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How often will I use my office chair?

Like a car, the model of office chair you choose will first depend on your frequency of use.

Frequency limited (1 hr per day): tilting mechanism. Very little on your workstation, a mechanism with the main settings with a simple tilt will allow you a comfortable seat for a limited attendance.

Average frequency (2 to 5 hours per day): permanent contact mechanism / asynchronous. For your back does not suffer too much repeated pressure during tilting, the permanent contact mechanism or asynchronous will help you constantly monitor your movements back the file.

Frequency Occupation: (more than 5hrs per day): mechanism synchronous / sync deluxe. Synchronized movement the seat and back depending on your shift. Thus during long use, regardless of the position of your office chair that you decide to adopt or even the number, timing of tilting of the seat and back allow your body to follow them without breaking your ergonomics.

 

At what kind of use my office chair Will it dedicated?

The type of use of your office chair will be the second characteristic necessary to choose the mechanism of your office chair and its options. For certain types of use, the need is easily identifiable: if you want to equip your example of a box seat above. Some, however, require explanation:

Computer workstation: choose adjustable armrests and a headrest so that the positions of relaxation.

Telephone: if you spend more than 50% of your time on the phone, choose a synchronous mechanism. Indeed, during telephone conversation, you often opt for a tilted position. Choose a synchronous mechanism enables a synchronized movement of the seat and backrest to ensure an ergonomic position.

Post long work surface: the smooth sliding of your seat is needed. To preserve the strength of your wheels and avoid destructive to your account ground, equip your wheels hard floor and rug protects floor.

Do I need special features in my view morphology?

For your comfort in office chairs, we must first choose a chair based on its morphology. Indeed, a great person against a smaller person will have different needs.

Be attentive to the dimensions shown on this sheet. The idea is to calculate the dimensions of your office chair and learn what improvements you want when the minimum size required.

Great people: to keep your entire back and not have to stop late at folder level of your shoulder blades, the record of your office chair should be adjusted to your size. It is also very important for frequent use to select the translation option of sitting. It allows you to adjust the depth of the seat relative to the file. You may well even with long legs have ergonomic position: the angle of your legs at your knees to 90 ° and the end of the sitting at your joints.

Person’s small sizes as well as the adults, it is essential to choose your seat office also in terms of its dimensions.

People strong: we offer in group office chair for heavy people models used specifically for your use: the dimensions are adapted so that the resistance of materials used. Warranty up to 10 years on some models, the long-term investment is worth it!

How to adjust my desk chair to the aesthetics of my surroundings?

For starters, do not persist in a search covering the same exact color as your wall or furniture and did not believe who you promotions. It is just impossible to reproduce on two surfaces and different surface same color.

He then comes to you two different strategies: breaking the unity of color or colors look a desk chair closer to them. The wisest course is still the black goes everywhere but also reliable over time; you stay with an office chair classic but adapted.

Of course we also offer the sale of models of different colors like orange, pistachio, light blue, etc...

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