Styles of Ergonomic Office Chairs
As more people are working at a computer for eight hours or more each day and spend even more time on a computer at home too, the demand for ergonomic office chairs is rising with this modern lifestyle in mind.
Ergonomic office chairs will often appear in one of two styles - either as a task chair or an executive chair which is sometimes called a manager’s chair. Some of the differences in the chairs include their intended purpose, size and price.
Task Chairs
Task chairs are common ergonomic office chairs as they are designed with movement in mind. Task chairs often have low round backs, will frequently lack arms, and will be generally small. This is ideal for most office workers because it allows the user to roll anywhere around the workspace with ease and comfort.
Ergonomic office task chairs will have adjustable height and lumbar support. Some times the height of the back of the chair is also adjustable to accommodate a larger range of people. This can be especially true in a call center or dispatch office.
Executive Chairs
Executive chairs, also called manager’s chairs are over all larger than a task or computer chair. These ergonomic office chairs have extra padding, taller backs, usually appear to be of one piece (much like an easy chair), will have large padded armrests, and will be more expensive than a task chair.
Truly luxurious ergonomic office chairs will feature the memory foam padding to provide a truly unique customized seat and back to the chair. In addition they will have a five-wheeled supportive base, adjustable lumbar support, adjustable seat height, and adjustable arms in many cases. All the adjustable pieces of ergonomic office chairs are designed to keep the stress of sitting for eight or more hours off of the back muscles, spine, and knees.
It is able to achieve this in several ways. The height adjustment allows for proper feet positioning; having the feet in the proper position allows square solid base while working. This alleviates strain of the knees and often shoulders, moreover having feet flat on the floor helps the user keep a straighter back while working, which is also good for the back muscles and spine.
The adjustable arms are also helpful to the knees and shoulders. If needed, a person can use the arms of the ergonomic office chair to assist them in standing removing undue stress from the knees and lower back while standing after sitting for a long time.
