With the never-ending lock down and aggressive mood of Corona virus, we never know for how much time we have to stay home. While we used to visit the office, we spent around 6 to 7 hours sitting. But, now when we are at home, the average time has gone up and quite significantly. This will certainly enhance the chances of body ache with not much physical movement around the day. After a long day of work, there are many complaints about the body ache. In fact, things get a lot worse and you might never know how you might face different types of health complications in the form of diabetes, heart ..read more

Active sitting is what we do for long hours in this modern world, then it may be our office sitting or for long hours of home sitting. Majority of us do not believe in correct sitting posture practices, while executing our day-to-day chores. The majority of people at some point of time in their life have back pain. It is the most familiar reason, which makes people visit Hospital. As we grow older the chances of back pain are high, who work for hours by sitting in one place with bad posture; aren’t, physically active, obsessed, accidental happenings, health i ..read more

Correct Sitting Is Not All About Sitting Up Straight Correct working posture: Always sit back and move your chair close to the desk to maintain contact between your back and the seat backrest. This helps in supporting and maintaining the inward curve of the lumbar spine. This can easily be achieved by choosing a seat which has a forward tilt of 5°-15°, ensuring that your hips are slightly higher than your knees. Poor working posture: Do not perch on the front of your seat. Do not place your keyboard too far away. Instead, move it closer to the front of the desk. Avoid slouching, which is whe ..read more

Considering the “conventional” style office chair, there are several things an ergonomic chair should have, including: Seat height: Office chair seat height should be easily adjustable. A pneumatic adjustment lever is the easiest way to do this. A seat height that ranges from about 16 to 21 inches off the floor should work for most people. This allows the user to have his or her feet flat on the floor, with thighs horizontal and arms even with the height of the desk. Seat width and depth: The seat should have enough width and depth to support any user comfortably. Usually, 17-20 inches wide is ..read more

A chair is the very basis of a workstation. Employee comfort and performance are important and thus an office chair must be properly used so that it can enhance both. Here is a list of do’s for optimal chair use. Feature: height adjustment lever Directions for use: To increase seat height, pull the lever upwards and release when at the desired height. To decrease the seat height, sit on the chair and pull lever upwards, release when at desired height. Feature: Back locking Directions for use: Push the lever in to lock at Upright position. Pull the lever out, release lock and recline. Feat ..read more

It might seem comfortable, but long hours of sitting are hazardous to health as blood pools in the legs. Ergonomics on the workstation is key in reducing this physical strain. Learning about good sitting posture is the most important part of comfortable sitting, closely followed by inculcating habits which involve ergonomic principles. Our knowledge section will help with correct information about ergonomics ..read more

When buying chairs for office/work, one can have many considerations regarding what parameters they choose to select the right chair. But, at the same time, the correct outlet or brand of chair makers is also a very important part of the decision process which goes into buying office chairs. After all, be it a leather office chair or a wooden office chair, it must be comfortable. Revolving chairs and various varieties of chairs are available in markets, online too, but one must select the right seller keeping in mind the following: Is the chair vendor also manufacturing the chairs? If yes, y ..read more

Take your time: Experts agree that you have to try a chair for more than a few minutes in the store. To know if the chair you’re considering is right for you, have it delivered to your office and work in it for several days. If it turns out that you’re not comfortable in it, don’t be afraid to send it back. When equipping an entire company with chairs, it’s impractical to custom fit each employee. Rather, you’ll want a chair that’s sufficiently adjustable to fit most of your workers. Check with the retailer on their return policy. How do you use your desk: Do you lean forward a lot, working on ..read more

The seat pan should not be too long for your legs; otherwise, it will either catch you behind the knees or it will prevent you from leaning fully back against the lumbar support. For clearance, you should have at least a 0.5-inch gap between the front edge of the seat pan and the back of your knees. The seat pan should be long enough to provide you with comfortable support for at least three-quarters of the length of the thigh. Many ergonomic chairs have an adjustable length seat pans to accommodate different body sizes. Most ergonomic chairs have a seat pan with a waterfall front (one that cu ..read more

Ergonomics derives from two Greek words: ‘ergon’, meaning work, and ‘nomoi’, meaning natural laws, to create a word that means the science of work and a person’s relationship to that work. Ergonomics, also known as human factors, is the scientific discipline that seeks to understand and improve human interactions with products, equipment, environments, and systems. Drawing upon human biology, psychology, engineering and design, ergonomics aims to develop and apply knowledge and techniques to optimize system performance, whilst protecting the health, safety, and well-being of individuals involv ..read more