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>Since yoga balls are made out of cheap plastic, it’s not a question of if the ball will pop, but when. I don't get the feeling this author has much experience

>Since yoga balls are made out of cheap plastic, it’s not a question of if the ball will pop, but when. I don't get the feeling this author has much experience with yoga balls, or is just making a statement they want to believe is true and peddling it as fact.

olyjohn 7y ago
> The University of Michigan recently banned employees from sitting on yoga balls due to “catastrophic failures.” I mean... they had enough of these balls pop while people were sitting on them to decide to ban them. Do you really believe that most of these, which are probably bought on Amazon, etc., are all made of the highest quality materials, and testing using rigorous QA methodology? Chances are, people are buying the cheapest, $10 yoga balls and not trying to find which one will last.
- itcrowd 7y ago
  > they had enough of these balls pop while people were sitting on them to decide to ban them Did they, though? I can't find any news story about catastrophic failures of yoga/exercise balls at the University of Michigan (or another university). The author doesn't link or cite anything supporting this allegation. It may fit someone's "Amazon/yoga ball is cheap/crap" narrative, but I don't buy it when the underlying claim is unverifiable.
philwelch 7y ago
My wife has always been a remote worker, and she swore off yoga balls after a "catastrophic failure" that may have been cat-related.
smileysteve 7y ago
Anecdotally, I've had a yoga ball going on 4 years, though I only sit on them occasionally. I've never heard of one popping, failure on the other hand, can be a bouncing or tripping issue, also sliding off of the front. Though I wouldn't call these catastrophic.
- SyneRyder 7y ago
  Leo Laporte's yoga ball popped live on air while recording his podcast. It started with a slow leak: https://youtube.com/watch?v=S9A7ACL_n5Y https://youtube.com/watch?v=S9A7ACL_n5Y

olyjohn 7y ago

> The University of Michigan recently banned employees from sitting on yoga balls due to “catastrophic failures.” I mean... they had enough of these balls pop while people were sitting on them to decide to ban them. Do you really believe that most of these, which are probably bought on Amazon, etc., are all made of the highest quality materials, and testing using rigorous QA methodology? Chances are, people are buying the cheapest, $10 yoga balls and not trying to find which one will last.

itcrowd 7y ago
> they had enough of these balls pop while people were sitting on them to decide to ban them Did they, though? I can't find any news story about catastrophic failures of yoga/exercise balls at the University of Michigan (or another university). The author doesn't link or cite anything supporting this allegation. It may fit someone's "Amazon/yoga ball is cheap/crap" narrative, but I don't buy it when the underlying claim is unverifiable.

philwelch 7y ago

My wife has always been a remote worker, and she swore off yoga balls after a "catastrophic failure" that may have been cat-related.

smileysteve 7y ago

Anecdotally, I've had a yoga ball going on 4 years, though I only sit on them occasionally. I've never heard of one popping, failure on the other hand, can be a bouncing or tripping issue, also sliding off of the front. Though I wouldn't call these catastrophic.

SyneRyder 7y ago
Leo Laporte's yoga ball popped live on air while recording his podcast. It started with a slow leak: https://youtube.com/watch?v=S9A7ACL_n5Y https://youtube.com/watch?v=S9A7ACL_n5Y