Feedback on Swopper? Autor de la hebra: Francoise Perigaut
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I'm currently testing a Swopper and I wanted to know if other people here have one and how happy they are with it. Is it really worth the price in your opinion, with more hindsight than me with my 2 weeks trial period?
I have no real back pain troubles, but I know I have a very bad body posture when working at the computer and strenghtening my back muscles wouldn't be a bad thing.
On one hand, I'm very tempted, but on the other hand, I'm afraid I might regret to have pu... See more I'm currently testing a Swopper and I wanted to know if other people here have one and how happy they are with it. Is it really worth the price in your opinion, with more hindsight than me with my 2 weeks trial period?
I have no real back pain troubles, but I know I have a very bad body posture when working at the computer and strenghtening my back muscles wouldn't be a bad thing.
On one hand, I'm very tempted, but on the other hand, I'm afraid I might regret to have put so much money into a chair which isn't really comfortable. Certainly beneficial, I can already feel the improvement, but I don't find it really comfortable, even with the back rest.
(For those who don't know what a Swopper is – it's pretty famouse in Germany, but probably not everywhere:
http://www.swopper.de/en/
I'm testing the "Swopper Work".) ▲ Collapse
| | | | Ana Malovrh 
Eslovenia
Local time: 15:41
Miembro 2010
alemán al esloveno
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| had a similar chair - good for few hours per day | Mar 1, 2011 |
Hello Francoise,
I can't speak for the chair you are mentioning but:
I had a similar chair, it's called Spinalis Basic http://www.spinalis.com/
The chair is great if one sits on it for few hours a day.
If you sit on it for 8 hours or more every day, you can get tired, after a while you don't sit on it as you are supposed to and then you get the opposite and ev... See more Hello Francoise,
I can't speak for the chair you are mentioning but:
I had a similar chair, it's called Spinalis Basic http://www.spinalis.com/
The chair is great if one sits on it for few hours a day.
If you sit on it for 8 hours or more every day, you can get tired, after a while you don't sit on it as you are supposed to and then you get the opposite and even more unpleasant result. I could hardly sit on it after about one year and had to buy an "ordinary" office chair.
It is a great change for a while.
I guess it would be ok if you had an "ordinary" office chair and this one and change them every now and then.
It also depends on how your sitting habits are, because each individual has his/her own ways of sitting especially when they get tired or they are heavily concentrating on the translation for example. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Anne Lee
Reino Unido
Local time: 14:41
Miembro 2003
neerlandés al inglés
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| You need back support | Mar 1, 2011 |
Beware of marketing gimmicks. Support for your back is vital when you spend many hours behind the computer. If you want to strengthen your back muscles, I would suggest that you go to a gym or do press-ups. - I am probably older than you, but I wouldn't be without my trusted leather office chair.
| | | | Anja Weggel
Local time: 15:41
Miembro 2007
inglés al alemán
| trust your instinct | Mar 1, 2011 |
You really have to be comfortable in your chair. I have a (rather expensive) ergonomic chair which is perfect for me, while my father hates it. It just doesn't fit his anatomy well.
I also agree with Anne on the back support issue. I am not fond of the gymnastics balls some people can sit on, my back aches when I just look at it. My point is, you need to try it yourself and feel good in your chair no matter what the brochure says.
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| An alternative: chair for varying the sitting posture | Mar 1, 2011 |
Another suggestion would be using an office chair designed to encourage you to vary your sitting posture:
http://www.ergodepot.com/HAG_Capisco_p/8106.htm
It does not force you to sit straight, and for me it works very well.
But then, as Anne says, strengthening your back muscles is also important. I'm afraid no chair will do that for you. ... See more Another suggestion would be using an office chair designed to encourage you to vary your sitting posture:
http://www.ergodepot.com/HAG_Capisco_p/8106.htm
It does not force you to sit straight, and for me it works very well.
But then, as Anne says, strengthening your back muscles is also important. I'm afraid no chair will do that for you.
I have found Pilates training to be very helpful. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | I have two chairs | Mar 1, 2011 |
I have two different office chairs and use whichever one my body prefers at the moment.
One is a more or less conventional executive chair with an adjustable high back, adjustable headrest and adjustable lumbar support. Instead of the usual leather, it is upholstered with thick mesh fabric. I must admit I occasionally work in the nude, and a ventilated seat feels much better against the skin than a leather one, which gets all sticky. The armrests are adjustable, too, and in the topmost pos... See more I have two different office chairs and use whichever one my body prefers at the moment.
One is a more or less conventional executive chair with an adjustable high back, adjustable headrest and adjustable lumbar support. Instead of the usual leather, it is upholstered with thick mesh fabric. I must admit I occasionally work in the nude, and a ventilated seat feels much better against the skin than a leather one, which gets all sticky. The armrests are adjustable, too, and in the topmost position they allow me to sit cross-legged, which was actually the main reason I bought it in the first place. I think this one is the best of about half a dozen office chairs I've had in my life, despite being quite inexpensive - I got it at Tesco for something like 120 euros a couple of years ago.
The other one is a kneeling chair, approximately like this one:
http://www.officechairadvice.com/images/assets/reviews/wing-kneeling-chair-large.jpg
This one is a bit like the one you are considering. It isn't something you want to use all the time, but it gives you a refreshing change of posture for a few hours.
[Edited at 2011-03-01 13:02 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | | More input from polls | Mar 1, 2011 |
http://www.proz.com/polls/search
If you type in "chair" here you'll get reactions to a couple of poll questions asked and the responses may be of interest. My question raised some comments about the Swopper.
Cheers
Noni
| | | | Ana Malovrh
Eslovenia
Local time: 15:41
Miembro 2010
alemán al esloveno
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| balance cushion | Mar 11, 2011 |
I recently tried a balance cushion and it is almost the same as these wobbly chairs, plus it costs way way less and it promotes blood circulation as well.
It is great as an occasional change like the one I suggested earlier.
It looks like this
[Edited at 2011-03-11 10:48 GMT]
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Francoise Perigaut
Alemania
Local time: 15:41
alemán al francés
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PERSONA QUE INICIÓ LA HEBRA
Thanks to everybody for the input and sorry for not having answered earlier, I've had a couple of very busy weeks.
I really was on the edge of giving it back and just use a balance cushion, like GerSi suggested. I had never heard of it and it seems to be a good, cheap option indeed.
Actually, I probably should have tested that before testing the Swopper. I've read of a few people here in Germany who use a "Togu" cushion and are very happy with it.
But in the end, ... See more Thanks to everybody for the input and sorry for not having answered earlier, I've had a couple of very busy weeks.
I really was on the edge of giving it back and just use a balance cushion, like GerSi suggested. I had never heard of it and it seems to be a good, cheap option indeed.
Actually, I probably should have tested that before testing the Swopper. I've read of a few people here in Germany who use a "Togu" cushion and are very happy with it.
But in the end, and after having hesitated a lot, I decided to keep the Swopper, even though I'm aware it's a bit irrational and there are many other, cheaper options. But I felt like treating myself to it because I find it really fun, it's a very different feeling compared with the other chairs I've used or tested before (it feels a bit like doing gym or jogging in front of the PC). I know I might be fed up with it in one year, but never mind, I'm enjoying it right now. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Francoise Perigaut
Alemania
Local time: 15:41
alemán al francés
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PERSONA QUE INICIÓ LA HEBRA | Back support | Mar 26, 2011 |
Anne Lee wrote:
Beware of marketing gimmicks. Support for your back is vital when you spend many hours behind the computer. If you want to strengthen your back muscles, I would suggest that you go to a gym or do press-ups. - I am probably older than you, but I wouldn't be without my trusted leather office chair. I have a model with a backrest (the "Work" model).
So it's a bit like having two seats in one. I often use it as a stool when I'm typing, but as soon as I feel my back is getting "tight", or for proofreading, I can lean on the backrest. It would be way too exhausting otherwise, even if the manufacturer claims it is designed to be used without a backrest and can be used 8 hours a day. I certainly couldn't do that.
As for the gym option, I know it would be more rational, but it's not really a long-term option for me, I know myself by now (I'm not that young, I'm over 40) and that's why I was looking for a way to combine some exercise for my back with all that time I spend in front of my PC. So far it's working quite well, but I've been using it for only one month.
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