The Ball Is in Your Cubicle - New Workplace Trend Replaces Office Chairs With Gym Balls

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/102512/the_ball_in_your_cubicle ^ | Thursday, March 1, 2007 | Anjali Athavaley

[BenLurkin]

Andrew Concors, a physical therapist and certified industrial ergonomist has had a couple of patients in the past who have ruptured their balls at home while sitting on them and doing exercises."

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Andrew Concors, a physical therapist and certified industrial ergonomist has had a couple of patients in the past who have ruptured their balls at home while sitting on them and doing exercises."

Heh heh heh.

Finally, I can let my balls hang out in my cubicle.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I can report that my company doesn't have the balls yet.

[Roccus]

Worker's comp. lawyers must be salivating over this.

[Sax]

"stabs a colleague's ball."

He should be drawn and quartered.

[doodad]

We manufacture and sell those. Looks terribly uncomfortable to me.

[YouPosting2Me]

"upright on them requires using abdominal and lower back muscles."

Impressive...

[GoldCountryRedneck]

Right. Typical lib tripe. Now try leaning back and resting your heels on the desktop.... ;)

[Fierce Allegiance]

ruptured their balls

No thanks, I had a vasectomy, that's enough.

[Sopater]

There are some folks where I work who sit on gym balls. They don't look comfortable to me.

[mtbopfuyn]

No thanks. I'd much rather have them issue Lazy Boys.

[Sax]

"Naked Communications, a London-based marketing-strategy consultant...the balls make work more entertaining, a company executive says. "We always have music playing, so you can bounce," says Paul Woolmington, a founding partner of the firm, while bobbing up and down on a gray ball."


ooh boy, could this sound just a tad more fruity?

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Adjusting oneself on the ball can be tough -- especially for women who wear short skirts.

No comment.

[mikethevike]

[PBRSTREETGANG]

New Workplace Trend Replaces Office Chairs With Gym Balls

You may want to try this if your workplace gives you "gym balls".

[martin_fierro]

Screw that.

[Caramelgal]

I have lower back problems and several years ago my physical therapist recommended an exercise ball also known as a Swiss Ball. I was taught several exercises using a ball it did wonders for me.

My chiropractor also told me balls were not only good for exercise but also to sit on as a chair, but not for prolonged periods.

I have one at home and I have one in my office and I love my Super Happy Fun Balls.

A lot of people at my office also have balls. It’s funny to see people rolling their balls from one office to another for meetings.

Every day I use at least one of my balls but it’s important to know when to use them and when not to, especially at the office as over use of one’s balls at work can cause problems especially with the boss.

And if you rupture your balls, chances are you are not using them properly.

[ViLaLuz]

So if someone rolls their ball over a tack and it pops, and the worker is hurt in the fall, do they get to sue the company?

[elkfersupper]

My employer apparently has an affirmative action program for fat chicks.

This will never work.