Exercise Ball as your desktop chair? |
Exercise Ball as your desktop chair? |
Aug 14 2008, 10:14 AM
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hai, Im Philjay Group: Member Posts: 922 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 520,964 |
I was reading sum article that using a excercise ball as your desktop chair at work or at home is alot more benefitial than using a normal chair.
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Aug 14 2008, 10:36 AM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
I can see that. It would cause you to have to work to keep your balance and therefore work your abs. And then there's the whole thing with it being moldable to your butt, so it's probably more ergonomic. But what about your back? Wouldn't that cause strain? And the ball would have to be as high as the normal chair seat so you can complete your work without having to reach too much.
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Aug 14 2008, 10:44 AM
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hai, Im Philjay Group: Member Posts: 922 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 520,964 |
the one i have is 65cm and its like 1 inch lower as to the original seat i was using.
doesnt the ball help u adapt to good back posture? |
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Aug 14 2008, 10:53 AM
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BBM: 310ED181 Group: Member Posts: 613 Joined: Jul 2008 Member No: 671,976 |
What do you think im sitting on right now?
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Aug 14 2008, 11:09 AM
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BBM: 310ED181 Group: Member Posts: 613 Joined: Jul 2008 Member No: 671,976 |
i use the wii on and off. We had to send ours back into nintendo today, so im using by dad's laptop (sorry for confusion)
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Aug 14 2008, 12:31 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
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Aug 14 2008, 05:32 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
I don't lean back on my desk chair. Well, my desk chair is really old and whenever I lean back it sounds like a dying cat. I suppose you'd probably have to some sort of balance to use one as a chair, but I don't know if it would improve your balance.
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Aug 14 2008, 06:29 PM
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Vae Victis Group: Official Member Posts: 1,415 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 460,227 |
For prolonged periods, you'd be collapsing all of your weight onto one focal point instead of distributing the load.
The seated posture is a stressful position on your back as it is. An ergonomic chair is important. EDIT: Wow. The above information is from a favorite book of mine, Low Back Disorders, that I've been studying for years. The author is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, whom I've been in touch with via email. Out of curiosity, I looked up an article that advises using an exercise ball and it read: Update 2007: After a traffic accident, I had tailbone pain when using the exercise ball as a chair and discontinued using it. Stuart McGill, PhD. in "Low Back Disorders" cautions against use of an exercise ball as a chair for those with lower back pain. |
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Aug 15 2008, 08:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 621 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 387,078 |
This topic reminds me of The Office.
Well if it causes lower back pain then I couldn't use one. I have a bad lower back. I don't think I'd be able to sit on an exercise ball all day anyway. |
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Aug 15 2008, 08:46 PM
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the name's mario Group: Official Member Posts: 1,270 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 656,520 |
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Aug 15 2008, 08:51 PM
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Mais je ne l'aime pas Group: Member Posts: 971 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,135 |
Dwight Schrute says that having an exercise ball as a desktop chair results in more pleasurable sex, so..I'd do it.
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