Jenny, 5 Minutes for Mom contributor, is here to share with you a new way to sit while working. This post is sponsored, but all opinions remain those of the writer.
Today, more and more jobs involve computer use and sitting at a desk for long periods of time. As a blogger, online teacher, and an internet user I often find myself leaning over a keyboard. Hours of bad posture often leads to an aching back, especially on days when I teach for a total of almost five hours.
However, teaching an online class in bed or blogging from an easy chair aren’t conducive to good posture either. That’s why I was thrilled to receive an ergonomic Swopper stool. I put it together immediately, which was easy since it came in two pieces that assembled quickly.
I immediately loved the bounciness of the seat. The spring allows for movement – a natural necessity for our bodies – and really helped to relax the tension in my body. In addition to allowing up and down movement, the Swopper can tilt forward, backward and to the sides in order to allow you to lean toward your work surface rather than hunching. Even when using it with a low table instead of a traditional height desk, I didn’t feel my usual back pain.
Since you can adjust the Swopper’s height and weight, you can personalize it your own body and preferences. We had a get together with friends and everyone tried out the chair. They were impressed at how it instantly encouraged their bodies into perfect alignment. This would be the best office chair for those who work predominantly while sitting. It is also fun to use!
While sitting on a Swopper chair you can:
While sitting on a Swopper chair you can:- strengthen your back
- train your muscles
- breathe deeper
- improve your concentration
- stimulate your circulation
- have fun sitting and working
At first I thought that not having a back to my chair would be frustrating, but the design of the Swopper made me forget about needing a back and instead I sat properly and felt the relief in my back.
Here are some of the benefits of using the Swopper:
1. Always sitting properly.
Keeping balance spring seat allows your body to move and change postures. It encourages sitting up straight by allowing your back retain its natural S shape.
2. Good for the intervertebral discs.
Sitting straight and changing posture allows your intervertebral discs to not be squashed for too long. This aidesr the elasticity, resilience and health of the intervertebral discs.
3. Training for the muscles.
Due to your body’s on the Swopper chair, most muscle groups remain active and well supplied with blood. Your musculoskeletal or locomotor system is strengthened to keep your back upright. Keeping the back active prevents pain.
4. Avoid vein problems.
The Swopper chair fights vein problems in two ways. The arched seat relieves pressure points and stimulates movement of blood to the heart through the muscles of the calf pump.
5. Keeping ligaments and joints fit.
Movement helps lubricate your joints whereas hours of rigid sitting or standing puts pressure on the joints. The active features of the Swopper keep joints fit and healthy.
6. Stimulation of circulation and mood.
Using the Swopper chair encourages you to straighten your upper body and breathe deeper. This improves your circulation and, as a result, your concentration.
To learn more about Swopper and the styles and colors available visit their website, “like” Swopper on Facebook, follow them on Twitter at @SocialSwopper, and connect on LinkedIn.
Enter to Win:
Want to win a Swopper? Use the entry form below and leave us a comment telling us why you want to win.
Disclosure: This post is sponsored.
Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributor, Jenny Nanninga. Jenny blogs atlivingthesweetstuff.wordpress.com about her home, family (husband and sweet baby girl), being a mom, crafting, cooking, her faith in God, and more.
Looks like a good invention.
I love that this can help to improve your posture and your circulation.
I would like to win so that I can improve my posture.
Being at the computer all day, I could use this.
I have a bad back, this might help me with better posture.
I have poor posture from all the work I do at my desk; I’d like to reverse that!
I’d like to win so I could improve my posture.
I homeschool my two kids, and this could really help during all those sitting hours
i just started sewing and this would be a wonderful chair to have next to my sewing machine.
I want to win a Swopper Classic to improve my posture and make sitting for long periods of time more fun.
my posture could use some improving and i want to zoom around on it and chase my cats lol
I want to win for my husband, he could use this!
I would like to win it for my grandchildren who need it a lot more than I do.
This looks great. Would love to win one.
I definitely need to work on my posture. This would help!
I definitely need to stop slouching in my chair.
This looks great. I could definitely use one!!
It would be the perfect chair for my office. It would help me to sit correctly all day. Then maybe my back wouldn’t hurt so much.
I’d LOVE this! I have two jobs. One is physical and I love getting wiped out working. But the other job is a butt sitting job. A computer job. I hate being immobile and I’d love this to help my body be sedentary, when it’s is used to be active!
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The president of the firm where I work has a red Swopper and I love it! When she is out of the office, I swipe her Swopper and have fun bouncing and playing around on it! The Swopper improves my mood and helps my back feel so much better than the expensive traditional chair that I sit on at my desk all day.
The president of the firm where I work has a red swopper and I love it! When she is out of the office, I swipe her swopper and have fun bouncing and playing around with it! The swopper improves my mood and helps my back feel so much better than the expensive traditional chair I sit on at my desk all day.
I love these chairs, i’ve used them before.
I already have back pain, I need to get better posture
Between December and April I spend about 14-16 hours a sitting at my desk for work. I’m willing to try anything to make this an easier chore 🙂
I need a chair/stool that’s more condusive to good posture. I spend way too much time sitting.
I think this would help my back a lot
So need this. I have terrible posture and being 7 months pregnant doesn’t help me at all
So need this for the office. I have terrible posture and being 7 months pregnant doesn’t help me at all.
it would be nice to use this at work.
This looks AMAZING!
I know I need to have better posture when sitting, I need this 🙂
I have had back problems for over 40 years. I think this would help me when I am sitting at my desk. I might even decide to sit more.
I have chronic back pain and I know it is cause of my poor posture
To help with my posture at my desk!
About two years ago, I accepted a promotion that involves far more sitting than I was doing during my previous tenure. I now have constant (and otherwise unexplained) back and leg pain despite the supposedly ergonomic chair and workstation. I am ready to try anything to alleviate the physical distress. The Swopper could be the solution!
I think this would help my back.
I would love this for sitting at work all day!
Would love to have this chair to help relieve my back pain!!
I love it! It would be great to replace my exercise ball that I sit on to work at home.
I would love the Swopper Classic to give to my son who works at a desk all day long. He always seems to have back issues and I think this would really help him with his posture.
I work from home all day, sitting in front of my laptop, set-up on our dining room table.
Our chairs were not meant to be sat on for hours on end. I’ve flattened a throw pillow in an attempt to cushion my rear, but I’m far from working in an ergonomically correct fashion.
The Swopper would really improve my posture and help relieve the aches and pains I currently suffer from because of my poor “office” set-up.
This would help my back feel better.
Because my back might feel better.
This chair would be a perfect fit in our home, as I am a homeschooling mom to my 3rd and 4th grader, and I take online classes myself. Our family is at the computer many hours a day. We would love to add the Swopper to our family!
I could use this to help strengthen my back and stimulate circulation. Thanks.
This would relieve my back of the strain which is experienced daily. Thanks.
I am worried about circulation in my legs when I sit at the computer for long periods. The swopper would be appreciated.
I want to win so I can improve my posture.
I’d love to use it at my computer to improve my posture. My back always hurts and maybe this could help.
I want to win one because I’m always at a desk and it causes me to have poor posture
I would like this so I can improve my posture.
what a great homework chair for the kids!