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I'm in my late 30s and I hack for 10 hours a day in a director's chair from the '60s at the kitchen table. I'd suggest getting enough exercise and standing up
by nmcfarl 13y ago
I'm in my late 30s and I hack for 10 hours a day in a director's chair from the '60s at the kitchen table.
I'd suggest getting enough exercise and standing up at least once an hour. And of course paying some attention to the basic ergonomics of where you work. But spending ludicrous amounts of money on a chair seems, well, silly.
- From the directors chair.
- bradddd 13y agoA thousand times this. Yeah a great chair helps, but all too often people throw posture and simple stretches/breaks out the window.
- kevincoughlin 13y agoI agree. Daily exercise and stretching helps tremendously as does keeping an eye on your posture. If I slack off on exercising over a week or so I begin to see my posture decline and start to feel uncomfortable while sitting for long periods.
- themckman 13y agoI get where you're coming from. Personally, I don't think a director's chair is visually appealing. This chair is visually appealing to me. I'd gladly pay a premium for something that looks amazing. I win twice in this case because it satisfies that AND is incredibly comfortable. If I stretch and get up every now and then, it's that much better. It's all about priorities; aesthetics is very important to me.
- kalleboo 13y agoHow often do you look at your chair?
- zimpenfish 13y agoIt helps if a) you're old, b) you drink large amounts of coffee/juice/water. Then you'll be getting up at least once an hour, like it or not.
- scott_s 13y agoI don't consider it a "ludicrous" amount of money. It's about the same amount one spends on a mattress and boxspring. And we spend about the same amount of time each day in both. (I just use the chairs at my office, and I don't like the logistics of lugging my own chair to the office. But if I was in a situation where I was buying a chair for myself, I would consider something like this.)
- tibbon 13y agoAgreed. Here's something I realized about 5 years ago. You will spend 95% of your time putting pressure on your: - Shoes - Mattress - Chair Skimping on any of those can lead to fatigue, discomfort and pain.
- workbench 13y agoAny chair is fine until your body has had enough of it, then it's too late.
- awj 13y ago...and fitness, ergonomics, and standing up once an hour affect when your body "has had enough". Increasing my physical activity is the single best thing I've done to help my body better handle sitting on my ass for most of the day. You can get a year of gym membership for less than the price of an Aeron chair. If you aren't already taking care of your body in that way a better chair is treating the symptoms, not the disease.
- smackfu 13y agoYeah, and I get a back ache if I do the same thing. Let's argue over who's anecdote people should listen to...