Re:The tyranny of chairs: why we need better design
by amatecha on Sunday August 30, 2020 @04:36PM
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It's good to move around a lot, yeah. But in a few years you will find that the position you sit does indeed matter. It's actually super easy to sit "correctly" in a chair though, to avoid the typical problems. I wish I learned it way earlier, because my posture is terrible as a result of my years and years of slouching in chairs at a computer for hours on end. I sat on a stupid wooden chair for most of my teenage years, for literally hours and hours -- and I never sat "correctly" in that chair.
Check out how these guys suggest to adjust their chair -- you can follow this with any adjustable chair and you will be 100% good to go IMO: https://www.hermanmiller.com/content/dam/hermanmiller/docume... (PDF)
So far, my body has been happy spending extended amounts of time in any chair I set under it. Including the staple dining chair, or uncushioned outdoor wooden chair.
However, I rarely sit still for long periods of time. I'm constantly shifting my position and doing all sorts of seated acrobatics to relieve tension and get variation. (I do this also in fancy ergonomic chairs.) Maybe this is what makes it work? I have no idea.