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kneeling chair / "yogachair" review
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 01:57 amOne of the reasons I finally decided on this Yogachair brand of kneeling chair was that it comes in several different pretty colors. Another thing that appealed to me was the curved bottom which makes a rocking motion possible. The design appears to be very similar to the more highly priced "Variable Balans" chair by Varier.
I've been using the chair for about a month now, whenever I'm using my home computer, and haven't felt the need to switch back to my regular chair. Surprisingly, the lack of a backrest does not bother me. I like the yogachair a lot.
Sitting up straight in the chair is easier to do and much more comfortable than in a regular chair. I also like that you can rock the chair even while doing something stationary like typing. I suppose that might be giving my back some extra exercise. You can also put your feet down on the floor and change into various non-kneeling positions.
It is possible to slouch in the chair, and I find myself doing that fairly often - either slouching my back, or slouching forward while leaning my arms against the table.
Due to my tendency to rock in the chair, it tends to move around some, so I have to reposition it fairly often. But it's light-weight (ten pounds), and very easy to move.
Occasionally, I put a folded blanket on the seat of the chair. Doing that increases the angle
of my legs, and gives my back more of a stretch. When I do that, I have to raise my laptop/monitor height a little, as I'm then sitting higher.
I'm 5'4" tall and weigh about 110 pounds. The chair fits me fairly well. I think it would fit shorter people too, but I'm not sure how well it would fit heavier people, or people with longer legs.
The wood parts of the chair are thick and solid. Due to the design of the chair, with no front connecting bar, the knee rests aren't entirely steady - they can wiggle a bit side to side as you shift around. Since I'm a wiggly person, I see that as a positive thing. But it's one reason I'm not sure the chair would be good for a large and/or heavy person. The website says that the max recommended weight is 250 pounds, but I'm not sure that I would trust someone of that weight to safely sit in my chair.
The cushions are firm and comfortable. I'll have to see how well they stand up over time, but for now they are fine.
Depending on how I sit/kneel in the chair, my toes touch the bottom wood rails. With my houseshoes on, my toes can touch the ground This doesn't bother me, but it may be more of a problem for someone with longer legs and larger feet.
The instructions that come with the chair advise you to check the screws every once in a while and to re-tighten them when necessary. The chair has a built-in holder for a small allen wrench that comes with it. Reviews by other people mention that the screws have a tendency to come loose. After using my chair for about 2 weeks, one of the knee pads was a little loose, so I tightened its screw as well as the other screws. It was simple to do. If the screws were to start coming loose often, I might drill some more holes and add more screws. The seat and knee rests are attached with both dowels and screws, so it should be relatively simple to replace the dowels with extra screws.
After using the chair for a month, I haven't noticed any improvement in my back problems. It may be because I still slouch too often. Or it may be that my back problems aren't related to how I sit at all. Nevertheless, I like the chair.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMNtyesb4ag
I've been using the chair for about a month now, whenever I'm using my home computer, and haven't felt the need to switch back to my regular chair. Surprisingly, the lack of a backrest does not bother me. I like the yogachair a lot.
Sitting up straight in the chair is easier to do and much more comfortable than in a regular chair. I also like that you can rock the chair even while doing something stationary like typing. I suppose that might be giving my back some extra exercise. You can also put your feet down on the floor and change into various non-kneeling positions.
It is possible to slouch in the chair, and I find myself doing that fairly often - either slouching my back, or slouching forward while leaning my arms against the table.
Due to my tendency to rock in the chair, it tends to move around some, so I have to reposition it fairly often. But it's light-weight (ten pounds), and very easy to move.
Occasionally, I put a folded blanket on the seat of the chair. Doing that increases the angle
of my legs, and gives my back more of a stretch. When I do that, I have to raise my laptop/monitor height a little, as I'm then sitting higher.
I'm 5'4" tall and weigh about 110 pounds. The chair fits me fairly well. I think it would fit shorter people too, but I'm not sure how well it would fit heavier people, or people with longer legs.
The wood parts of the chair are thick and solid. Due to the design of the chair, with no front connecting bar, the knee rests aren't entirely steady - they can wiggle a bit side to side as you shift around. Since I'm a wiggly person, I see that as a positive thing. But it's one reason I'm not sure the chair would be good for a large and/or heavy person. The website says that the max recommended weight is 250 pounds, but I'm not sure that I would trust someone of that weight to safely sit in my chair.
The cushions are firm and comfortable. I'll have to see how well they stand up over time, but for now they are fine.
Depending on how I sit/kneel in the chair, my toes touch the bottom wood rails. With my houseshoes on, my toes can touch the ground This doesn't bother me, but it may be more of a problem for someone with longer legs and larger feet.
The instructions that come with the chair advise you to check the screws every once in a while and to re-tighten them when necessary. The chair has a built-in holder for a small allen wrench that comes with it. Reviews by other people mention that the screws have a tendency to come loose. After using my chair for about 2 weeks, one of the knee pads was a little loose, so I tightened its screw as well as the other screws. It was simple to do. If the screws were to start coming loose often, I might drill some more holes and add more screws. The seat and knee rests are attached with both dowels and screws, so it should be relatively simple to replace the dowels with extra screws.
After using the chair for a month, I haven't noticed any improvement in my back problems. It may be because I still slouch too often. Or it may be that my back problems aren't related to how I sit at all. Nevertheless, I like the chair.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMNtyesb4ag