Gaiam Balance Ball Chair (Black)


Gaiam Balance Ball Chair (Black) by Gaiam

List Price: $99.99
Price: $69.80
You Save: $30.19 (30%)
          Features:
  • Includes removable 52-centimeter Balance Ball, an adjustable support bar, easy-glide casters, air pump
  • Designed for users 5-feet to 5-feet, 11-inches tall; 300-pound weight capacity
  • Note: for optimal performance, it may be necessary to re-inflate your new Balance Ball once or twice after the initial inflation
  • Employs the same balance ball used in your workout routine

The Gaiam Balance Ball Chair, developed under the consultation of chiropractic pioneer Dr. Randy Weinzoff, greatly alleviates the aching back/legs/arms syndrome that comes from working at a desk for hours. Designed for people between 5-feet and 5-feet, 11-inches tall, this unique chair employs the same balance ball used in your workout routine, but with an adjustable support bar, easy-glide casters, an air pump, and a desktop guide to help keep you moving. Designed by leading health and fitness experts, the Gaiam Balance Ball chair helps relieve pain and promote proper spinal alignment, posture, a healthier back, and overall well-being.



The Balance Ball Chair is an effective tool for strengthening core muscles and improving spinal alignment.

Specifications:

  • The height of the back of the chair is 2.5 feet tall
  • The base measures 20 inches wide from one side of the wheels to the other
  • Comes with 2 locking back casters and 2 regular front casters
  • Some assembly is required
  • Dimensions: 21 by 31 by 22 inches (W x H x D)
  • Weight: 13 pounds
  • Weight Capacity: 300 pounds

What's in the Box?
Gaiam Balance Ball chair, air pump

Special Note:
For optimal performance, it may be necessary to re-inflate your new Balance Ball once or twice after the initial inflation. Once your chair is assembled and the Balance Ball is inflated, re-check the ball size the next day. If necessary, add additional air and check once more the following day. Your new Balance Ball may need a day or two to "stretch" to its final size (which should then fit perfectly in the base).


About Gaiam
Gaiam was created as a lifestyle company with the vision that, given a choice, people would choose a lifestyle that is healthy and life-enhancing, for themselves, their families, and the Earth. The Gaiam lifestyle is a vote for individual health as well as the future sustainability of the Earth's resources. Gaiam strives to provide customers with alternatives to traditional products by offering natural, or healthy versions that compare with the style, quality, and price of conventional products.

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Hop-Along Plush Horse Hop Ball Hopper


Hop-Along Plush Horse Hop Ball Hopper by BOS

          Features:
  • Textured bottom for slip resistance
  • Ideal for children ages 2 and up
  • Inflates to about 44 inch circumfrence
  • Plush huggable horse cover that kids love

Great pretend fun for kids on our hippity hop horse jump ball. Your children will never stop thanking you while the have fun and get exercise at the same time! Read more...

Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll


Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll by Sega Of America, Inc.

List Price: $29.99
Price: $23.84
You Save: $6.15 (21%)
          Features:
  • Multiplayer Monkeys! Play with a friend in Co-op mode or compete in the mini games with up to 4 players.
  • 70 New Puzzle Levels! Whiz across 70 puzzle levels from 7 different worlds specifically designed for players of all levels.
  • Challenging Game Modes! New game modes include a multiplayer Co-op Mode, a race to the finish in Marathon Mode and flipped puzzle levels in Mirror Image Mode.
  • Balance Board Compatible! Step onto the Wii Balance Board to experience Super Monkey Ball in a whole new way or use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

AiAi and all his friends are rolling back onto Wii this Winter in an all-new party game compatible with the Wii Balance Board With 70 puzzle stages and 21 mini-games this game has something for the whole family to enjoy. Multiplayer options include a Co-op mode for 2 players as well as a host of mini-games for up to 4 players. If you’re looking for an extra challenge, tackle the new Marathon and Mirror Image modes or search for hidden items in each of the game’s 70 puzzle levels. Get ready for a whole new level of monkey madness as Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll rolls into living rooms this winter. Read more...

Pilates on the Ball: The World's Most Popular Workout Using the Exercise Ball


Pilates on the Ball: The World's Most Popular Workout Using the Exercise Ball by Healing Arts Press

List Price: $19.95
Price: $16.87
You Save: $3.08 (15%)
          Features:
  • Learn how to use an exercise ball for relaxation, core strength, lower back pain therapy, improved posture, cardiovascular fitness, and stretching
  • Includes exercises and step-by-step instructions for all levels
  • Features 179 pages
  • Learn exercises from a Pilates and fitness expert!

A unique and exciting synthesis of two highly acclaimed fitness techniques: Pilates Method and the Swiss exercise ball.


• Non-impact Pilates exercises on the ball can be adapted for all levels of ability, from fitness trainers and weekend athletes to those healing from injury or chronic back pain.


• Shows how to practice Pilates techniques without expensive equipment.


• Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs for maximal learning.


The Pilates Method of body conditioning is a highly effective workout technique that strengthens the body while engaging the mind. Developed in the early twentieth century by accomplished boxer and gymnast Joseph Pilates, the Pilates Method aligns the body; builds long, lean muscles; and develops core abdominal strength. Many lifestyle and fitness magazines have named Pilates the hottest workout of the decade. 

In a first-of-its-kind fusion, Pilates on the Ball merges the principles and exercises of the highly effective Pilates Method of body conditioning with the unique functions of the exercise ball, used by Olympic coaches, dancers, and athletes to fine-tune body awareness and enhance physical performance. The ball magnifies the benefits of the carefully developed and refined Pilates Method. Because maintaining balance on the ball recruits the deep, stabilizing muscles of the spine, the postural muscles are strengthened. The ball intensifies athletic performance by increasing resistance and heightening awareness of how the body moves in space. Chapters detail the Pilates principles step by step, with successive movements to challenge all levels of ability and "watch points" for careful evaluation of your form. Intense enough to engage seasoned athletes yet accessible enough to use as an everyday exercise routine or to alleviate chronic pain, Pilates on the Ball builds strong bodies and engaged minds.

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Evansville Fire Family performs on Sunday nights at the Downtown Riverfront

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A teenage girl walks to the front of the circle with a long piece of wire that is set aflame on one end. A towel is draped over her right shoulder. She leans her head back, places the flame near her lips, and spits out a huge orange fireball that hangs in midair momentarily before collapsing like a slow-motion video of a popping balloon. The crowd screams.

The free weekly performance by the Evansville Fire Family, a troupe of friends who love firedancing, has begun.

"When you're performing inside the circle and you look out at the crowd and it's pitch black behind them and all you can see is the glow of the fire off the audience's faces, the feeling at that moment gives you goose bumps," says performer Chris Albert.

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