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Hi Fellow Entrepreneurs,

What`s your favorite office chair? I`m starting to look for a new, ergonomic chair for my office that promotes good back health.  What do you think of those kneeling chairs? I`m 5`10" so I`m not sure if they make them for tall people. Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks!

Melanie

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Melanie Rembrandt
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My couch.

I`ve had some serious post-baby back issues, so I pretty much rotate through every chair in the house.

I had some hard-core back issues as well recently due to my sitting in front of this computerized machine too long.  I got a new chair about three months ago which has helped so much.

I just checked and it has no branding, markings, serial numbers or stickers on it anywhere, not even on the bottom of some post or anything.  Stupid chair designers.  I was all about to recommend it but how am I supposed to do so?

Alright, I just dug out the receipt to see what I could find out.  It says "Chair Mesh Quantum" and it was $300.  It is one of those black mesh chairs and I chose it because it was highly adjustable for that price range.  The more adjustable mesh chairs are usually in the $500+ range.  I don`t know what Quantum means on the receipt but I think it is a generic model made for Office Depot, which may be why it is a decent price.

It`s a good solid chair.  The back tilts and locks, and has a springiness adjustment.  The seat adjusts forward and back.  The arms move up and down and rotate outward or inward.  And of course the entire chair moves up and down.  I actually find myself using different adjustments all the time depending on my task at the desk.  This helps break up the monotony of sitting in the same position.  Lumbar support is good too.

Wow, I just wrote a whole positive chair review!  What do you think of that chair company?  Whoever you are.

Funny enough ... I just caught this post about a super comfy chair today. Maybe you should check it out!

Thanks for your advice. Wow Steve! Your chair sounds great - All it needs is a cup holder!

Too bad the chair company didn`t place their logo all over it. They would have received a nice publicity plug right now!

And that chair in the link you sent me sounds good too Nikole. I`ll do some research and see how much chair I can get for the money.

Thanks again,

Melanie

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Melanie Rembrandt
CEO, Rembrandt Communications®, LLC
Visit www.rembrandtwrites.com for valuable PR tips and SEO copywriting help!
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Do some research.  I did.  Research mostly involved sitting.  :)  My chair is similar to the one Nikole linked to, but maybe not quite as fancy.  It`s the same basic contemporary mesh chair style.

Have fun sitting!

Whatever chair you end up with, see if Kathy can make you a custom office chair slipcover!! LOL!! (Blatant self-promotion courtesy of me, who`s helping her out as we start a business.) 

Actually, I saw people using those kneeling chairs, and also the "bouncing ball" types of chairs, over at Andersen for a couple of years. The kneeling one probably does help your spine, but Jeez Louise!! what an annoying chair. The bouncing ball also helps with balance and back issues, but looks ridiculous.

I spend a lot of time in an office chair, and find that if it rocks back and forth, has wide, comfortable arms, and so on, I like it best. It should offer some lumbar support. When you use a mouse, you almost always rest your elbow on the chair arm, so it should be padded, and provide a nearly straight-line horizontal beteen your elbow and the mouse---so your wrist is straight.

It should adjust up and down, but all those other "ergonomic" adjustments are debatable. It should be heavy duty, and have 5 wheels, not four on the bottm. There likely should be a back that goes up to at least the middle of your shoulderblades. A headrest is nice. So an Executive height back is good. Or a tall "split back" type of chair. Not a "task chair."

We`re finding that you can get a very good chair for about $125-150. They`re often on sale, though, for closer to $90. The $35 chairs tend to break in about a year (with heavy use).

Thanks for the great information Craig! I have a feeling it`s going to take some time to find the chair that is "just right."

Melanie

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Melanie Rembrandt
CEO, Rembrandt Communications®, LLC
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Actually, it shouldn`t take all that long. The problem is to find places where you can actually SIT in the damn chair!! With Office Max, Office Depot, Walmart, and other places slowly reducing out their in-store stock, it`s getting to be a major problem.

Look around for anyplace that sells used office furniture in your area. At least they have the chairs and you can sit in them. Plus the prices are good. But to buy a chari sight-unseen is a real challenge, in my opinion.

(This is coming from being a piano player, playing on stage, and where what I was sitting on was crucial to all sorts of physical issues and onstage logistics.)

Sounds good Craig. Thanks!

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Melanie Rembrandt
CEO, Rembrandt Communications®, LLC
Visit www.rembrandtwrites.com for valuable PR tips and SEO copywriting help!
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