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Using Excercise ball as chair

scleesh
scleesh Posts: 91 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm using my excercise ball as my chair at work since I sit all day. I hold my self up with my legs and rock from side to side and front to back as much as I can. Does anyone have any idea how many caloires this would burn so I can log it? You can feel it so I know it's burning them. I googled it and it said up to 350 calories but I don't know how true that it. That sounds like alot.

Thanks!

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Yea - 350 sounds really high to me too. Good for your core though.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    350 does sound like a lot. Even doing hardcore strength training for an hour straight doesn't burn that much. If it were me I wouldn't even log it. It is very good for your core strength but not exactly burning off a ton of calories.
  • scleesh
    scleesh Posts: 91 Member
    I hadn't thought to log it until I seen people logging in cleaning the house. LOL I don't just sit on my ball I constantly move, I can't help it. I know I burn calories but think I'll let them be extra and not count them. I wouldn't want to cheat myself and log them incorrectly anyway. Thanks!
  • sherrillg
    sherrillg Posts: 317 Member
    I too use my ball as my chair for work but I don't count it as anything figure it's just good for me! But I also don't count housework/cleaning. :-) I have a Body Bugg and I can tell you that it doesn't show any marked increase in activity/burn level for me.
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