| i myself do get up a lot. always up and down, also that is one reason i got the two chairs, i liked it better getting up to move between them rather then just rolling over to the other desk.
in our previous office we had a RSI person come in too - there were some common things most people did wrong, don’t dangle your feet, nor chair too low. back position etc - most adjusted but usually went back to their old habits anyway. as a last resort before i bough the aerons after giving up on all the “office” chairs i even used one of those knee chairs (anyone else remember those) like a kneeling scooter - it was ok but just seemed to shift the body issues elsewhere for me.
i had a few terrible years of wrist pain long ago, but the aerons and a proper desk height cured that - been years since i’ve had that carpel tunnel pain…
it is what fits you and your body best, i just have had excellent results with my aerons so it’s what suits you best (i bet at your height you would need the large aeron for sure - most offices i go to seem to be the medium) once you know the dimple thing about aerons i will often check other chairs at other places to see the size - though once you are used to seeing the different sizes you can usually tell the apart easily enough.
- one thing that i noticed with other “padded” chairs is that i would crush the padding and eventually i could feel myself sitting on the hard plywood underneath (or plastic in some cases)
not to get gross - but there is the dreaded H word that can come from sitting too much - especially on hard surfaces and my first sign of that issue all those years ago made me change my sitting habits right away. very happy to say that i’ve not ever had H issues since, i’d like to think the good support of the aeron as well as the vented design helps with a good sitting temperature so your not too hot in your butt and legs etc - etc another positive as we get older and our bodies fall apart.
again not to get gross or into too much info - my dad always had H issues, so i grew up hearing all the issues with it and just thought everyone had those problems at they got older and i supposed that i was going to be the same way when i got older - and am so happy that i don’t have the same problems. i wonder if it was the chairs they had in their offices that contributed.
but we who make living sitting on our butts have many same worries like lower back issue, etc… so better to share the info. chairs are like a good bicycle - it needs to fit your size and body dimensions - they aren’t really one size fits all (though you can use one that way, long term your body will feel it)
good luck and i hope you can find a chair that fits your needs perfect.
dann
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“You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” -Ayn Rand
And to add to that, I use to work at an office that had an ergonomics specialist on staff. The thing that stuck with me she said even though there are some general things you can do to improve RSIs and back pain, "it's not about a single perfect position or chair, it's about changing your setup constantly" - change your chair height, arm height, lumbar position, even chairs entirely, never stay in the same position day in day out. it's the repetition of singular stresses that wear out that weak link in your body.
I am pretty sure I have some kind of sciatica, but I do yoga with my wife, I lift weights, I do core and stamina training... I have lost over 30lbs in the last year and it has improved my back pain dramatically. But there's still only so much you can do when you sit all day, and I am literally wearing out my current chair, so it's time for an upgrade.
I also get up at least 2x an hour, I am easily distracted, so that's nice. Ironically I never had back pain when I was a smoker because of all the breaks I took. But all other aspects of my life have also improved dramatically since I quit, so it's a fair trade.
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