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 GOOD Quality and GOOD Price June 27, 2010
Christopher A. Mcfadden (Montgomery, AL)
i bought this for my girlfriend to work out with and my dog to play with. It had stood up from some rough play from the dog and lots of bouncing.... good color and size too!
So far so good! June 25, 2010
Alicia M. Long (Memphis, TN)
I received my ball today. I think that maybe it is a little smaller than I thought. I may be able to add more air. Not sure yet. The instructions for pumping it up are on the big wall chart inside the box. The plastic plugs are a pain to get out once you put them in. I very carefully pulled it back out with a staple remover. The pump isn't fancy but it worked fine. So far it seems pretty comfortable and feels like its forcing me to work on my posture. If anything changes I will report back later
may require electric pump for proper inflation June 3, 2010
Chad Varnadore (Salisbury, NC)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this 65mm TKO ball after seeing Spri balls promoted on tv as a good alternative for an office chair. I wasn't sure how much I'd like it, but wanted to make working at my desk more physical and for $15 it wasn't much of an investment - far cheaper than my leather chair. I've been sitting on the ball between four and six hours per day for two weeks now and it's holding up well. There hasn't been any leakage in that time and the ball is very stable to sit on. Even on a glossy tile floor, there's no fear of it rolling out from under me.
Sitting at a desk for long hours, my tailbone often gets sore, even with those u-shaped pillows, which isn't the case when sitting on the ball, nor is lower back pain an issue. I've found that sitting on the ball seems to promote proper posture or rather it discourages anything but. You can't sit on it lazily. Crouching will lead to upper back discomfort and possible neck soreness rather quickly. But, I guess that's why it's better for you, to make you use more muscles and make sitting more active. It might be best to ease into it, rather than going nearly cold turkey like I've been.
Regarding the complaints that a few others have had with the ball being smaller than advertised or lopsided, I believe that's a result of a failure to fully inflate the ball. The ball is made of very tough, but flexible material that I imagine would be a pain to fully inflate with the small hand-pump that's included. Even with an electric pump that we bought to inflate our portable matress, it took a good ten to 15 minutes to inflate to the 25" diameter recommended by the manufacture. The ball may appear fully inflated at only 21" diameter, but there will still be a few creases giving away that it's not. And, because you're not just filling the cavity with air, but also having to expand the strong rubber shell that last 4" seemed to take as much time to inflate as the first 21", though I spent more time at the end measuring to ensure the ball didn't over-inflate, so the time could be deceptive. Once fully inflated, the ball doesn't appear remotely unbalanced or asymmetrical, nor was mine smaller than advertised.
If I can ever get conditioned to sitting up straight for long periods, this should prove a great investment. Regardless, for a ball this large and durable, $15 is a great value. compared to many others.
 Fun and Affordable :) April 7, 2010
J. Keele (Tallahassee, FL USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got this for the office after having to switch my chair 2-3 times a week (at the computer 8 hours a day). This is Wonderful! And Fun LOL. I may have to get another one for home. I'm overweight and 5'4" and this size seems to work well for me so far -- though I should probably inflate it more than it is now. However, my back already feels better and I'm bouncing to my music which is making my morning go a little faster than usual ;). I'll update after I've used it more.
Durable, nice color March 30, 2010
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Great price, didn't break after weeks of bouncing on it like the last brand I bought.
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