Comments on: 10 Reasons to Use an Exercise Ball as Your Chair http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:52:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jonathan http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-24201 Jonathan Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:37:04 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-24201 I have heard about using a ball for a chair but never really considered it until a few days ago. I seem to be developing really bad back pain due to spending almost all day long at the computer. I went to Target last night and got a ball for me to use at home. It was really fun and comfortable to use last night. I will use it again tonight at home. I am afraid I won't be able to use it at work due to the professional work setting and it might not look very good. I am thinking about getting something like seen here http://walking.about.com/od/exercises/gr/fitdisc.htm I doubt it is as good as a regular ball but for my work setting it may be the only appropriate thing. I have heard about using a ball for a chair but never really considered it until a few days ago. I seem to be developing really bad back pain due to spending almost all day long at the computer. I went to Target last night and got a ball for me to use at home. It was really fun and comfortable to use last night. I will use it again tonight at home. I am afraid I won’t be able to use it at work due to the professional work setting and it might not look very good. I am thinking about getting something like seen here http://walking.about.com/od/exercises/gr/fitdisc.htm I doubt it is as good as a regular ball but for my work setting it may be the only appropriate thing.

]]> By: Olive jiang http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-22472 Olive jiang Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:16:43 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-22472 And the Price of the balls are from 1.85$ to $5.8 The size from 45cm to 100cm. And the price of the gymballs of 65CM is just $3.51 And the Price of the balls are from 1.85$ to $5.8
The size from 45cm to 100cm.
And the price of the gymballs of 65CM is just $3.51

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]]> By: Kannan Srinivasan http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-21838 Kannan Srinivasan Tue, 27 May 2008 04:19:26 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-21838 Thanks for the wonderful article. I have been thinking about this a long time. Finally I switched my home computer chair with an exercise ball. My hips are already feeling much better. Eventually I am gonna switch my office chair to ball chair too. BTW beginners, you need to have a fairly strong core to sit for a lot time. Ofcourse with more practise your core with get strenghtened automatically, but I would recommend doing some yoga, alexander technique etc Thanks for the wonderful article. I have been thinking about this a long time. Finally I switched my home computer chair with an exercise ball. My hips are already feeling much better. Eventually I am gonna switch my office chair to ball chair too.

BTW beginners, you need to have a fairly strong core to sit for a lot time. Ofcourse with more practise your core with get strenghtened automatically, but I would recommend doing some yoga, alexander technique etc

]]> By: Angela WD http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-21160 Angela WD Mon, 12 May 2008 17:25:42 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-21160 I just got my exercise ball/chair yesterday. I really like it so far, but I'm afraid to bounce on it too much in case it pops! I just got my exercise ball/chair yesterday. I really like it so far, but I’m afraid to bounce on it too much in case it pops!

]]> By: Tarik Pierce http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-20897 Tarik Pierce Wed, 07 May 2008 19:58:21 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-20897 <strong>8 Must Have Items For Your Home Office...</strong> Photo Credit: Paladin27 Your home office is your kingdom of business; It deserves plenty of attention, detail, and care. When I first started out working online, my home office was a complete disaster. It was comprised of an old wooden desk, dying Del... 8 Must Have Items For Your Home Office…

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]]> By: Emily http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-20814 Emily Mon, 05 May 2008 18:39:08 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-20814 Thanks for this article and the comments on it. I've been considering switching to the ball for over a year now. I have major hip problems and today they were so painful that I decided to finally make the switch. Your article and other's experience with switching to an exercise ball really helped me make that decision. It's been 10 minutes so far and I can already feel my stomach getting a little workout. I need to strengthen my core in order for my hips to get some relief. Thanks again! Thanks for this article and the comments on it. I’ve been considering switching to the ball for over a year now. I have major hip problems and today they were so painful that I decided to finally make the switch. Your article and other’s experience with switching to an exercise ball really helped me make that decision.

It’s been 10 minutes so far and I can already feel my stomach getting a little workout. I need to strengthen my core in order for my hips to get some relief.

Thanks again!

]]> By: danielb http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-17826 danielb Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:31:19 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-17826 @Pete - I completely respect your opinion. Consider the 10 press ups done (emphatically). I'd like to thank you for reading my comment, and voicing your opinion after all what are comment sections for? I agree the that "literature" has tone but it should also contain fact when the advice is health related. Just my opinion, and one that is shared by many sports scientists, and indeed by the personal trainers that I work with. Literature should also consider its audience, this being a student centred blog I assumed the audience could decipher a little bit of science. I don't write to advertise I write to inform. Therefore your theory that people want to know "Does it work" doesn't work for me. Geoff and I have exchanged emails and he has no hard feelings. In fact, I now write posts for the Gearfire blog http://www.gearfire.net/fitness-advice-arrives-gearfire/ Other than that I hope you found the information you were looking for and If not then maybe I can help? @Pete - I completely respect your opinion. Consider the 10 press ups done (emphatically).

I’d like to thank you for reading my comment, and voicing your opinion after all what are comment sections for?

I agree the that “literature” has tone but it should also contain fact when the advice is health related. Just my opinion, and one that is shared by many sports scientists, and indeed by the personal trainers that I work with. Literature should also consider its audience, this being a student centred blog I assumed the audience could decipher a little bit of science.

I don’t write to advertise I write to inform. Therefore your theory that people want to know “Does it work” doesn’t work for me.

Geoff and I have exchanged emails and he has no hard feelings. In fact, I now write posts for the Gearfire blog

http://www.gearfire.net/fitness-advice-arrives-gearfire/

Other than that I hope you found the information you were looking for and If not then maybe I can help?

]]> By: Pete http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-17344 Pete Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:18:57 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/#comment-17344 Daniel, You're a wanker (said affectionately). I don't think this article was meant to be a scientific analysis of how a ball does or doesn't work on dynamic human anatomy. In literature, there is such a thing as "tone". The tone of this piece was obviously meant to inspire and give a very broad stroke on the subject. To that degree, Geoff did just that. I used to be a personal trainer, and I was looking for advice on lower back pain and office chair alternatives; this piece inspired me to try out the ball. I seriously doubt any person of normal intelligence is going to think this ball will replace eating healthy and regular exercise. Furthermore, your "science" is exactly the kind of stuff that tends to scare the average Joe or Josephine away from trying stuff out by information overload. People generally want to know, "Does it work?" not "How does it work?". That's why aspirin ads don't waste time saying, "I took two of these 325 mg acetylsalicylic acid tablets, per my 7.5–12.5 mg per kilogram of body weight limitation, and it had a typical analgesic drugs reaction with my peripheral and central nervous systems, resulting in diminished, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory activity in my lower lumbar region within 1800 seconds." Nope. They say, "I took two of these here little pills, and my back pain was gone in 30 minutes!! Thanks Bayer!". Geoff, great article. Daniel, drop and give me ten. Daniel,

You’re a wanker (said affectionately). I don’t think this article was meant to be a scientific analysis of how a ball does or doesn’t work on dynamic human anatomy. In literature, there is such a thing as “tone”. The tone of this piece was obviously meant to inspire and give a very broad stroke on the subject. To that degree, Geoff did just that. I used to be a personal trainer, and I was looking for advice on lower back pain and office chair alternatives; this piece inspired me to try out the ball.

I seriously doubt any person of normal intelligence is going to think this ball will replace eating healthy and regular exercise. Furthermore, your “science” is exactly the kind of stuff that tends to scare the average Joe or Josephine away from trying stuff out by information overload. People generally want to know, “Does it work?” not “How does it work?”. That’s why aspirin ads don’t waste time saying, “I took two of these 325 mg acetylsalicylic acid tablets, per my 7.5–12.5 mg per kilogram of body weight limitation, and it had a typical analgesic drugs reaction with my peripheral and central nervous systems, resulting in diminished, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory activity in my lower lumbar region within 1800 seconds.” Nope. They say, “I took two of these here little pills, and my back pain was gone in 30 minutes!! Thanks Bayer!”.

Geoff, great article. Daniel, drop and give me ten.

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