I bet you have no idea how long you'll be sat in your office chair for this week. will it be 10 hours? 20 hours? I bet if you worked it out you'd be very surprised. How long did you spend choosing that chair? If you are like most people you probably just grabbed the nearest one and sat in it. If you were choosing a chair for home I bet you'd spend much more time finding just the right one and yet you'll probably spend less than half the time in that chair during the week as you will in your office chair.
Most people usually find that they have the same chair as the person who previously used their desk. That would be fine if the previous occupant knew how to adjust the chair to make it comfortable and was exactly the same shape and size as you. Unfortunatly the chances of that happening are very very slim. If you are in this situation then it is possible to make some useful changes.
The first thing you nees to do is to check out the full range of adjustment that your chair has. Start at the bottom and adjust the height so that your arms are at a natural and comfortable height. Then adjust the arms so that you can rest your arms on them. Finally adjust the back so that you get firm support from it. If any of the adjustments don't work or you can't get comfortable then ask for a new chair.
Unfortunately for us back pain is one the biggest causes of absence from work and workplace chairs are the largest cause of back pain. Employers who don't regularly check their employer's chairs and replace older chairs with more modern ones are usually causing themselves to lose money through lost work hours.
Before you go and buy a new office chair you should consider the following points.
1. Range of adjustment
2. What Material Is it
3. The style of construction
The range of adjustment is important as the chair may be used by more than one person. Unfortunately we aren't all the same size so one user will require a different set up to another. The larger the range of adjustment the better the more useful the chair will be.
Chairs can be made of many different types of material. The most popular are leather and mesh. They both have their advantages but overall meah chairs are usually better. Leather can get very hot and it provides very little ventilation on warm days. Mesh also has a level of flexibility built in which can be more comfortable for the user.
A quick look around any office furniture store will soon demonstrate that there are many different styles of office chairs. There are many different styles of backs some with headrests others without. Some chairs will offer a great range of support while others offer very little. The key to buying an office chair is to make sure that you try them out before you commit to buying one. A.M. Allmark
Most people usually find that they have the same chair as the person who previously used their desk. That would be fine if the previous occupant knew how to adjust the chair to make it comfortable and was exactly the same shape and size as you. Unfortunatly the chances of that happening are very very slim. If you are in this situation then it is possible to make some useful changes.
The first thing you nees to do is to check out the full range of adjustment that your chair has. Start at the bottom and adjust the height so that your arms are at a natural and comfortable height. Then adjust the arms so that you can rest your arms on them. Finally adjust the back so that you get firm support from it. If any of the adjustments don't work or you can't get comfortable then ask for a new chair.
Unfortunately for us back pain is one the biggest causes of absence from work and workplace chairs are the largest cause of back pain. Employers who don't regularly check their employer's chairs and replace older chairs with more modern ones are usually causing themselves to lose money through lost work hours.
Before you go and buy a new office chair you should consider the following points.
1. Range of adjustment
2. What Material Is it
3. The style of construction
The range of adjustment is important as the chair may be used by more than one person. Unfortunately we aren't all the same size so one user will require a different set up to another. The larger the range of adjustment the better the more useful the chair will be.
Chairs can be made of many different types of material. The most popular are leather and mesh. They both have their advantages but overall meah chairs are usually better. Leather can get very hot and it provides very little ventilation on warm days. Mesh also has a level of flexibility built in which can be more comfortable for the user.
A quick look around any office furniture store will soon demonstrate that there are many different styles of office chairs. There are many different styles of backs some with headrests others without. Some chairs will offer a great range of support while others offer very little. The key to buying an office chair is to make sure that you try them out before you commit to buying one. A.M. Allmark
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