“"This is my second ball chair from this company.
The first one was the version with adjustable back support which my teenage son has now been using for some weeks.
Because he seems so happy with it I decided to take the leap and buy the backless variety for myself. I suffer from chronic lower back pain and have come to accept that nothing really helps much. But it seems I may be wrong...in the few days I've been using this chair the pain in my back has easily halved. Especially noticeable when I wake up ... can actually walk straight. Having this ball chair is the only change I've made recently so I can only attribute the improvement to sitting differently.
It's also very comfortable to sit on,well built and easy to move around(providing you take the brakes off first).
Upon assembling the chair, there was a hiccup with some of the nuts supplied having the wrong thread. It was no big deal...I simply emailed office supplies and they immediately sent the correct replacement nuts.
For me this is the best chair I have ever used for working at my desk, and would recommend it to anyone whether they have a back problem or not."”
“I bought this chair a couple of months ago to replace our old office chair. We love it and are always fighting over who is going to sit on it. We are now considering purchasing another, although I do think they are somewhat overpriced :( The only word of caution is be careful if you are wearing anything really soft and smooth as I have landed on my backside through sliding off it!”
“I bought this as most do for excruciating back problems. I was pretty stunned when I opened the box and saw it contained a pilates ball which can be had for twenty quid or less at TK MAXX and a cheap plastic egg cup to sit it in with caster wheels. I work from home and the wheels don't work on the carpet. At 80 quid including postage it seemed heinously expensive. The instructions are Ridiculous - a slew of health and safety idiocy and a one inch square diagram showing how to fit the thing together. If you can see where to fit screws in a one inch diagram, you've got better eyesight than me. There were no written instructions other than how to blow up the ball which seemed redundant. Also redundant are those holders for the ball - must be some other health and safety requirement - certainly not aesthetic. The box shows a woman doing exercised on a silver version of the product which is much much nicer - the black has the aura of an oil tanker spill. However - it works at keeping my back strong so long as I sit on it correctly.”
“"I was looking for a desk ball chair after using one at my doctor's office, and this one fit the bill.
Cheaper than most of the others I saw, it's a very good quality ball and base. It was also easy to assemble, as the chair came with instructions and an air pump. It also came with a list of exercises to do with the chair, which is a nice addition. It's great for active sitting and toning up core muscles while improving posture.
Plus, I've had a lot of fun bouncing up and down on it. :)"”
“"I work from home and spend most of my day sitting in front of a PC and before buying the office ball chair I was getting a sore back and suffering from bad posture. After using the chair for a couple of months now I have to say my back pain is gone, my posture has greatly improved overall and I am so glad I bought this!
The first week or so is tough going (using muscles I thought I never had) but you must stick with it because me using this means that I can work comfortably for many years to come. I cannot recommend this highly enough!
If you sit at a desk all day buy one of these (great price too compared with many other ergo chairs) and you won't regret it."”
“"I was looking for a desk ball chair after using one at my doctor's office, and this one fit the bill.
Cheaper than most of the others I saw, it's a very good quality ball and base. It was also easy to assemble, as the chair came with instructions and an air pump. It also came with a list of exercises to do with the chair, which is a nice addition. It's great for active sitting and toning up core muscles while improving posture.
Plus, I've had a lot of fun bouncing up and down on it. :)"”
“I somehow managed to hurt my back so it was suggested that I try this Office Fitness Exercise Ball Chair. It wasn't cheap but it certainly helped with the discomfort on a day to day basis so it could be considered value for money. In addition, the delivery was extremely quick”
“"I brought this gym ball chair since I work from home a lot and my normal office chair was causing me to have backaches all the time. I read that the gym ball chair is suppose to help and after reading the reviews, I thought I'd give it a go.
It's been a week since I've had the chair and the backaches seem to have reduced a lot to nearly nothing. Since I've used the gym ball before I got used to using it as a chair pretty quick.
the product itself is easy to assemble and the ball is pretty quick to pump up as they provide a good quality pump. Just remember that you can pump it more as the ball will stretch. I made the mistake thinking the ball was too small for the chair frame but I hadn't pumped it enough. Office Furniture advise to pump it a bit more over the first few days to give the ball time to adjust.
The feet of the chair comes with 4 wheels that can be set to move or be stable.
As for the customer service from office furniture, they provide a brilliant after service. They always replied to my messages within 1 day and helped to solve all the issues I had. I would highly recommend purchasing from office furniture. I brought a few other items from them and they even sent me pdf versions of the exercises you could do.
I would recommend getting a cover for the ball as its more comfortable to sit on especially in the hot summer. I like the different patterns you can get. I purchased the zebra one."”
