Office chairs for people who can't stop sitting on their feet.

Submitted by smegdawg t3_zmvbsx in BuyItForLife

I've got this nasty habit of tucking my foot/shoe under me when i sit down at my desk chair. This habit has resulted in my current chair (some no name straight backed pleather thing) breaking down right about where my shoe goes.

Pretty par for the course for most objects in my life.

The best choice would likely be to kick the habit...realistically I am not going to do that.

Does anyone else have a similar habit and a chair recommendation to go with it?

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JackalopeRider t1_j0dcflz wrote

I also do this! I MUST sit cross legged. I can't help myself. I'm a super fidgety sitter. I don't know if this is within your budget but I've had a pipersong meditation chair for several months. It has been great! It is pretty expensive for an office chair but it has so many possible sitting positions and unlike other meditation style chairs it has a back!

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regaphysics t1_j0e5djs wrote

My wife is like this and the best option (for a regular style chair) - as silly as it may sound - is those huge executive chairs you see at staples. They are mega wide, which is what you need.

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superduper1022 t1_j0fmwc6 wrote

I also sit on one foot, but I stopped doing it once I got an adjustable desk. It turns out that I wanted to be a couple inches closer to the desktop and I was using my leg to give me a boost. A taller chair wouldn't have the same effect because I hate having my legs dangling.

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APileOfLooseDogs t1_j0r1y41 wrote

Seconding this! I’m also a very fidgety sitter, but it’s actually because most desks and tables are just a tiny bit too high for me (and I’m the exact average height for my demographics, go figure). I only realized this after I sat at a lower-than-average desk for the first time, and after a full work day, I thought “huh, that’s weird, I’m much less sore than usual.”

After consulting a few desk height calculators online, I’m currently shopping around for a table or desk that will go low enough, and it’s surprisingly difficult. This probably won’t help OP on their BIFL quest, but the best option I’ve found (that I can afford) is from Ikea.

OP, try looking up some desk height calculators, and use that to guide your search. If your desk is not a good height for you, then you’ll keep putting undue strain on any chair you buy, in a subconscious attempt to get comfortable.

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Appropriate-Row-8171 t1_j0fl916 wrote

I do the same thing. Steel case think chair. 3 years going strong.

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AkashicMemory t1_j1044p3 wrote

I do that because I'm short and the seats are so deep that my knees fold before the end of the seat, preventing my lower back from resting comfortably on the back of the chair. You might try a chair where you can rest your feet somehow so that you can be comfortable. My solution was to get a tilting foot rest to put under my desk. It works, but I still sometimes want to sit the same way because I turn around in my chair and have the same problem.

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Medium_Brood5095 t1_j0f70mn wrote

Buy something with a mesh seat like a Herman miller. They have like a 12 year warranty, so you can basically 'amortize' the cost over that time period, most people find them very comfortable, and you wouldn't want to sit on your foot on a mesh chair. Also you should probably consider if there's a psychological/behavioural reason why you're using that body language which is very submissive.

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smegdawg OP t1_j0f7rqt wrote

Very submissive?

It's comfortable.

Lying here on the couch positioned the same way.

Imagine crossing your leg "male style." But instead of the leg on the top. put it on the bottom

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Necessary-Mission443 t1_j0i1teg wrote

You’re the one with psychological problems, you’ve spent too much time on your bizarre analysis of “submissive” seating positions. Maybe you’ll make it out of the closet one day. Usually the worst type of people are the ones railing against being woke, virtue signaling or social justice. You have serious issues.

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MissPearl t1_j0k3bai wrote

Speaking as an honest to god domme who likes sitting mermaid style or with one leg tucked under her... wat?

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