[thelist] Office Furniture
Hassan Schroeder
hassan at webtuitive.com
Wed Sep 5 13:35:21 CDT 2001
".jeff" wrote:
> you may already have chairs, but if you can afford it, *DON'T* skimp on
> them. if you wanna be able to walk fully upright after a long day of work
> then you need a good, supportive chair.
... and while I was just going to skip this thread, I feel compelled
to present the contrarian view :-)
Consider alternatives to chairs. Chairs *suck*. All chairs. They
foster poor posture and all of its various manifestations. I just
*hate* chairs. YMMV.
Options:
1) sit cross-legged on a floor pillow (with monitors, keyboards and
whatnot at appropriate heights, of course! A plastic storage
crate holds hanging file folders *and* is perfect height for
a keyboard, at least for me).
2) try the backless kneeling "chairs" (no reference, but I saw one
in a store a few days ago so they still make 'em); they seem
comfortable but I've never used one for any length of time,
being happy with option 1 ...
These work with standard height desks, though, so you can
alternate with a standard chair until your back muscles get
used to supporting your own body weight (what a concept!).
3) there are adjustable-height working surfaces that let you work
standing or sitting; again, no direct experience ...
4) gravity boots and ... OK, OK, just kidding.
Still - #1 is easiest and cheapest, you can pet the dog and the
cats without reaching, it keeps you limber - did I mention that I
just *hate* chairs? :-)
FWIW!
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