Wellness by Design Bonded Leather AIR Executive Office Chair, Brown | Ergonomic Stool w/ Black Vinyl Seat | Wooden Ergonomic Kneeling Posture Chair-Gray | ERGO Manager's Chair with Headrest, Black/Chrome | WellFit Aligned and Strong Ball Chair, Black | Wooden Ergonomic Kneeling Posture Chair- Black | Ergonomic Kneeling Posture Office Chair | PurAthletics Pro Series Ball Chair, Black | Ergonomic Kneeling Posture Office Chair With Back | Flash Furniture Ergonomic Shell Stacking Chair Black | Office Star Work Smart Professional Dual-Function Ergonomic High-Back Leather Chair, Black | Safco Zenergy Ball Chair, Select Color | Office Star Work Smart Ergonomic Knee Chair with Casters, Black | The chair is used so there is some wear and tear. I bought it at Sam's Club - scuffs on the arms - plastic outer coating is peeling on the seat. It's a "big-and-tall" chair so it's bigger for someone who is smaller like I am.
If you need a chair quickly this one will do, there's still some comfort left in it.After reading the myriad of articles about how sitting is slowly killing us, I became concerned. I’m a chair-all-day kinda gal and according to science, that’s worse than cigarettes. Since I’m a bit of a health nut, I finally decided to try the latest office furniture trend everyone has been talking about: a squatting desk. I asked some friends if they would dare me to use a squatting desk for a month and they all said, “Glenn, what is a squatting desk.” I bet myself $20 that I could do it. I also wanted to write an article about it and my editor said, “We aren’t asking you to do this, Glenn.” Everything was set, and now all I needed was to find a squatting desk. It was harder than I thought to find a squatting desk online, because apparently they “don’t exist.” So I made one myself out of a wooden box I found in our supply closet. Worked like a charm. Only downside is that I can’t use my squatting desk if someone needs this wooden box.
The desk was a great price: free! When Monday rolled around, I said goodbye to sedentary life and threw away my chair.* *(editor’s note: We did not tell Glenn to throw away the chair. It was a very nice chair. We had to fish it out of the garbage.) I started going numb after the first few hours. Mainly in the butt area. I knew that in the long run it would be better for my health, but I wasn’t sure if I could make it through the day. I thought of the $20 I had promised to give myself and decided to stick with it. The constant squatting is definitely affecting my body. Because I was in the “going poop” position all day, it tricked me into thinking I had to poop more often. I didn’t, but it felt like it. I also farted a little bit more, which was bad for Katherine, who I sit near. Today someone told me what a “standing” desk was. It seems weird to me that people would want to use a standing desk when a squatting desk is an option, but hey, to each their own.
Being a good journalist*, however, I borrowed a standing desk from Josh. It wasn’t as fun. So I went back to the squatting desk. Maybe I’m getting used to this whole squatting thing? *(editor’s note: Glenn’s job description is not, nor has it ever been, “journalist”) I was in a TON of pain all day, which means it’s working. Today was rough, because I wore high heels to work. Not a great idea because high heels are tiny prisons for your feet to begin with, but squatting made wearing them way more uncomfortable. That’s the last time THIS author wears heels to the office. My body has gotten used to squatting and I’m farting a lot less. This made Katherine – and HR – a lot happier. I can feel my body repairing the years of damage my regular desk had done. I’m loving this new healthy lifestyle. A squat-freak, you could say. I encouraged all my co-workers to call me “Glenn the squat-freak.” So far, only Celeste has taken to it. Another benefit of a squatting desk is that you can bring it anywhere, so I’ve been taking my squatting desk to different areas of the office for a change of scenery.