I have implemented a standing workstation. I've heard that sitting for long hours is detrimental to one's health. Some of the people at my wife's workplace have been standing for some time now and no one who changed to a standing work station has changed back. Many have lost weight, too. Here is a link to an interesting article about building a standing work station: http://gigaom.com/collaboration/how-i-made-a-standing-workst... and the health risks of sitting: http://www.geekosystem.com/sitting-health-dangers/
Ask HN: What kind of chair do you have?
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Re: Ask HN: What kind of chair do you have?
#12I have a Herman Miller Aeron with PostureFit. I used to sit on one of my wooden kitchen table chairs all the time and always had lower back pain. A good chair is expensive but well worth the cost.
Do you feel it warrants the full price tag? I've been looking into them however just unsure if I really want to spend almost $1k on a chair.
Definitely. Take care of it and it'll last, probably got mine 7 years ago now. If it were to break on me today I'd get another one.
Re: Ask HN: What kind of chair do you have?
#13I have a Herman Miller Aeron with PostureFit. I used to sit on one of my wooden kitchen table chairs all the time and always had lower back pain. A good chair is expensive but well worth the cost.
Do you feel it warrants the full price tag? I've been looking into them however just unsure if I really want to spend almost $1k on a chair.
Yep. It's a fantastic chair.
Re: Ask HN: What kind of chair do you have?
#14I owned a lot of different chair: the aeron, the vitra headline http://www.vitra.com/en-us/office/products/headline/overview... and quite a few grahl duo backs http://www.backinaction.co.uk/grahl-duo-back-chairs but the very best office chair I've owned and use daily is the "loeffler ergo hocker" http://www.ergowebshop.eu/Loeffler-Ergo-EF-9150 it's an amazing stool (I actually bought three of them, office, home and an older version I gave my brother) it's the only stool I've used you can actually sit on all day long (I'm a coder) without noticing it, the design makes sure that you keep moving without it becoming annoying. And it's cheap! (relatively ;))
Re: Ask HN: What kind of chair do you have?
#15The Steelcase Leap has been great, you should check one out in person. It has many different little adjustable elements to fit your torso. I chose it over the Aeron because of its adjustability.
Make sure to get up and move, stretch, walk every hour or two, it will help save your back.
Re: Ask HN: What kind of chair do you have?
#16Humanscale Freedom - Had it for 9 years. Totally thrilled with it.
http://humanscale.com/products/product_detail.cfm?group=Free...