Are You Sitting In The Correct Size Of Office Chair?

How important is the correct size of office chair, after all apart from the Aeron, office chairs only come in one size don’t they?

It’s probably fair to say that the vast majority of office chairs are designed to cater for the average sized person, very broadly speaking people between 5 foot 6 inches and 6 foot.

So, people falling outside this average who just go out and buy an office seat they like the look of or are attracted by the price of may very well end up with something quite unsuitable.

And it doesn’t necessarily follow that those in the average height range will end up with something that is right for them.

Some chairs have very large seat pans which aren’t suitable for lighter built users irrespective of their height, less commonly other chairs may have small seat pans that won’t work well for heavier framed people.

Here’s a quick rule of thumb there should be about 1 inch clearance from your upper legs and each side of the seat, so if there’s a huge gap or you’re legs are hanging over the edges it’s less than ideal for you.

In the next post I’ll continue with further help and advice for getting the right size chair for you.