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I have heard that is better to sit on a ball at work than in an office chair. Is this true?

Q: I have heard that is better to sit on a ball at work than in an office chair. Is this true?

A: For some people, it is quite true. Many back problems and other problems are associated with sitting in an office chair for an 8 hour work day. For some people, to fix this problem, they simply need to get up and stretch every once in a while. Other people are going to a new source to fix their problem: a ball chair. A ball chair is pretty much the sort of ball that has become popular because of yoga. People prefer sitting on a ball-chair during their work day because keeping your balance on the chair provides all-day muscle toning and promotes good posture. It may sound difficult to balance on a ball chair all day (after all, you have do not have to do anything of the sort to sit in an office chair), but the balancing act that you must do is actually quite subtle, and you will likely not even realize that you are doing it.

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