My new home (office) chair
Today my new office chair arrived, which I am using at home. After years of Ikea office chairs I decided to buy a good ergonomic chair for myself – the HAG Capisco. At work I am currently sitting on some cheap office chair which regularly causes back pain. The manager who bought it, is actually proud of the money he saved. Years ago I had the same problem and was able to convince them to get me and some colleagues Herman Miller ‘Mirra’ chairs. First the Mira worked very well but then after a couple of years problems started to come back. The Mirra, just like its more expensive big brother ‘Aeron’, is very comfortable but that caused me to move even less, which has not been good at all for my back muscles.
The Capisco follows a different concept. “The Saddle Chair” design of this chair is based on the dynamic sitting position of the horseman and is supposed to keep you and your back more active and flexible. The chair back is not intended for support.
Since the back muscles must be used for holding yourself upright, I am hoping that my back muscles will regain strength and help me to get rid of the occasional pain.
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Hi,
I’m thinking of buying this chair. Do you still use it? Have you found that your back muscles were able to deal with it? I’m interested in what your opinion is after a year.
Thanks!
I am not working as much at my home office as I thought I would be, so I can’t really give a good answer. I still like the chair. It might not be the most comfortable to sit on for 8 hours, but I think that’s exactly one of the aspects – one should not get to comfortable and stop moving.