Gaiam Kids Balance Ball – Anti-Burst Exercise Stability Ball for Kids with Air Pump, Orange, 45cm
Perfect for sitting, playing, or improving stability and balance through exercise, this child-sized 45cm balance ball is an essential for active, high-energy kids as it reduces restlessness and fidgeting while promoting a healthy posture and getting the ‘wiggles out’. When used as a seat or desk chair, the exercise ball promotes constant movement that increases blood flow to the brain, leading to better focus and concentration in class or at home. These stability balls are easy to move and rearrange, making the perfect flexible seating option for open-space classrooms and also the perfect child-sized yoga ball for work on flexibility & stretching based exercises. Ideal for ages 5-8, or kindergarten through 3rd grade students. Includes an easy-inflation pump.
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Product Features
- Child-sized 45 cm (1.5 ft) balance ball is perfect for exercise, yoga, fitness, homework, playtime, movie time or watching TV as well as active sitting at a desk in the classroom or at home
- When used as a seat, the stability ball encourages kids to build a healthy posture and improve balance while the constant ball movements increase blood flow to the brain, improving focus & concentration
- Perfect as a flexible seating option for high-energy kids in classrooms or at home and is a fun way to reduce fidgeting, get the “wiggles out” and provides an outlet for excess energy
- Includes: Easy inflation pump. Weight Limit: 300-pounds. Color: Orange
- Note: It may be necessary to re-inflate your new Balance Ball once or twice after initial inflation to stretch the ball to its final size. Inflate ball with air, let stand for 24 hours, deflate 50% then fill again to 45cm height.
Read the instructions…you have to inflate then wait So I bought this to be an alternative for a chair. The idea was that my son would use this at his normal, adult height desk. And at first I was quit disappointed because once we inflated it, the ball was WAY too small to use at a normal height desk. But! It turns out you are supposed to inflate it, then wait 24 hours to give it time to stretch and then you inflate it again and this will get it to its full size. My kid loves this his yoga ball now…as a chair, as a toy to play with, as…
Seems to be good quality! 2 months and no problems! So far so good! I bought this child size exercise ball for my 6 year old son. I wanted to try and keep him off mine! He is a bit on the small size but seems to fit him fine. So I think it could work for a tall 4 or 5 year old as well. I have also seen one of my above average height teens sitting on it. Granted with the 13 year old his knees were no where near straight. The ball will definitely support a child of 125lbs! I think a 7 or 8 year old could also use this ball comfortably. The ball…