tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post2592790375845343717..comments2023-12-31T09:17:15.628-05:00Comments on A Life in Pages: What is Your Chair Like?Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15745389922246602752noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-73551756800052474022007-03-08T18:50:00.000-05:002007-03-08T18:50:00.000-05:00I'm 5'8" and the 65 cm. ball is the perfect height...I'm 5'8" and the 65 cm. ball is the perfect height for my tabletop-height desk. You need to inflate it until you think it will pop. I didn't get it inflated enough at first, and it's much better super-full. I've added air to mine a couple times in the three weeks I've had it to keep it nice and firm.<BR/><BR/>Like Kerry, I love bouncing on it too, it keeps me awake and is great for thinking. You might feel a tiny bit dizzy the first day or two you use your ball as a chair, but that goes away quickly once you get your "sea legs." ; )<BR/><BR/>Now I'm headed over to read Christina's mom's story. : )Deborah Raneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252126648118644451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-13358385923638150392007-03-08T14:00:00.000-05:002007-03-08T14:00:00.000-05:00Oh, I forgot, you all should stop by my mother's b...Oh, I forgot, you all should stop by my mother's blog,www.sherrieashcraft.blogspot.com for a hiliarious rendition of Balls Gone Bad. Scroll down to second entry from the bottom.<BR/>;-)Christina Tarabochiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917807123445539587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-65776851981356357812007-03-08T10:18:00.000-05:002007-03-08T10:18:00.000-05:00I have a ball and alternate between that and a des...I have a ball and alternate between that and a desk chair. Part of it depends on how long I am sitting. I have a bad back and I actually do much better on the ball. And I do like to bounce as well when I am stuck, bored, etc.Kerry Krychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330972891561286619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-258993379784998942007-03-08T09:32:00.000-05:002007-03-08T09:32:00.000-05:00I have a 16 year old autistic son and he loves his...I have a 16 year old autistic son and he loves his ball chair. He lightly bounces on it while he works/plays on the computer and it gives him good sensory input and helps keep him calm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-32044226862846065712007-03-08T03:15:00.000-05:002007-03-08T03:15:00.000-05:00I've used a ball for the past year. Or I did...unt...I've used a ball for the past year. Or I did...until DH sat on it and popped it. I'm 5'7". On the ball for my size, I'm at the perfect level for being at the computer. When I get stumped, I bounce. A great workout and it gets my brain working again. I do think it'd be hard to use with a laptop, though. ;-)Christina Tarabochiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917807123445539587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-17675485094203504782007-03-07T23:03:00.000-05:002007-03-07T23:03:00.000-05:00Eek! You're giving me nightmares! I actually exerc...Eek! You're giving me nightmares! I actually <I>exercise</I> with my exercise ball and so understandably, I have an intense love/hate relationship with the thing. Well, hate mostly. Perhaps I would learn to love it if I used it to work instead of <I>workout?</I><BR/><BR/>And Deb... I don't understand. Is your ball big enough that you are properly situated at your desk with your ball resting on the floor? I have short legs, hence a smaller ball... so I'd have to get a VERY low desk for that to work.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987272970550279776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-41178372377090310282007-03-07T21:39:00.000-05:002007-03-07T21:39:00.000-05:00Angie, I've been sitting on an exercise ball inste...Angie, I've been sitting on an exercise ball instead of a desk chair since February 16, and I don't think I'll ever go back! Okay, I have fallen off of it twice...reaching for a Kleenex on the shelf behind me...but still, it is the most comfortable thing I've ever sat on, and SO easy to get up and down from. Granted, I still split my writing day between my office (on the ball), a bar stool in the kitchen, and the sofa; and later this spring I'll spend part of the morning out on the deck in a lawn chair. But I spent a recent Saturday on deadline on that ball for almost 12 hours and never got tired. I think the stands for the ball (like in your photo) would defeat a lot of the advantages of it - being able to roll and stretch, having to balance yourself, etc. And BTW, you CAN put your feet up while on the ball...maybe not on your desk, but I put mine on a footstool with no problem.Deborah Raneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252126648118644451noreply@blogger.com