Sitting Habits While Browsing BWS

Perhaps a strange topic, but thought it could lead places. I was just wondering how everyone else sits while browsing on the computer. We have an old well-used stenographer's chair on wheels. I've noticed recently (because of knee and leg pain) that I always sit with my ankles intricately entwined around each other and toes in very weird positions. I have to constantly untangle them and try to sit with both feet flat on the floor.

What about others?

Very strange indeed, Eagle Heart. It's like one of those phone calls from girlfriends that start of with: "whaddyaduin"

I seem to have been in front of the computer for most of today as I was working from home. I cannot put my feet up in the office but, can manage to do that at home. I have changed into my pajamas though so, that's what I look like right now while pounding away. Too hot for a dressing gown but, unless Dee invites Larry over, I might have to put it on.

I have the regular computer chair with good lumbar support although I have got to have an ottoman under my desk to put my legs on. I've dangled them long enough today.

What do you mean toes in every direction? All ten of them in different ways?

Great topic Eagle... I have a high back leather executive office chair, but I too usually put one foot behind the other at the ankle or rest one foot up on my toes. I use to get a cramp so I tried this and it works great...Every hour I jump up and run down the long hallway and around the kitchen. I use a kitchen timer set for every hour. I also wriggle and stretch my toes alot at night while in my recliner, feet up, crocheting and watching TV... Since I've done this, no more leg or foot pain.

I have to be in a rocking chair. I am in a rocker recliner, left leg over the left arm of the chair, right leg cross wise in the chair. I have never NOT been in a rocking chair while at BWS. My other habit is the eating of the ice cream straight from carton while at BWS. I can consume many calories without realizing it. Plus I get too involved in reading so I get lazy and don't want to get up to put the carton away. At work, I have a box under my desk to put my feet on.

heavy wooden chair with a zebra chair pad. My feet are on the shelf (where the E-drive sits) under the computer desk.

I'm sitting in a 15 yr. old computer desk chair with an adjustable back with rollaway caster wheel-feet. it is adjustable in height ..which I found handy for...oil painting when seated before a large easel. It does not have arm rests. I deliberately chose one with this criteria...it comes from learning about computer ergonomics at a session by a ergonimist at session during a library conference that I attended. he came from the national Canadian Occupational health and Safety Directorate...a non-profit organization.

He gave many excellent tips in chair selection, height of computer screen, keyboard, hand positioning on mouse, etc.

That session provided very useful for myself personally ..and also professionally since I have managed several libraries where I had to be concerned about departmental employees who spent long days in front of the computer.

usually I just sit simply in the chair at home in front of computer. After all, I currently have a job where 80% of my time is in front of the computer.

I don't have my own laptop and try to avoid. I find their ergonomics gives me pains all over... The thought having the laptop propped in my lap/on coffee table..pains me abit. Literally. I've tried it by borrowing laptop from work...

Actually, I find it fascinating how people sit, think and type here at BWS. I'm at work now in the wee hours so am at a typical desk in the clinical work area. At home, I sit in a well worn office chair at a wooden desk. I generally jump into a chair with my right leg under me....funny we should be talking about this now! My right leg has been quite uncomfortable recently and I have a hunch it's from sitting like a kid for all these years....woe is me, yet another sign of my age.

Sitting in a comfy office chair at home, and I spin around in it if
a page takes more than 2 seconds to load.

I ive in a cottage (cottarhouse) with extention and attic rooms.Short on cupboards these people in 1845 worked on farms subsided by keeping hens and a pig hence a large garden.They had few possessions.People had a chest (kist) kept under the beds.
So I use space well.A cabinet maker build a shelve under a window sill with a retractable desk for this laptop.I sit beside this in a very comfortable armchair.Turn a little and hey presto my computer is at hand.Is my right hand.When not in use it tidily goes back.Some times even with feet on a footstool.We do have a work /sewing room with the main computer when I have long work to attend to.
Mountain ash

I sit almost anywhere and drag my laptop around. My favorite spot is an oversized chair, coffee cup resting on the arm (yes, the chair is very stained) and my feet up on the ottoman. When the computer gets a bit to warm, or I need a refill, it sits on the ottoman waiting patiently for me to return.

Eagle, try yoga toes. (google it) I swear by my yoga toes after I have been on my feet all day in heels.

Fabric covered desk chair with adjustable height and adjustable back with non-adjustable armrests, it came from Staples or Office Depot I think. It sits on a plastic floor protector to protect the hardwood floor underneath. Usually have my legs crossed or my feet resting on the shelf under the desk. And I'm usually barefoot and in shorts and a t-shirt! And both dogs are usually right behind me.......good company (although one of them snores really loud!!)

my desk is on a half-wall in the family room (no room in my bead room!) and I can look into the kitchen. Nice piece of oak furniture as most of this room is oak. My chair is probably older than I am and a whole lot sturdier. I got it at a yard sale for $1 and it's one of the few pieces of furniture that came with me to California. I cut 3 pieces of particle board to get the computer screen to the right height.

I'm in my office facing a stone wall with walls of window to my right, left and behind me. I love all the light. But I sit hunched over (no lie) my desk in a desk chair that is probably very bad for my posture. I need to do something about this. I know this posture is horrendous for me.

I also will post from my lap top on the patio, but lose connection sometimes so it gets frustrating. I'll post sitting next to Ross in the den while he watches sports. In the winter, I like to post from a big over stuffed chair in the basement, late afternoon. But one of my favorite places to post is from bed on Saturday mornings, while under the covers, after Ross has left for work. I recall doing that and always catching our friends over the pond online very early in my morning. By the way, Anyone seen or heard from Celtic and Po? I miss them.

I'm laughing at diamond spinning around in her chair. If I were to do that, I'd break something, or myself...lol.

My PC is sitting on an executive office desk, way too high for computer use, but it's all I have. The chair is an adjustable without armrests, and it is at the lowest position possible - I am 5'1/2" tall, so I keep it low. In the knee well, I have a riser (which is really too tall) that I prop my feet on, if I'm not sitting on them, or don't have them propped on the lower right file drawer. It's a very bad set-up, IMO, but all I have in this dinky little place we call our home.