I have found that, for me, the best chair for sitting at the computer is a fit ball. That is what they are called in this part of the country but they do go by other names. There is a short video included to show what a fit ball is.

There are several reasons that I prefer using a fit ball as a chair. First of all, it is really comfortable and one can’t help but maintain good posture. When using the fit ball as a chair, the core muscles are called upon to keep your balance. This is a means of doing some passive exercise while sitting at the computer. It is good exercise for the abdominal muscles which help to hold your balance.

If you happen to have to move often, say from apartment to apartment, the fit ball is so much easier to transport than an office chair. It simply deflates and can be placed in something as small as a grocery shopping bag. At the new location, it just takes a few minutes to re-inflate.

Here is the video that I mentioned previously:

Catherine

[tags]fit ball, chair, computer, exercise, posture, balance, core muscles[/tags]