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uses of yoga ball chair Yoga ball chairs were designed by Eero Aarnio. His intention was to combine both comfort and ergonomic safety. A yoga ball chair is soft and elastic on the seat and has a diameter of about 14 to 34 inches. The ball is filled with air. It is in most cases used in physical therapy, when doing exercise and in athletic and weight training.

Yoga ball chairs have increasingly been found in offices instead of the normal office chairs. This is because of its various health and fitness benefits to the body which may include:

1. The ball chair provides comfort because of softness of the seat, core muscles strengthening and also gives an ergonomic back support. Unlike exercise on a flat surface, the body does respond to the ball’s instability to remain balanced, therefore engaging more muscles. These muscles, that is the abdominal muscles and the back muscles get stronger over time.

2. Improved posture. This is due to the strengthening of the back muscles. This is seen even while standing.

3. Long hours of sitting in the office causes inevitable back pain. Using this chair leads to a significant decrease in back pains and even a total overcoming of back injuries.

4. Increase in burned calories unlike when using the common office chair.

5. Ergonomics teach us to sit straight in order to maintain an aligned spine. A yoga ball chair helps in improving spinal alignment as well as reducing nerve compression brought about by long sitting hours.

6. This ball can also be removed and used to do various exercises for example doing weighted sit-ups. The yoga ball, also referred to as �birth ball’ can be used in labor to help in the descent of fetal head to the pelvis. An upright sitting position, which is more comfortable for women, helps in fetal positioning. As the woman sits with her arms on the bed for support, while gently rocking her hips assists during contractions and in the natural birth process