Tag Archives: exercise ball

Do not taunt happy exercise ball chair

I’m gently perched back on my exercise ball after a months-long switch back to my very un-ergonomic chair.
I was back to the chair for a couple reasons. The big one was that during the migration from PC to my new MacBook I had both computers (and three monitors) set up around me, and an [...]

A quick post while the computer does its thing.

Since I returned from my vacation my butt has been practically glued to my chair (which reminds me that now that I’m no longer swiveling between two computers I should switch back to the exercise ball!) I’ve been working on a few different projects, and while I complain about it I’m actually glad the weather’s [...]

Exercise Ball, Day 28: Leo’s popped

I didn’t realize it, but Leo Laporte’s been sitting on an exercise ball at his computer for awhile now. Today I checked out my Jaiku feed (kinda like Twitter) and found this:
My fitness ball/office chair exploded right in the middle of TWiT.
He’s fine, the ball is not.
I’ve mentioned before that my biggest fear using the [...]

Exercise ball as chair: Day 8, in which I get a bigger ball

My 75cm exercise ball arrived today. I need to add a little more air, but it’s a definite improvement over the smaller red one, it lets me sit high enough to type comfortably.
I’ve been using the red one whenever I don’t have much typing to do, and it’s been a quick and easy [...]

Exercise ball as chair, day one

A short time ago I came across this article, 10 Reasons to Use an Exercise Ball As Your Chair. I sit at my computer for hours each day, and I do see the effects of being so sedentary. I know one answer is to sit here for less hours, but I really don’t want to- [...]