Ask HN: What is the best chair for developers?

Post by blunte » Thu, Jul 18, 2019, 8:26 AM UTC

akulbe wrote: post #71

blunte wrote: post #68

I think your question should be, "should I be sitting so long?" There's ample evidence that extended sitting, especially relative to the amount of standing and walking, is detrimental to health (especially including weight). I spent years on the popular Herman Miller Aeron chairs, but eventually I developed lower back problems in my early 30s! So when I left my job and started working from home, I tried the standing…

I think that even standing a lot is A Bad Idea. You're trading one mobility problem (sitting with little/no motion) for another (standing with little/no motion). Moving is better, all the way around. I'm biased I admit... but I think a walking treadmill (like the ones that LifeSpan Fitness makes) is the best all the way around.

Post by beatgammit » Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 2:40 PM UTC

Post by akulbe » Mon, Jul 22, 2019, 2:58 AM UTC

blunte wrote: post #72

akulbe wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that even standing a lot is A Bad Idea. You're trading one mobility problem (sitting with little/no motion) for another (standing with little/no motion). Moving is better, all the way around. I'm biased I admit... but I think a walking treadmill (like the ones that LifeSpan Fitness makes) is the best all the way around.

A treadmill might be ok. I wouldn't object to trying it, but it definitely increases the cost and complexity of a standing workspace. When I stand, I very rarely just stand still. I shift my weight from side to side, roll slightly onto my toes and back to my heels, and sometimes elevate one foot on a stool under the desk. So my position is never static.