This chair is unstable if you lean over either arm and will tip over on its side. It is stable front to back. Be careful if you move it because the little metal feet are dangerous and rolled the skin back on one of my toes. The chair is relatively comfortable. The reclining action is not smooth and requires some pushing back to get it to recline fully. The leg support latches when you close it and it is very difficult to get it to latch. Sometimes I can't get it at all and have to get out of the chair to push it closed. The chair itself is relatively comfortable but I can feel that it will become less so as the foam breaks down.