Costco has a lot of good stuffs, but not those chairs. I have tried all of them in the warehouse I visited, and they are all bad.
No of hours rating is a good proxy. I once bought office chair from Office Depot that’s rated for 10 hours of sitting. That chair is not bad. I think it costed around $300.
I later developed a lot of pains throughout the body. And officially I have tendonitis on my left shoulder and both wrists. My shoulder blades are also very tight. I since visited a lot of therapists from different professions. One of the many reasons caused this is how I sit.
Rather than telling you which chair I sit, I’ll tell you what I learnt. First, the more expensive the better. The one I now sit is ~£1000 (recommended by professional service). Once tried that out I know how limiting my previous chair is to achieve good ergonomics.
Basically you want everything to be adjustable so that the chair fits you. Every chair allows you to adjust height, and also how much it leans forward/backward. But the relative position to where you sit to your thigh is also important. And also adjustable lumbar support in both height and amount (how much it protrude). Head rest should be adjustable, for instance my neck is tighter than other people so it needs to be adjusted to be more forward.
Once your chair gives you enough degree of freedom to fit your body, you aim to make it neutral, and have movements. Observe any tension you might have after adjustments. Then re-adjust accordingly to eliminate tension. But don’t just keep that neutral position and think you’re done. Have natural movements, make small changes often just so that you’re not in the exact same posture for too long.
Repeat the same for other things, keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc.
After all those therapies, my body just never went back to normal. Those treatments and exercises just help me not worsening it and manage the pain. It’s here with me forever. Prevent it before it is too late. Take care.
No of hours rating is a good proxy. I once bought office chair from Office Depot that’s rated for 10 hours of sitting. That chair is not bad. I think it costed around $300.
I later developed a lot of pains throughout the body. And officially I have tendonitis on my left shoulder and both wrists. My shoulder blades are also very tight. I since visited a lot of therapists from different professions. One of the many reasons caused this is how I sit.
Rather than telling you which chair I sit, I’ll tell you what I learnt. First, the more expensive the better. The one I now sit is ~£1000 (recommended by professional service). Once tried that out I know how limiting my previous chair is to achieve good ergonomics.
Basically you want everything to be adjustable so that the chair fits you. Every chair allows you to adjust height, and also how much it leans forward/backward. But the relative position to where you sit to your thigh is also important. And also adjustable lumbar support in both height and amount (how much it protrude). Head rest should be adjustable, for instance my neck is tighter than other people so it needs to be adjusted to be more forward.
Once your chair gives you enough degree of freedom to fit your body, you aim to make it neutral, and have movements. Observe any tension you might have after adjustments. Then re-adjust accordingly to eliminate tension. But don’t just keep that neutral position and think you’re done. Have natural movements, make small changes often just so that you’re not in the exact same posture for too long.
Repeat the same for other things, keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc.
After all those therapies, my body just never went back to normal. Those treatments and exercises just help me not worsening it and manage the pain. It’s here with me forever. Prevent it before it is too late. Take care.