn't do my dignity any favors. Get the other model of this chair and save yourself some grief. I no longer use this chair.

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the old model December 9, 2011

By Megan F.

Amazon Verified Purchase

I have the old model of this chair at home, and just got the newer one for work. It's great that the height is adjustable, and changing the setting is pretty easy. The pump that comes with this chair is also a bit faster and easier to use than the one that came with the earlier model.

The one down side of this chair, as someone else commented, is that every wheel has a lock and since you lock them by pushing down on a lever, it's very easy to lock a wheel without realizing it.

I believe the older model has locks on only some of the wheels, which I think is a better design. That said, the locking-prone wheels are not a deal breaker, and are worth putting up with in order to get the adjustable height. I have taken to just giving my chair a slight nudge before I try to roll it over to the recycling bin or whatever. If there's resistance, I reach down and flip up the locking mechanism.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Did not work for me December 22, 2011

By thepo8

Amazon Verified Purchase

I tried to make this chair work for me, but after three weeks I am giving up on it and returning it to Amazon for a refund. I just found the chair a major hassle to use. It doesn't work well on carpet, even with the thickest, hardest office chair mat I could find. It doesn't roll well and it's hard to get it into position. I want to go one way but the chair wants to another. And, as several others have noted, the tabs that lock the wheels in place protrude outward from the casters. There are five of them. I am hardly clumsy, but it is impossible for me to stop from accidentally kicking them and locking a wheel. A lot of times you don't realize that you've done it. I'm not sure why the wheels need to lock anyway. The chair also makes a lot of noise, believe it or not. It feels cheap and not well constructed. I kept putting the chair aside and used a kitchen chair at my desk instead. The product description on the website neglects to inform you that the exercise ball included is for people 5 feet five and under. You learn that when the package arrives. I just decided that $80 is a lot of money for a product that I am not using, so it will go back to Amazon.