ball does not measure up to the 22 inches as advertised, despite repeated blowing cannot get to more than 19 inches. Air pump is extraordinarily inferior product and broke with second use. I rather pay a little more for a better pump and the correct size ball.
I have owned two chairs in 10 years. I will never sit on anything else when I am working. If I go from my ball chair to another chair I can instantly feel the pain. I have three herniated disks in my mid back and ventral drag. With this chair I have better posture all around and little to no pain when I work 9 hour days. Thank you for this chair!
Love the chair, but I need to now purchase the leg extensions as it is toooooo short.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Good Purchase
on July 10, 2012
Posted by: Endres
from Undisclosed
Verified Purchase:No
I like the chair very much, but was a little disappointed in the balance ball size. It is smaller then it looks in the photo. Lucky for me I have a bigger balance ball that fits into the chair and I sit up a little higher. The one that came with the chair is very small and does not fit as tightly as it appears in the pictures. Make sure you look at the measurements but over all a good purchase.
Our office staff loves our Balance Ball chairs. We can be at our desk on the computer for 8 or nine hours daily. It provides better posture and less neck and back pain. It takes a few days to get use to it but we all love ours. Men and women both. We order extenders for the taller people and for the guys
Great comfort but needs redesign for retaining bar
on January 31, 2017
Posted by: STuck in CLE
from Cleveland, OH, USA
Verified Purchase:Yes
We are office chair snobs, sometimes bringing our own chair at our cost to the office, sometimes snatching recently departed employees' chairs that were in better shape. The office people never understand how important a good chair is for happy, productive employees. Until now. We purchased 3 of these chairs about a year ago for our office and absolutely love them, except for the (1) wheels and (2) retaining bar. The wheels lock up unintentionally so we had to wire the little "brake" in the up position, but we often need to readjust. No big deal. But, the bars broke on 3 occasions although we are well under the weight limit and inflate them properly. I designed a cover that attaches the ball to the supporting back, and that finally did the trick after trying numerous sashes and scarves! See photo.
Its amazing I have back trouble (Sciatic/hip joint dysfunction) and I absolutely love it! It helps you sit up straight and makes a huge difference! Def recommend for all ages and everyday use, as I do use it at work everyday!