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Depending on where you live, trying out an office chair for a while might be an option. I found a local office furniture store that sold Herman Miller (not a bi

Depending on where you live, trying out an office chair for a while might be an option. I found a local office furniture store that sold Herman Miller (not a big box retailer, but one who sells to bigger companies), and was able to give them a credit card number and a drivers license and they let me borrow a few chairs to try out. I tried the Aeron for a week and then the Embody for a week. I ended up buying the Embody. I paid a little more than $500, I think it was more like $750. Totally worth it though, I expect to still be sitting in it in 20 years. A note on the Aerons that lots of people have recommended: they come in three different sizes, something most people don’t realize since corporate buyers usually just buy the medium size. If your frame is larger or smaller than average (speaking of height here, not weight) then one of the other sizes might fit you better. I can’t recommend the Embody enough though. I can sit in that chair for 10+ hours and not feel it. It’s an amazing chair.

mturmon 7y ago
True about the 3 sizes of Aerons. I'm 6'3, and find the vanilla Aeron (size "B") to work. If I was 6'4, I might feel differently, though, because I use it at its max adjustment.
- larrywright 7y ago
  Also worth pointing out that height recommendations are just a guideline and two people who are the same height might fit differently in the same chair. I’m the same height as you but I’m all leg. The larger Aeron fit me better.
davidjnelson 7y ago
I've had an embody for 8 years now. Best chair I've ever sat in, especially for coding. Second the recommendation!
pizza234 7y ago
I had Embody and I sold it after an year or two. Bought it trusting the "IT crowd" wisdom. As with all the chairs, it's a very subjective matter. I think producers/models should not be recommended, as the body shapes vary too wildly. What I think it's absolute though, is that they're grossly overpriced - new, they cost more than 1500$. When I went out for finding a replacement, somebody called that type of chair "boss" chair, that is, an expensive chair that stood out aesthetically. I'm fine now on chair that doesn't look as good, but costs around 1/5th, and has the same durability, and as many (although different) options. I can't recommend people enough not to accept recommendations ;-)

mturmon 7y ago

True about the 3 sizes of Aerons. I'm 6'3, and find the vanilla Aeron (size "B") to work. If I was 6'4, I might feel differently, though, because I use it at its max adjustment.

larrywright 7y ago
Also worth pointing out that height recommendations are just a guideline and two people who are the same height might fit differently in the same chair. I’m the same height as you but I’m all leg. The larger Aeron fit me better.

davidjnelson 7y ago

I've had an embody for 8 years now. Best chair I've ever sat in, especially for coding. Second the recommendation!

pizza234 7y ago

I had Embody and I sold it after an year or two. Bought it trusting the "IT crowd" wisdom. As with all the chairs, it's a very subjective matter. I think producers/models should not be recommended, as the body shapes vary too wildly. What I think it's absolute though, is that they're grossly overpriced - new, they cost more than 1500$. When I went out for finding a replacement, somebody called that type of chair "boss" chair, that is, an expensive chair that stood out aesthetically. I'm fine now on chair that doesn't look as good, but costs around 1/5th, and has the same durability, and as many (although different) options. I can't recommend people enough not to accept recommendations ;-)