Consumers are faced with goals that sometimes conflict when shopping for an ergonomic chair. Adjustability, aesthetics and price all play a role in choosing the right chair. The specific balance that’s right for you depends on your pain issues, desire for features, taste and wallet. For some, a middle-of-the-road approach is a great way to maximize value.
With that in mind, I’d like to discuss three often-overlooked ergonomic chairs. These chairs are not as striking as the Humanscale
As a relative newcomer to the Ergonomic Chair market, I’ve recently been looking at a couple of different chairs to purchase for my home office. After looking at all the different offerings out there, I’ve narrowed it down to two
options, the Humanscale Freedom Chair and the Steelcase Leap Chair. Why these two chairs, aside from the names promoting positive imagery? There are several good reasons.
Steelcase and Humanscale are seen as leaders within the ergonomic chair market. Both
Some have labeled it as the nerdiest man-cave ever, but as a student, father, and employee at The Human Solution, I need a secluded place to relax and to work. I’ve recently finished version 3.0 of my ergonomic home office.
The primary workstation is highly ergonomic and is used for gaming, watching movies, work, editing photos, and research. I sit in a silver colored ME7ERG Raynor Ergohuman Chair, and I use an ergonomic Evoluent Vertical Mouse. Attached to the desk is a HumanScale
Most office chairs are designed to accommodate people within the 5th to 95th height percentile. This range covers the 5th percentile female at 60.2 inches to the 95th percentile male at 73.6 inches. This range means that ergonomic chairs are designed to fit 95% of the total population. So where do people outside of this range sit?
The truth is very few people outside of this range have ever given it a second thought. They’ve just become accustomed to being uncomfortable. If you fall
Let’s face it, I sit too much. The chances are you also sit too much. Various studies are pointing to the worrisome possibility that the more you sit the shorter your life span. This makes sense, as comfortable as sitting can be at times; our bodies weren’t really designed to do it for a long period of time.
Although this is a physiological issue and not a philosophical issue, the wisdom of the Greeks can still be applied to our subject. The Temple of Apollo at Delphi bore the
If you’re considering an alternative to a traditional chair, the Swopper Chair is worth considering. This video features the U.S. distributor’s ergonomist, Nora Fenlon, in a videotaped, Swopper Chair Review of the benefits and features of this unusual chair.
One of our hottest-selling chairs of late is the Swopper Chair by Via Seating. With its unique approach to ergonomic seating, the Swopper is a favorite around The Human Solution offices for a daily break from our more traditional ergonomic office chairs. For users who tend to stand up and sit down frequently during the work day, or those who would like a little more freedom of movement at times, the Swopper Chair can work great.
The Swopper’s best feature is its singular motion. The
A 2003-2004 U.S. survey concluded that Americans spend more than half of their day sitting. That number may not be news, but the fact that all that sitting may actually shorten one’s life span is frightening information. Several recent studies have suggested that people who spend most of their day sitting may have shorter life spans. While the research is still in its early stages and experts have yet to determine how many hours a day is too much, it would be wise for all of us to find
