Over the past few years I've tried a number of chairs, including some so called championed ergonomic chairs, and I just never truly get on with any of them!
I'm not the tallest guy at 165cm, but that usually means I have no issues fitting into the most common types of chairs, so that's not really the issue, it's just that chairs which attempt to shove my lumbar too much where it is noticeable end up agitating my lower back after some time. I lift heavy weights a few times a week, so it's not like it is an issue with my muscles or posture either - maybe I just have a weirdly straight lumbar which is easily bothered by these kinds of chairs?
For the past couple of years I was using a Steelcase Gesture, but I noticed over time I wouldn't really ever sit properly on it because whenever I did lean back into it (or recline for long periods of time), the lumbar support just killed my lower back and I never did get used to that, and I certainly gave it enough time. I also really missed having some way of properly reclining while resting my head, and Steelcase's headrests are all complete crap.
Before that, I spent 3 years on a DXRacer. Was it comfortable? Sure, but after 3 years I started getting lower back pain because, as it turns out, these chairs with flat backs don't properly support your lower back (creating gaps) that lumbar cushions just do not properly fix (and again, would dig into my back if I raised it up too much).
The chairs I've actually never had any issues with comfort on even for extended periods of seating are... the cheap crappy executive style ones, ironically enough. They don't last too long, but they never caused me issues either (granted, I was younger then and late teens, but I'm still young at 27!). My favourite one was some microfibre chair that I had no idea of the name any more, I just remember stealing it from @mrk when I saw it in some of his old pictures
. It didn't have the highest back, but was good enough for resting my head on with my height regardless.
Currently, I'm a few days into an IKEA MARKUS, and once again, while it seems I'm perfectly built for everything else the chair offers (seat is good, armrests are a perfect height, I am in love with having a high backed chair I can lean fully into again and just recline far back without feeling like my head wants to fall off eventually), that damn lumbar foam is causing me discomfort because it's just too intense... and it's just a bit of god-damned foam.
So... am I the only one finding out that apparently what I actually like is a nice plush chair with good padding for support and I just drank the ergo chair kool-aid?
I'm not the tallest guy at 165cm, but that usually means I have no issues fitting into the most common types of chairs, so that's not really the issue, it's just that chairs which attempt to shove my lumbar too much where it is noticeable end up agitating my lower back after some time. I lift heavy weights a few times a week, so it's not like it is an issue with my muscles or posture either - maybe I just have a weirdly straight lumbar which is easily bothered by these kinds of chairs?
For the past couple of years I was using a Steelcase Gesture, but I noticed over time I wouldn't really ever sit properly on it because whenever I did lean back into it (or recline for long periods of time), the lumbar support just killed my lower back and I never did get used to that, and I certainly gave it enough time. I also really missed having some way of properly reclining while resting my head, and Steelcase's headrests are all complete crap.
Before that, I spent 3 years on a DXRacer. Was it comfortable? Sure, but after 3 years I started getting lower back pain because, as it turns out, these chairs with flat backs don't properly support your lower back (creating gaps) that lumbar cushions just do not properly fix (and again, would dig into my back if I raised it up too much).
The chairs I've actually never had any issues with comfort on even for extended periods of seating are... the cheap crappy executive style ones, ironically enough. They don't last too long, but they never caused me issues either (granted, I was younger then and late teens, but I'm still young at 27!). My favourite one was some microfibre chair that I had no idea of the name any more, I just remember stealing it from @mrk when I saw it in some of his old pictures
. It didn't have the highest back, but was good enough for resting my head on with my height regardless.Currently, I'm a few days into an IKEA MARKUS, and once again, while it seems I'm perfectly built for everything else the chair offers (seat is good, armrests are a perfect height, I am in love with having a high backed chair I can lean fully into again and just recline far back without feeling like my head wants to fall off eventually), that damn lumbar foam is causing me discomfort because it's just too intense... and it's just a bit of god-damned foam.
So... am I the only one finding out that apparently what I actually like is a nice plush chair with good padding for support and I just drank the ergo chair kool-aid?
