Buying a Computer Chair

With more and more consumers having home offices, finding a good computer chair is very important. You’re likely to spend hours in that chair, so it needs to be supportive and eliminate back stress. This is where ergonomic office chairs come into play – encouraging a healthy sitting posture, which in turn decreases neck, shoulder, hip and arm pain too! In the ergonomic models you can get a lot of features including tilt, tension, height adjustment, arm adjustment, lumbar support, etc. In terms of height, pneumatic levers are the simplest and smoothest.

This leather model computer chair retails for about 100 pounds

Now, sit down in a few chairs. Do your feet rest flat on the floor? If not, the chair is the wrong size. How comfortable is the seat in depth and width? Bear in mind that how you feel now and how you might feel in a few hours can be dramatically different. You need to be able to sit easily with your back against the rest, and the chair should allow for some forward/backward tilt adjustment.

While you’re sitting also check out the materials. Is the fabric easily cleaned? Does it have a sturdy weave that also feels comfortable to your skin? Is there enough padding on the chair? And what about those arm rests – do you arms rest comfortably on them when your shoulders are completely relaxed? If not they’re not set properly for you.

Now stand up – what size is that backrest? If it’s not at least 12” wide, it’s not going to be comfortable for long term seating.
Once you’ve found several chairs with all the right requirements for healthy sitting, you can then judge the style and price that’s right for your home office.

Good shopping!

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