Sleekform East Austin Ergonomic Kneeling Chair with Back Support - Winter Linen and Wood Ergo Stool for Desk - Best Ergonomic Kneeling Office Chair for Posture and Leg Circulation

I love everything about this chair. The rocking motion, the ability to sit with my feet flat, or kneel with one or two legs. After one day of slight shin discomfort, that hasn’t happened again.I’ve been using the chair for about a month and have no back pain. Before this chair I stood and sat throughout the day. Both would bother my sciatic after eight hours.I’m very impressed and so glad I bought this chair!

The chair really does feel great. Rocking it now, as I type this. Compared to a more expensive office leather chair I had, this one had me sitting upright and comfortable enough for long work hours. (I draw digitally and work from home a lot)I see many reviews knocking off stars for its construction, but I didn't really find any problems. If you grew up building LEGOs, you can probably handle this. Since it's wood, it's pliable enough to bend into the right places, and I think that just gives it proper tension anyway.Qualms:I did find the knee pads a bit too soft. I'm not a heavy guy at 150lbs, and still the knee pads sunk in too much for me. Coupled with the really high thickness of the pads, as they advertised, it made for a wobbly experience. You may have to get used to really centering your weight in those pads if you don't want to keep slipping off. Maybe if the knee pads had a concave surface, and a bit firmer, it'd be better?Speaking of slipping, maybe it was the shorts I wear, but I find myself having to constantly shift and readjust since your clothing kind of sticks to the seat cover, and your actual body slowly slides down a bit. Or maybe my legs are not the ideal length for this type of chair, who knows. This is my first kneeling type chair. Despite that, it's not big deal since I have to adjust my butt now and then anyway, to keep the blood flowing.That brings me to my next qualm, which is a pretty specific one and not at all a manufacturer's fault: If you're thinking that this will ease the coccyx pain you get from prolonged seating, then you're wrong. While it does help you get a better posture, the pressure is still on that tail bone, albeit less than a conventional chair, and if you sit too long, and if you don't have a gadunkadunk junk in the trunk, it will still hurt. I tried putting a coccyx cushion with it, but the slope and girth of the coccyx cushion weren't compatible. Who knows, maybe they'll make a coccyx compatible kneeling chair someday... that'd be nice. Maybe an independent butt cheek coccyx kneeling rocking chair. hmm.The other non-important qualm is another personal one: I miss being able to rotate my office chair to access my other monitors as I work. Know that if you get this type of chair to replace a work chair... your mobility is limited to a rocker type. That said, it's not that hard to get up and move and even pick it up with you. It's really light. The rocking is also really good and keeps me occupied while I think. Maybe I can learn to rock and pivot at the same time.No regrets in buying it. Save your spine. Rock it while you work it. (builds core muscle)

I normally opt for the most expensive product in a given category with the assumption that it is made from different materials and ultimately will have better quality. When shopping for this chair, I found a much more expensive brand, nearly three times the [rice of this, that I considered. I could not help but think it was way over-priced for what it was. I decided to step down a bit in price and I am so grateful that I did.The chair was extremely well packaged and each part was labeled, making it easy to assemble. The only complaint I would have is that it was somewhat unclear which direction the cross supports should be facing and the diagram was wrong. That said, it's pretty obvious when you look at the cross pieces that they are longer toward the kneeling end than the seat end. For that to work, the cross members are angled slightly. By looking at them, or holding them upright on a flat surface, you can see that they lean one direction or the other (depending upon which way you have it facing. Obviously, given what I mentioned earlier about the kneeling pad end being further apart than the seat end, the angle should point downward toward the seat to make that happen.In the manual that came with it and in other things I have read or seen online, they suggest starting out in shorter periods of time,m then working up to a full day. They also mention to shift your position from time to time. I had no problem using it the entire day immediately. I do shift my position often, but generally find this to be as comfortable as a seating chair.As as bonus, I have learned that I can use the natural curves of the chair to stretch my Achilles while sitting on it. I have plantar fasciitis, which as a runner is quite painful and hard to get rid of. I have found that I can gently stretch my achiles, one of the main exercises for controlling the pain.Used properly, you can really focus on your core and exercise your abs while working. If you happen to be ADHD, like me, this chair may help you to focus.With regards to quality, I suppose time will tell. The padding is thicker than some of the competitors, but I do not necessarily think that is better. At the end of the day, it will become about how long it lasts and how the material it's made from compresses.All in all, I highly recommend this chair over the more expensive Balens product. The Balens product does offer an interesting option to add a back rest, but I feel like that is unnecessary and contrary to the intention of a kneeling chair as it takes you out of your core when you push your lower back toward the support, which is the natural tendency. You would have to be pretty disciplined to not do that. As long as this product holds up fairly well, I will never know if it's equal in quality to the Balens product.8/7/19 Update. Still love the chair, but do have one feature request. This is especially true in the summer months, though I wear shorts year round. Be aware that the kneeling can feel somewhat scratchy on your knees after a few hours when wearing shorts, and I assume a skirt. So, I would prefer if the kneeling pads were not this kind of fabric. I would prefer leather, or some material like that I think. Also, it would be good if it wasn't absorbent for those times when you are warm and potentially sweating.

This is a decent chair and I recommend it, it puts you in a more sustainable posture. It is not perfect though. The screw together construction still leaves the structure still pretty flexy. I have used an original Varier Balans chair that is also screwed together I believe, but with better stronger woodworking joints and it does not flex much at all. This is not a huge problem though and this chair has held up fairly well. The knee pad screws tend to loosen up. Keep an eye on all the screws in fact. The other thing is, the padding is quite thick and compresses more than on a Balans, and is not quite as nice. Somehow the Balans has denser pads that really are just about perfect density. However this is still fairly comfortable for extended periods. I would really love a Balans chair but they are just so expensive. This was for my 12 yo son and not sure if he would really like this style chair. He likes it though. So I would recommend it especially to try out a kneeling style chair to see if you like it. The rocker style is far better than the ones on wheels that don't rock. I had one and it just didn't work for me. But if you have a chance to use the Balans and can afford it and it fits you, it is quite amazing.