If you’re looking for an ergonomic chair solution for your home or office consider a knee sit chair instead of the more traditional options. Kneeling chairs are growing in popularity every single day as more and more people discover the benefits of replacing their traditional straight back chairs with something a little bit more unorthodox.
A knee-sit chair is essentially a specially positioned backless stool that has you kneel rather than sit. The benefit here is that you will find your posture improving on its own without having to worry about constantly repositioning yourself in your chair to make sure you are sitting in an ergonomic position. Indeed kneeling chairs take all the guesswork out of maintaining perfect posture. Other benefits include reducing the pressure placed on the spine. When you sit in a traditional chair your spine becomes compressed at its base due to all the weight that is being supported by your lower back. This can cause lower back pain in many people. With a knee sit chair your weight is more evenly distributed across your entire upper and lower body thus preventing harmful pressure points from developing.
Now, you may be thinking that a kneeling chair is just a little bit too out there for you. That it’s a little too beyond the realm of ordinary office furniture and you’re not ready to deal with all the looks you will get if you show up with one on Monday morning. Try to remove this thought from your mind and understand that kneeling chairs are gaining widespread acceptance because of how well they perform. Sure you may have to explain to your coworkers how the chair works; but take my word for it, before long they will be begging you to try it out for themselves.
There are plenty of manufacturers who produce knee sit chair models so you definitely won’t be wanting for variety. Jobri, safco and flexion are some of the largest manufacturers in this arena and between the three of them it’s pretty easy to find a ergonomic kneeling chair that will fit your needs. However don’t feel compelled to stick to the three most popular choices. The Internet and furniture stores are full of alternative options waiting for you to explore. So have a little fun, be bold and get yourself a kneeling chair.
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It also works well to alternate between a normal chair and a kneeling chair. The different sitting positions can do wonders.
Chris Boshoff
Publisher, ErgonomicChairAdvice