Gaiam 610-6002RTL Balance Ball Chair – Classic Yoga Ball Chair with 52cm Stability Ball, Pump & Exercise Guide for Home or Office, Black
$82.69
Upgrade your workday with the Gaiam Classic Balance Ball Chair — the original ergonomic active sitting solution. Created with the input of chiropractic pioneer Dr. Randy Weinzoft, this innovative chair blends wellness with functionality to promote movement, posture improvement, and core engagement throughout your day. Whether you’re working from home, managing a classroom, or tackling daily tasks at the office, this chair encourages subtle micro-movements that keep your body active and alert. The removable balance ball doubles as an exercise tool, while the sleek frame provides mobility with easy-glide caster wheels. Ideal for users between 5′ and 5’11”, this chair supports up to 300 lbs. It includes everything you need to get started: a 52cm ball, chair frame with wheels, metal support bar, air pump, and an exercise guide for quick stretches and strengthening moves. Say goodbye to stiff, slouchy chairs. Say hello to better posture, improved core strength, and a more energized you.
Boost Focus & Energy – Engages micro-movements that stimulate muscles and mind, helping improve concentration and productivity whether at home, school, or the office.
Ergonomic Support for Better Posture – Designed with the help of chiropractic experts to reduce lower back pain and promote upright sitting by strengthening your core muscles.
Custom Fit for Most Desks – Ideal for users 5′ to 5’11”. Compatible with most standard desk heights. Add 2” with Gaiam Leg Extenders (sold separately) for extra height.
Complete Set Included – Comes with a 52cm removable balance ball, chair frame with 4 caster wheels (2 lockable), metal support bar, air pump, and exercise guide. Weight limit: 300 lbs.
Assembly & Inflation Tips – Easy to assemble in minutes. Follow inflation instructions for best results: initial inflation, rest period, then full inflation to 52cm.
Spencer Roberts –
Best Chair I’ve Ever Had
Absolutely stellar product. Such a well designed chair. I’m a 28 year old, 6ft 1in, 225lb man & this thing is insanely comfortable. The back rest is so well placed & offers just enough support to rest your core periodically, the ball is stable & comfortable, the base of the chair was easy to assemble (took all of 10 minutes), & this is truly an almost perfect product in every way. If you have trouble sitting still, if you want to be more engaged while working, if you don’t want to cut off the blood circulation to your legs for 8 hours a day, then just buy this thing already haha. I did see others mention that the roller wheels don’t do super well on carpet, and that is true. My office floor is carpet tile on concrete & even then, the wheels aren’t phenomenal. Specifically when I’m sitting on the chair trying to roll, I can make it happen, but it’s not necessarily easy. But, don’t let that deter you from purchasing this otherwise wonderful product. Can’t believe how nice this is for the amount I paid.
Pointillism 101 –
Good quality chair
Bought this for my desk job, to improve posture during pregnancy. It’s sturdy and as comfortable as a yoga ball can be. The wheels are easy to move on thin carpet or a hard floor, which allows you to adjust easily if you get fatigued or uncomfortable sitting for long periods of time. If the height isn’t right, you can adjust the amount of air in the ball to change it. Comes with a pump and extra plugs for the ball. I decided to follow another reviewer’s advice and not install the metal rails – once you sit on it, the ball stays in place just fine without them. My only (small) complaint is the brakes on the wheels. They stick out, making them very easy to accidentally kick into locking position. It’s mildly annoying but not a deal breaker. Overall a good product!
Bina –
Overall worthy purchase
Great chair, functional and helpful in improving posture if at your desk all day. Good support, easy to use and construct. The ball is small and I would recommend purchasing a bigger ball to help with stability.
Texas2Step –
Not for everyone, but it really helps my back and hip pain
You should be aware that this chair won’t be for everybody. If I didn’t have back and hip issues, I wouldn’t have this for my office chair — and as it is, I use it as my “break” chair and I use it when my pain is really bad — BECAUSE this chair really helps with my low back and hip pain. I didn’t think it would when I bought it, but I was really hopeful. And I was surprised when it did. I had to take the wheels off the bottom of the chair so that it was the proper height for me, and that makes it more difficult to move around, but it also makes it less likely to slip out from under me when I go to sit, and it’s not a very heavy chair, so moving it without the wheels is still easy. One of the things that I think really helps me with my back is that sitting on this ball seems to help stack my vertebrae correctly. It forces me to have the correct posture, which actually helps to alleviate my pain, and I can feel my core muscles activating as I sit because it’s a gazillion little movements throughout the day, and those core muscles are super important in maintaining your spine health. So — if I didn’t have back and hip issues, I wouldn’t have this chair (because it doesn’t allow you to slouch 😊), but because I do have issues — and because it really works to ease my pain — I’m delighted with it.
JLC –
First bar broke after a very short time. Bar replaced but not sent all of the parts, Now Ball popped. Avoid this.
Ordered this on Jan 6th 2017, probably got it on jan 9th or so and today May 25th 2017 it broke. The end of the metal bar that keeps the ball in place broke off. Holding the broken off threaded piece in my hand – this feels like the cheapest quality steel possible. My wife asked if it was really metal or some other pressure formed solid coated to look like steel. I have handled a lot of threaded bolts and nuts and this is the lightest “chuck” of a bolt I have ever seen. I have only ever sat on the chair. I have never tried to do any of the exercises that use the chair that are included in the instructions. The ball is properly inflated. While I will attempt to get a replacement part – I have no idea if this will be possible and if so is this a part that is going to need to be replaced every 5 months. Assuming I cannot get a replacement part for free, this will have cost more than $10 a month to use for only about 10 hours a week. Before it broke, I liked it ok, I was using it as a desk chair. Not a great desk chair but better than I though it might be. Perhaps if they used real “old fashioned” steel in the metal bar it would last longer than 5 months. This ends up being an expensive way to get an exercise ball, because it won’t work as a chair for long.Yesterday I received the replacement metal bar (yes, it took essentially 3 months). The new bar does seem to be made of steel, it is substantially heavier and hopefully will actually last. The packing list shows 3 items shipped, but all I got was the metal bar – no nuts to hold it on.Packing slip Lists:95-1198 Kit Comp: Circular Metal Piece BB Chair 1 ordered 1 shipped95-1198BOLT Kit Comp: Circular Metal Piece Security Bo 2 ordered 2 shippedI went to the hardware store and got the necessary nuts to hold the bar on. But it does seem a little strange that a company that initially sent out a product that based upon all of the reviews of the metal bars breaking, knew was defective, while replacing the defective part would not send the nuts necessary to hold the bar on. They seem to be trying and not to have their act together. I did raise my review to 3 stars (from 2), but I would not see Gaiam on a product and purchase it thinking the quality was any good.Updated. 11/9/17 Tonight the ball started to deflate. Sitting on the chair at my desk I heard a hissing noise. At first I thought it was coming from the computer, no the hiss got louder and I figured out the ball was deflating. Nothing punctured the ball – it is just poor quality. Lowering review to 1 star. Gaiam quality control is very poor if the chair I got is at all representative.
Maria Gloria –
Le encanto a mi sobrino… tal cual la foto
Anuk –
Muy cómodo y funcional ,ideal para el puesto de trabajo
CitySlicker –
Love, love, love this chair. Helps me with my posture and lower back pain when sat too long at a desk. Can’t recommend this item more. My hip pain and lower back pain is gone just like my massage therapist recommended. Easy to assemble. It comes with instructions as well as an exercise sheet to do with the seat. It feels solid and well crafted. The height of the seat works great for me without extenders (I’m 5.5 feet or 167cm). This model has the option to add extensions for taller people which is great. I inflated the ball in several steps as recommended and worked great. Couldn’t be happier with it.
J S. –
I love this chair but takes some getting used to. Not the most comfortable for sitting for long periods but I guess that must be the point to get up and walk around and not sit for too long.
Erika –
Me encanto, me canso mucho menos cuando trabajo en la pelota. Y funciona para hacer también ejercicio