Reviews - Baffect Adjustable Ergonomic Foot Rest

In the past two years, almost everyone’s life has been reshaped thanks to an unexpected epidemic Covid-19. Staying at home and working from home have become a new norm since lockdown of communities or cities started. As a project manager, I am the one who have increasingly been spending more time sitting at my desk whilst working from home, leading to constant pain in waist, back and swollen legs and this had negative impacts on my work as a matter of fact. I’ve been considering about how to relieve the discomfort at home, so does it in my office if possible.

Hi, guys. Welcome back to our website. I hope everything is going well. This is Rose from the Baffect team and I love to have you in our Baffect Home Life, which always shares a rang of creative, practical and caring household ideas with all of you.

Sitting posture is one of the major factor that would make a difference to work, so today I am going to be showing you an amazing Baffect under desk product, which is not only an excellent solution to my sitting discomfort during long time work, but also a helper in my physical health in the long term. I truly hope this will help you in your life as well.

So let’s get started to see what I’ve got.

— Product Details —

This product is called Baffect Adjustable Ergonomic Foot Rest. It is an under desk footstool. It took a couple of minutes to assemble as it came dismantled. The accessories were all ready, including a foot pedal with massage surface and protruding connectors at all corners, two pedal feet with holes and slots and two metal screws.

This adjustable footstool is with tilt ergonomic design. To be more specific, firstly, the foot pedal is not always at a fixed position but can be adjusted to any height and angles. There are six heights to choose from. The foot pedal can be set flat, which is the minimum setting at 3.1in above the floor, followed by an equal gap of 0.8in between the next five settings. The maximum height is 7.1in above the floor.

Then take a careful look at the pedal feet. Due to the incline design, there is a shorter front leg, measuring 2.9in in height, and a higher back leg, measuring 7.4in in height. This helps the adjustment of the footstool achieve.

The overall footstool measures 17.3in x 12.2in x 7.4in. It weighs 1120g, which is light and portable.

It is made of polypropylene, which is very solid and durable. The surface is waterproof and easy to clean and can maintain good stability.

It comes in black only, but it could match all kinds of colors of items and room styles widely. I love this elegant black so much as it is my favourite color.

— How I Assembled the Ergonomic Foot Rest —

Assembly may bother some people but this process was super easy. Spend a bit of time on it patiently and it was just making sure that all the accessories were tightened. So I started with the assembly of the left side of the foot pedal and the pedal foot.

In the first step, I aligned the connector of the pedal below with the hole of the pedal foot.

Then I continued to align the upper connector with the hole as it did in the first step.

The third step for me was to fix the screw into the hole to tighten the pedal and its foot. And I finished assembling one side of the foot rest.

As soon as this was done, I just repeated the same thing with the other side.

Now the Baffect Footrest Under Desk was put together easily within two minutes. Ready to place it under desk and enjoy the comfort that it brings.

— Why Choose an Adjustable Ergonomic Foot Rest? —

An adjustable ergonomic foot rest is necessary for a number of reasons. Above all, it helps improve sitting posture.

Let’s check if you are sitting as the way below while you are reading this information, especially when you have been sitting for hours. The first case is to fold or cross your legs. Another case is that you lean forward and tilt your head in order to watch your screen clearly. Or lastly, perhaps you might feel a lack of support to your feet to sit upright and might have to deliberately straighten your back. These are totally wrong and bad sitting posture, which give rise to your discomfort and pains in several parts of body.

The correct and comfortable way for us to sit is to rest our feet flat on the surface stably. If not, they just need a support. Hopefully a foot rest under desk can provide this support and what’s more, it is better alternatives to boxes or heavy wooden slant boards, which is not sturdy enough or whose height are not always suitable and both of which would end up with tipping or slipping.

Another correct sitting posture is to elevate our feet to ensure there is an angle of at least 90 degrees of bend between the thighs and calves. If so, it would help relieve stress on hip, thighs and waist by raising your feet to some height and you can just sit up straight. A foot rest which has different height choices particularly couldn’t be more perfect to help create more comfortable sitting posture, especially for those who have to sit for a long period of time.

Furthermore, an ergonomic foot rest helps body pain relief.

I think many people would suffer from the long time sitting like me due to poor sitting posture, which sometimes is an easily overlooked factor leading to some discomfort, such as swollen legs and calves, ankle pain, waist pain, backache, numbness in legs and waist, etc. Fortunately with this information, we can have this ergonomically designed product and start to improve our wrong sitting posture and more than that, get well for work and life.

— Features —

Baffect Ergonomic Non-slip Foot Stool is just what I needed to sit more comfortably and in fact a must-have item to help reduce discomfort simply because we tend to sit for increasing hours no matter at work or staying at home. Although it is made of plastic and light, it is solid enough to bear a maximum load of 55LBS when the foot pedal is set flat due to the design of a reinforcing ribs at the bottom. Since it is a foot rest, not a step stool, I would not put my whole weight on it and it get into use safely.

Additionally, the four-leg structure design of this foot rest makes it more stable to stand both on the wooden flooring and thick carpet than the no-foot foot rests, which are very easy to move.

The bottom of the pedal feet is also equipped with non-slip rubber pads so as to keep the position and protect the floor or tile from scratching, in spite of it looking hard.

What is practical and versatile of this Baffect 6 Adjustable Height Foot Rest for Office is that there is flexible manual control of heights and angles, ranging from the flat but lifted up level to the gradual incline angles, which not only fits the ergonomic principle of design, but also can fit different heights of chairs and desks and our height widely. We can estimate the best comfortable position and adjust height at will.

— A Unique Feature —

The main highlight of this Baffect Adjustable Ergonomic Foot Rest is its massage function, which really surprised and appealed to me. It came with massage surface with round bumps and massage rollers to massage bottom feet.

You can rest one foot on the rollers while the other on the textured surface, enjoying the relaxation of the soles of your feet as well as your body during work time. This is beneficial to help improve blood circulation in your feet and relieve the soreness and numbness of the feet and fatigue caused by prolonged sitting.

— How My Baffect Ergonomic Foot Rest Worked —

I had those days when I was at my desk for almost ten hours a day whilst working from home. The height of the desk and chair didn’t match so well. Being tall but with short legs, I had tried really hard to rest my feet on tiptoe to keep my back straightened, experiencing long time aches in back, waist and legs as well as fatigue. Actually this would extend my working hours due to lowered efficiency and inactivity.

So I decided to try this Baffect 6 Adjustable Height Ergonomic Footrest out and it absolutely changed the way I had sat and the back discomfort benefited. I put it under my desk and set the foot pedal flat to support my feet, but it seemed that it was still not the ideal height. This would not be a problem as it is adjustable. I loosened the big screws at the side and moved the foot pedal up to the highest setting, each of whose height I tried one by one, then tightened the screws again to fix the height. I could finally rest my feet and keep them up so there was less stress in my thighs and back, alleviating back and waist pain. I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and strong recommendation to you if you need something to help you with a similar problem.

As for the massage function of the foot rest, at first I was sceptical and thought I might not be able to use it because it felt like tickling when using it barefoot, but it was actually better when wearing socks and the uneven surface created a slight massaging effect on the soles of feet, which was relaxing to me during or after long hours of work. Besides, my feet could rock back and forth on the massage rollers to give them some movement rather than sitting in the same posture for hours, and this somehow refreshed me and helped get rid of fatigue and low moods. I think this would also make a difference to my health in the long run, particularly blood circulation in my feet.

Other than use for work, I also try this product in my living room, where I often watch TV and play games on the couch or armchair, and it does break up my usual sitting position. Now I’m planning an amazing Christmas family tour by car and it could be a great travel companion when taking a long car trip or extended train ride not just for me, but for my family of all ages. This will also be a great birthday gift for anyone to sit in a more comfortable way, and I’ve ordered another two foot rests for my grandparents and one for my best friend, all of whom I wish a healthy life.

— Summary —

All in all, Baffect Adjustable Ergonomic Foot Rest Under Desk encourages comfortable and active sitting. Designed with adjustable height setting, it is a must to provide foot support and help correct sitting posture, which eliminates discomfort in back, waist and legs during long time sitting. The massage texture and massage rollers are an addition to enjoy relaxation and movement, which would help reduce health risks of sedentary working.