aeris Swopper Air New Edition Ergonomic Stool with castors - Dynamic Office Chair for a Healthy Back - Office Stool and seat Trainer - 17.7-23.2" Spring strut Type Standard

I do not know how I have survived for the past 30 years as an attorney sitting at my desk endless hours a day! The Swopper is a life changer. PROS: I bought it with the roller blade wheels and I am able to scoot around my office with utmost ease. I am able to swivel on my L-shaped desk. I am able to stand up immediately without pulling myself out of a chair. The Swopper is forcing me to sit up straighter. Two step, 20 second assembly process! Quality materials. Metal, heavy duty. Great German engineering. Comfortable seat that I can just tell is going to last for years. CON/PRO: It is expensive, but oh is it worth it! I just bought a second one for my home office.

I bought a Swopper here and loved it, but it had a warranty issue that prevented its full function. Its condition is fine for the adjustment period, but would not have been satisfactory long-term. Customer service was exceptional. We worked through seeing if we could troubleshoot the problem, and couldn't. So they are sending me a replacement. They were kind and helpful throughout the process. By the way, I'm loving the Swopper, even with its current limitations. I'm active, and like to be active, but I need to sit at my computer for hours. I looked for alternatives to a standard office chair and found this, took a gamble and tried it. Honestly I had my doubts, but so glad I didn't listen to them. I don't get fatigued sitting now. And I can fidget to my heart's content while I'm working. For context, I am an older woman, and am blessed these days with good energy, reasonable posture, and a back that I want to keep healthy. I tend to sit upright in my office chair and not lean back unless I'm really tired, because that's what feels good to me. So that aspect wasn't an adjustment for me. I know that others have complained about the seat being too hard. I saw the company videos, and they said that most people adjust to that within a couple weeks, so that it no longer feels uncomfortable. I pushed through the first hours and by the next day I was surprised that I was good with it. In addition, I had major surgery on both legs close to a year ago, and have trouble with pitting edema in my ankles and feet. Sitting made it worse. Since beginning to use my Swopper, bouncing and wiggling, and without the tight 90 degree angle at my hips between torso and legs, the swelling is already a small fraction of what it was. I'm thinking it can only get better with more movement. For me, it was worth the investment. I consider it a preventative health care tool.

This is the most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever sat on. The cover material itches if it touches my skin at all, and the domed seat is hard as a rock. It might be comfortable If my backside was concave. You have to really work to get it to bounce even on the easiest setting which is too distracting if you’re trying to work. I have been trying to “adjust” to this Monday-Friday, 3-8 hours per day for about a year and it has not gotten any better. I even bought a gel cushion and a cover for it, but my derrière still gets numb after about 30 minutes and my lumbar spine screams at me for hours after I finish working. For reference, I am female, 5’8”, 150lb. I would not recommend this to anyone as I do not think it was designed with human anatomy in mind.

I really wanted this chair/stool to work, but I just couldn't get past the discomfort. The chair allowed me to sit higher than my desk chair, and it also forced me to sit up straight, which was my primary objective. Unfortunately, though, the chair was extremely uncomfortable. I tried it for two weeks and was in agony for every moment. Very sore lower back and intensely painful tailbone. I had to stand and walk around every 15 minutes just to get through a few hours. On the positive side, the construction is excellent. But beware that once the chair is assembled, IT CANNOT BE DISASSEMBLED!! That tidbit of information was in the manual, but it came after the assembly instructions. So, if you need to return the chair, it will NOT fit in the original box. I had to go to Home Depot and spend $20 to buy a box big enough to return the chair. :-( I wish the experience had gone better. I really wanted to like this chair.

I have a much older version of the Swopper. It's seat is significantly more cushy that this newer model. It's still a good chair. However I've not been able to sit in it as long as I have the older version. Worth getting anyway.