How to cope with sitting at a desk all day...Has anyone tried a kneeling chair?

I get up and walk around a lot. Just going down to the break room to get ice and water helps.

I know a person who removed his chair and elevated his desk so that he could stand at it and work. That might not be great for training, but he felt he was more productive and probably expended more energy.

Those are the Vibram Five Fingers of chairs. Guaranteed to kill any chance of office romance with the possible exception of bipolar cat lovers.

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I'd think twice about the physio ball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut-_M1Tib2s

Not practical but I read somewhere about a guy who installed a treadmill at his desk and he walks about 1-2 mph while working and found it helpful for his concentration and his work.

You could try standing at your desk. There are a few people in my office that do it.

Can anyone answer the question?

I have sat in one before and I really liked it. I have been watching for one at a garage sale.

i had one when i was a kid because i liked the one lisa simpson had in her room. i found sitting on it for more than half an hour actually hurt my back more than a regular chair. but, i was an 8 year old girl, not a grown man, so i imagine your physiology is quite different than mine was.

I've sat in kneeling chairs quite a bit in a shared office and always find them tough on the knees and back. Too much pressure on the knees and not enough support for the back.

i agree with the above assesment - i had one and found that I couldn't sit in it for more than 45 minutes without it bothering my back and knees.

Just get up and do this stretch 3 or 4 times a day.

http://www.julstro.com/what_happens_exactly.html

Psoas stretch bottom of page

I started standing at my desk a few years ago and it's much better than sitting. I used a plastic crate for the keyboard, and a higher stand for the monitor.

At night I set the monitor under a table at home and sit on the floor, with the keyboard on a flat piece of wood on my lap. I like the variety between standing and sitting on the floor. This gives me more flexibility in my body and move positions for movement.

I also want to know which chair is best

I thought I had a comfortable desk chair in my home office, but that was when I only sat in it for a couple hours per day. Now that I'm working exclusively from home and sitting in that chair 8-10 hours per day, it sucks--even with frequent breaks. I need a better chair.

I'm trying a kneeling chair and it might provide a helpful break once in a while, but it bugs my knees and surely isn't a full-time solution.