Office Chair

[DohDoh]

My office chair is highly uncomfortable (cushion is flat). I am curious for those that game or work on their computer for long hours, what kind of chair do you have?

I like the ergonomic chairs because it's healthier in the long run. Just wondering if anyone here can give their experienced review on one.

 

[Chixofnix]

I've learned that a chair that makes you sit forward (some weight on your feet) is better for longer hours at the desk. Intuitively, if you're chair shopping, this doesn't feel as comfy, but if you try to "lie down" or "slouch back" while working/typing, then you're gonna feel it in your back at the end of the work day.

Also, I make a point to get out of my chair at least once between meals - coffee refill, go get supplies, just chat up an office-mate. This'll keep the blood flowing in your legs so you don't get jittery/cramps.

EDIT: I used to do very long drafting hours in studio during college. At one point I had the opportunity to try a friends ergonomic drafting chair. It was a kind of "semi-stool" where your weight gets evenly distributed over a forward-tilted cushion for your rear/thighs and cushions for the shin-bones. Feet go into these kind of stirrups.

To be honest, it felt at first like I was totally going to fall out of the chair, but if you stay in it long enough to "forget" the weird position (it feels kinda like you're standing with your knees bent, once you adjust your balance to not feel like you're falling forward), then it really does do a good job of keeping your rear from feeling the long hours.

That said, I'm not ready to shell out some hundreds of my own savings for one of my own... The guidelines I use above work great for me. I think the most important thing is to ensure your back muscles stay active (no slouching) - it's when you relax that muscles can get pulled/overstretched leading to backaches.

 

[supra]

best chair I've found for long periods of use has been one of the sealy posterpedic chairs from staples or officemax for $200. I've tried a bunch in that price range, and while others might be more comfortable right away, after and hour or 2, I've found that my body just feels more comfortable in the sealy.

but again, I haven't bothered to test it against any high dollar office chairs, but I have a coworker that swears by the $1000 chair he has at home, I personally just can't justify that kinda expense when I don't have any issues with what I have

 

[DohDoh]

best chair I've found for long periods of use has been one of the sealy posterpedic chairs from staples or officemax for $200. I've tried a bunch in that price range, and while others might be more comfortable right away, after and hour or 2, I've found that my body just feels more comfortable in the sealy.

but again, I haven't bothered to test it against any high dollar office chairs, but I have a coworker that swears by the $1000 chair he has at home, I personally just can't justify that kinda expense when I don't have any issues with what I have

Do you have a model # or link to chair you just described?


I usually see these chairs in banks and offices, but it cost over nearly $1000:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeron_chair

 

[mbigna]

I like the mesh chairs that you can lean back in. Mine was $70. It probably isn't as adjustable as the $200 ones, but it does the job.