Office and Gaming Chairs Sitting in static posture for prolonged periods of time can increase stress in the back, neck, arms and legs, and put a large amount of pressure on the back muscles and spinal discs. Proper neutral seating in a well-constructed ergonomic chair can help reduce fatigue and discomfort, prevent the risk of injury, and increase productivity. Let your body take on the correct ergonomic position: knees and elbows at a 90 degree angle, feet flat on the floor or on a footrest. Your chair should also provide good lumbar support for your lower back. Read our blog post on ergonomic office chairs to learn more. A healthy ergonomic workspace begins with the ergonomic office chair. We understand that healthy and customized back support is crucial in creating a happy and sustainable workplace. A proper ergonomic chair is a good investment on the well-being and productivity of you and your employees. You can find a range of desk and task chairs with fully adjustable arms, backs, and seat height positions.
Many models include pneumatic lifts for easy adjustment of the chair height. Backrests can be tilted to accommodate a wide array of back sizes and shapes, and, seats can be tilted, swiveled, and rocked to host any size individual. Many models enjoy a wide height range, from 27” to 57” in range. We feature chairs with strong lumbar support, with models designed for mid-back, high-back, and low-back support. We feature a number of intensive use chairs, designed with a busy office, hospital, or other applications in mind. These models are durable, easy to maintain, and can adjust to the wide variety of traffic they will be put to use in. You will be able to select from a huge range of colors and fabrics from all the manufacturers, allowing great deal of flexibility in matching and coordinating the look of your new ergonomic office chairs with your office or facility. Please feel free to call on us for any and all information, guidance, or product specifications. Our representatives are well versed in our ergonomic office chair inventory and are dedicated in helping you find the right product for the right price.
The purpose of having a proper ergonomic office chair is to provide crucial back, shoulder, and leg support to the user. Awkward sitting postures are a major contributor to musculoskeletal disorders, back pain, shoulder pain, and can cause poor circulation in the legs without the proper support. Poor sitting positions also influence fatigue, poor concentration, and overall health issues, causing drops in productivity, time spent at work, and can hinder inspiration. When evaluating an ergonomic office chair one should think of four easy tips. The backrest should conform to the natural curvature of the spine, providing adequate and stable support to the lumbar region. Orrstown High-Back Mesh Desk Chair Deluxe High-Back Executive Chair Musgrove Mid-Back Desk Chair Ariel High-Back Executive Chair Photios Club Desk Chair Arlingham Mid-Back Desk Chair High-Back Leather Executive Chair Greer Mid-Back Mesh Desk Chair Gail Mesh Desk Chair
Clutch High-Back Mesh Desk Chair Bonnie Mesh Desk Chair Ergonomic Mid-Back Mesh Desk Chair Margaret Caressoft Plus Executive Chair Strada Series High-Back Leather Executive Chair Pulse Mesh Desk Chair Back in Motion Health and Wellness Executive ChairKiss My Back!® Ergonomic Mesh Back Support It's an ideal solution for the car, office or at home Features adjustable buckle and nylon straps that easily fits car seats, office, and kitchen chairs The mesh fabric allows comfortable air flow, minimizing perspiration Smart and healthy ergonomic design helps to increase one's productivity Durable, lightweight and portable Fits most chairs 1-year manufacturer's warranty Model 32850Although it’s “just a desk job,” working in an office can wreak absolute havoc on our bodies. If you’re somebody who spends all day at a desk and computer (which I’m guessing applies to a majority of the Nerd Fitness Rebellion), you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Whether it’s lower back pain, wrist pain, a really tight neck, or a lack of mobility, when we spend all day at a desk to pay the bills, our bodies often get stuck picking up the tab. What can we do to counteract this office life we have to live? Although I’ve done some crazy things like exercise around the world, most of my time is spent sitting at a desk for 10+ hours a day, connecting with readers, writing articles, and watching stupid cat videos on YouTube. I feel like I’ve cracked the code for staying limber despite sitting all day, and I want to share it with my fellow desk-dwellers! If you work a desk job, you probably spend more time at your desk than you do at anything else in your life. And yet, that time is often spent sitting in a chair that’s too low, with a desk that’s too high, and our necks bent down looking at a screen at an angle that makes us feel like Quasimodo. That can result in all sorts of nasty stuff, like eyestrain, shoulder pain, back pain, arm pain, wrist pain, and neck pain.
Desk jobs might not seem physically taxing, but they can certainly cause us some physical problems. If you’re going to level up your office life, it’s time to do a desk audit. So let’s start with setting your desk chair at the proper height so you can type without scrunching your shoulders up. I swear, 90% of desk/chair combos, in offices or in coffee shops have this ratio wrong. You want to sit in a chair at a height where you can sit with your shoulders relaxed and pulled back, you’re sitting up tall, and your forearms are parallel to the ground or or lower, meaning you don’t need to reach up to your keyboard, nor shrug your shoulders. I can tell when I work at a desk that’s the wrong height, and you probably can too: my shoulders shrug up, I get tense, and my neck bothers me for the next few days. So, set your desk at the right height for you! 1. PICK A GREAT CHAIR: You probably spend more than a third of your existence at a desk chair, so do what you can to make sure you’re setting in a chair that is not destroying your spine!
Last year, in an effort to fix my back issues, I bought a great desk chair (the Herman Miller chair). Honestly, it’s been fantastic, and my back feels great sitting in it for extended periods of time. But, I know it’s incredibly pricey. You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on a great chair (unless you can afford it) – you simply need a chair that has an adjustable height so you can set it so your feet are comfortably on the floor, a solid cushion to sit on, and good lower back support. If your company supplied you with a crappy office chair, ask for the money to buy a good one (“it’ll improve my productivity!”), and head to an office supply store and try out a bunch of chairs. If they won’t pay for it, consider making the upgrade yourself. A quick search on Amazon revealed this chair that has the best reviews ever – not bad for $150! 2. SET YOUR MONITOR AND DESKTOP PROPERLY: If you work with a laptop, you are spending most of your day hunched over a tiny keyboard and trackpad.
Even if you work with a desktop computer, it’s certainly possible the monitor is not high enough for you to be able to not have to tilt your head down to look at it. You want the height of your monitor to be such that you can look straight ahead and not have to adjust your neck angle to view the screen. After spending a few years hunched over a laptop, I fixed my posture by adjusting where my eyes have to look by drastically raising the height of my monitors. Just raising my viewing angle was enough to get me to stop slouching, I no longer shrug my shoulders for hours, and my spine/back/shoulders/neck no longer hate me! You don’t need anything fancy. I even just added some books to get the right height: You don’t need to spend a lot of money to change your setup, and I’ve found that the inexpensive solutions above were well worth the money invested. Feel free to prop your monitor up with whatever you have around. For laptop users, a separate keyboard and mouse can alleviate a lot of the “cramped” feelings and prevent you from ending up hunched over a laptop.
IF YOU WANT TO REALLY NERD OUT: check out this cool site from Ergotron (note: not a member of the Autobots). Simply put in your height and it can help you determine the height of your chair, keyboard, and monitor. Now, if you have Quad Desk, or a Dwight Schrute exercise ball, you will probably have a different set of problems on your hands. This should get you started with setting your desk up to win. But what about the rest of the day when you’re not sitting? Along with having a properly constructed office or cubicle, there are a few other things you can do to combat officitis: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING – don’t stay in the same position for hours upon hours! Studies suggest the best plan for prolonged spinal health is to consistently alter your work environment – move around, stand when possible, sit…just don’t sit in the same position for 8 straight hours! Set a timer every twenty minutes, and get up and do something! Take a lap around the office, do some shoulder rolls, neck rolls, or twists.
I use a program called “focus booster” that pings me every 20 minutes to get up and do something (take a lap around NF HQ – my apartment – or do a quick stretch). If you have your own office, or you work in a cubicle and don’t mind getting some funny looks, feel free to try some of the following: The Couch Stretch: because I’m on my ass all day, my hip flexors tend to get tight. So I make sure to do a two minute-couch stretch every single day to help open up my hips: The Thoracic Bridge Stretch (Hat tip to my buddy James Clear for finding this): Consider dropping down into a basic body weight Grok Squat: To answer your final question: you do not NEED a standing desk, even though the internet has a LOT to say about sitting all day. I often stand when doing basic tasks like checking email or chatting with Team NF, but I really struggle with writing creatively while standing, so I’m almost ALWAYS seated for article writing. If you ARE interested in a standing desk, we’ve actually already written a whole article about it on Nerd Fitness a few years back, but most of the ergonomic advice from the regular chair carries over.