Best buy this year? A plain chair. Well, it looks plain until your back starts hurting.
Then even one hour at a desk turns into torture. And usually there are eight to ten of them. Not just work was at risk, but my entire way of life.
I strengthened my back. Got a height-adjustable desk. Raised the monitor. But beyond workouts, the real game-changer was the Vluv Stove capsule.
The capsule has only one thing in common with a chair: you sit on it. Everything else is different. It looks like a ball squeezed from the sides. Climb on, and it starts to float and wobble.
Back in school, I would have given anything for a chair like this. Wiggling and rocking, you could survive even the most boring teachers.
Now, instead of a static base, you sit on something dynamic. At first, it feels risky, but your muscles adapt fast. Your body keeps shifting on its own—back and forward, left and right.
Bottom line: the new $150 capsule beats my old $1500 ergonomic chair.
Only one hitch—after 3 months, the rubber bladder wore against the hard seam in the cover. Lucky, the maker swapped it fast. Second time, I taped all the seams inside with duct tape.
Stats in the US: up to 80% of adults get back pain sometime in life, 28% have chronic low-back pain, 39% report back pain in the last 3 months.
Chances are high this problem will touch almost everyone. Of course, a capsule and workouts are no guarantee of health. But if you get healthier this affordable way, I’ll be genuinely happy for you.
Clear business direction and a straight founder's back? They're linked.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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