Poll: Best Chair For Desktop Coding?

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Post by pdx » Thu, May 05, 2011, 9:05 PM UTC

I was commenting on my 3 year olds shoulders not being as straight as his sisters and my wife informed me that my own shoulders weren't as straight as they could be. Now I'm constantly trying to make myself sit straight at my desk, and I'm contemplating a move to an exercise ball. I was curious what options the group is using for their coding.

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#2

Post by just_testing » Thu, May 05, 2011, 10:10 PM UTC

I sometimes use an exercise ball, but that's a dangerous thing to use for long periods of time. Your abs will get tired and you will start to stay in worse positions than if you were on a chair.

With time, you're able to stay larger amounts of time, but caution is advised!

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#3

Post by humbledrone » Thu, May 05, 2011, 10:31 PM UTC

My current chair is the Humanscale Freedom:

http://humanscale.com/products/product_detail.cfm?group=Free...

The headrest is essential. The only problem I've had with this chair is that it makes it really easy to sit for a long time. Good for comfort, probably bad for health.

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Post by kenneth_reitz » Thu, May 05, 2011, 10:42 PM UTC

Ergoman Mesh chair is a little bit cheaper than an Aeron and at least 3 times as comfortable. Best chair on earth. I'll never sit in anything else again.

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Post by jameskilton » Thu, May 05, 2011, 10:42 PM UTC

humbledrone wrote: post #3

My current chair is the Humanscale Freedom: http://humanscale.com/products/product_detail.cfm?group=Free... The headrest is essential. The only problem I've had with this chair is that it makes it really easy to sit for a long time. Good for comfort, probably bad for health.

I second this chair. I've never, ever been reminded that I'm sitting in a chair. It's comfortable, forces good posture, and has a fantastic recline system that you have to feel to understand.

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Post by sambeau » Thu, May 05, 2011, 10:45 PM UTC

Quite an unbalanced list in terms of cost:

  Standing                       $0
  Exercise Ball                 $15
  Herman Miller Aeron Chair  $1,150

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#7

Post by jquery » Thu, May 05, 2011, 10:47 PM UTC

Depends on what you want to optimize.

Health? Standing cured all my back problems and helped me lose weight.

Comfort? Nothing beats a couch and some pillows under your back.

I stand as much as I can then retreat to a soft couch when I get tired.

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Post by zerosanity » Thu, May 05, 2011, 10:52 PM UTC

While studying drafting in school I became attached to kneeling chairs.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, May 05, 2011, 10:53 PM UTC

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#10

Post by Osmose » Thu, May 05, 2011, 10:54 PM UTC

sambeau wrote: post #6

Quite an unbalanced list in terms of cost: Standing $0 Exercise Ball $15 Herman Miller Aeron Chair $1,150

You're forgetting the cost to change your home setup to support standing.

Of course, you can go very cheap and use cardboard boxes to hold up your monitor and keyboard.