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Our office, too, went through the Ball phase a couple of years ago. 80% of the office had one. In the end though not a single person stuck with it and the offic
by Devilboy 17y ago
Our office, too, went through the Ball phase a couple of years ago. 80% of the office had one. In the end though not a single person stuck with it and the office was ball-free in less than a year.
Personally I found that I slouched MORE when using the ball because I could no longer lean back against a backrest. So when I got tired towards the end of the day I'd lean on the table instead. Result: Upper back pain. The other thing that annoyed me was being unable to shift my legs around at all - they BOTH have to be flat on the floor in front of you. No crossing one leg or changing the angle of you knee joints or anything like that.
- flatline 17y agoI tried this at home and had similar results. For the first week I thought, "hey, this is great!" Then one day I was particularly tired and could barely stay on the thing. My upper back actually started spasming from the strain. I kept the ball but don't use it as a chair any more, though it's still fun to roll around on sometimes.
- silentbicycle 17y agoSame experience here. I tried it out, the novelty wore off pretty quickly. I find I'm happier with a good chair (I like Haworth's Zody and the Steelcase Leap) and getting up periodically to stretch. Sitting still for a long period of time is going to be bad, regardless of what you sit on.