Gaiam BalanceBall Chair

I've been testing out a BalanceBall chair from Gaiam--which I, uh, "diverted" from Sara--aka "WiscoVixen. Hey, possession is nine-tenths of the law--but that also means I'm responsible for writing the review.

What follows is an Ode to the BalanceBall Chair:

How do I love thee O BalanceBall Chair? Let me count the ways:

1. I'm never bored and always alert. Constantly balancing prohibits me from getting too comfortable.

2. I've strengthened my core. No joke--after 3 straight weeks using this blessed ball chair I've actually seen noticeable results!

3. It helps with my posture. I have notoriously bad posture when sitting in "regular" chairs. I physically can't slouch on the ball chair so it's really helped me sit up straight.

4. My back problems are improving! I have a bad back and sitting on the ball chair has reduced my pain. Probably due to points 2 and 3.

5. I can't fall asleep at work anymore. (Pro or con? Take it how you will...)

6. It's unique. People come into my office and always comment on it! Makes for a great conversation starter. The conversations usually go something like this:

Visitor: Hey, Chris...
Me: Yo.
Visitor: I was wondering what the status of...are you sitting on a pink ball?
Me: Yup!
Visitor: Uh-huh. Why?
Me: 'Cuz it's awesome and really comfortable!
Visitor: REALLY?
Me: Yeah.
Visitor: Cool--well since you recommend it, I'm going to try one out!

Or something like that...you get the idea. Assembly was really easy too! It took a mere two minutes to get this puppy up and running. And since there is currently only one BalanceBall chair in our office, I've become really popular. People keep trying to chat me up only to eventually ask,"Hey, can I borrow your chair?" I usually politely decline. Needless to say the BalanceBall chair rocks! If you want to get your own BalanceBall chair ('cuz you can't borrow mine!), save some money along with your spine with one of our Gaiam coupons.