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[Nitro]

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Size15s said:
Based on what you've written Nitro, I spoke with an Ergo bod at work. Here is a summary:

Firstly you shouldn't sit for 10 hours straight!
It is incredibly bad for your health. You need at least 5 minutes in every hour away from your desk; walking around or at least standing (anything but sitting).
The key is to be able to change posture whilst sitting so you constantly move and 'feed' your back, if you
are static for long periods of time then your back will suffer. This means not locking your chair and setting it up so you "float" supported in it.

There are several good chairs out there that will allow such movement but obviously we [FIRA] can not recommend any one chair over another because we are independant and test for everybody. Significantly, there are many other factors
involved in selection of a chair.

We would recommend a chair that has the FIRA Ergonomics Excellence Award.
If the user is going to be sitting for long periods, then such a chair will be of great benefit.
Its simply a case of try the chairs and see what's best for you.

Herman Miller - Aeron, Mirra
Steelcase - Please 2
Giroflex - G64
BMA Ergonomics - Axia
RH Form - RH4, Activ
Human Scale - Freedom

FIRA - Setting the Standards. It pays to belong.

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Actually, I do get up and walk around every fews hours. I'm not sitting constantly. But I do spend at least 10 hours a day in the chair. I work at home, so during the week, I'm working from the time I get up to the time I go to bed. I take breaks to eat, run with the dog, coffee, bathroom etc, and I do float a lot. I'd say I don't spend more then 2 or 3 hours without getting up for something.

No Bodybilt on that list? I would think they would be.

Anyway, looks like I'll have to try some out.

Thanks for you help.

 

[J_Oei]

Here is another recommendation for the HumanScale.

I had an Aeron at one place where I worked, and I thought
it was great. (And then I got laid off...)
But, I picked up a bunch of consultanting jobs that I could
do from my house. So, I started looking for a chair because
I would probably be in it about 10 hrs a day.

I ended up getting a HumanScale Freedom and it has been great. The customer service is even better. One of my kids had come in and wanted to sit next to Daddy, so he sat on the arm rest and snapped it. I called HumanScale and they sent out the replacement parts next day air. Easy to install, and the chair was as good as new. (No more sitting on arm rests though...)

I am now back at work full time, and miss mt chair back home. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon23.gif

 

[Size15's]

The American market is rather different from the British [European]... The Steelcases and Herman Millers of the world often offer totally different furniture in the States.