Does anyone else sit on their balls?

MrJThomasEsq
MrJThomasEsq Posts: 144 Member
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I bought an exercise ball to use in the office instead of my usual chair. Does anyone else do this? Do you think it's at least marginally better for you than sitting in the usual office chair all day?

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  • CometMeebru
    CometMeebru Posts: 122
    i can confirm. i was balls
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Is all of MFP drunk tonight?
  • colortheworld
    colortheworld Posts: 374 Member
    The topic made me giggle.

    I don't but I think it sounds like a good idea, at least for part of the day/night. I have an office job and don't move around nearly enough.
  • CMB1979
    CMB1979 Posts: 588 Member
    Is all of MFP drunk tonight?

    No. They're just in starvation mode from all the negative calories they've been consuming.
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Is all of MFP drunk tonight?

    No. They're just in starvation mode from all the negative calories they've been consuming.
    This.

    All the hangry..
  • bd0027
    bd0027 Posts: 1,053 Member
    I've sat on balls before and they're not all that comfortable personally.
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    poor balls. you should relax them man......
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Got to find the right balls to sit on, is all.
  • BraveNewdGirl
    BraveNewdGirl Posts: 937 Member
    It's supposed to strengthen your core muscles something fierce. I wouldn't know because the few times I have been on one, I was promptly off of it, face-first I might add. I have all of the coordination of a deer within the first ten seconds of its life. Sup?
  • jb_2011
    jb_2011 Posts: 1,029 Member
    I used one few times while at work teaching guitar. But one day, as I was getting ready to sit, guitar in hand, the heel of my foot hit the ball, which of course went rolling backwards, and down I went. No more ball-sitting for me. It was good while it lasted :)
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    I guess it would all depend on if your balls are big enough. To reach your desk...


    Here's something that lists 10 benefits of it though:

    http://www.gearfire.net/10-reasons-to-use-an-exercise-ball-as-your-chair/
  • joanthemom8
    joanthemom8 Posts: 375 Member
    No, but we did modify our office clerk's work station.... she was worried because she sits all day (so do I)... but we moved her station to a higher counter/desk with a stool-like chair and she can sit/stand at will... she can stand and work on her computer. Now I need the same set up (and I'm one of the business owners!)
  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    That is an experience you only need to have once to realize it's a bad idea. Trust me on this.
  • RabbitLost
    RabbitLost Posts: 333 Member
    That is an experience you only need to have once to realize it's a bad idea. Trust me on this.

    My grandfather always said learn from others' mistakes. I'm taking that advice on this one.
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    I'm old but not that old
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    I'm old but not that old
    It's like you switched up the lyrics to counting stars! -mindeffed-
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Sitting on one's balls?

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  • MrJThomasEsq
    MrJThomasEsq Posts: 144 Member
    I felt it in my legs a little but I stayed more alert and didn't feel like my booty was cramping by the end of the day like I usually do.
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Sometimes. :(
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    can't say i do
  • MrJThomasEsq
    MrJThomasEsq Posts: 144 Member
    Wow apparently at least one woman has found some "unique" benifits to sitting on hers.

    Warning: the following link may contain immature subject matter and may not be suitable for stuffy viewers.

    http://thehairpin.com/2011/02/bouncy-ball-chairs-bouncing-my-way-toward-happiness

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