http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com Comprehensive advice on office chairs, tips & help on common seating issues. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:02:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm often amazed at the casual attitude people take when buying a new office chair you see frequent posts and comments on Twitter and FaceBook about how they plan to call in at the local office warehouse on the way home to pick up a new office chair, treating it ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/buying-an-office-chair-important-factors-for-getting-it-right/ If you are finding your office chair isn't as comfortable as it used to be then maybe it’s time to take a quick look at some key adjustments, especially if you haven't checked them recently. Seat Height Adjustment When your seat height isn't set up correctly it can cause you a good ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/3-things-you-can-do-to-make-your-office-chair-more-comfortable-in-5-minutes/ The February 2010 edition of Men's Journal takes a look at 9 different office chair models: Herman Miller's Embody Knoll's Generation Chair Humanscale's Freedom Chair Zody from Haworth HÅG Futu Steelcase Think Chair Evolution Ball Chair Kore Stool   Pick of the bunch not surprisingly was Miller's Embody chair scoring a near maximum whereas the least favored was the ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/high-end-office-chairs-pick-up-recent-mentions-in-the-media/ HÅG of Norway is no longer producing its Peter Opsvik designed Balans kneeling chair which has been a part of its seating range for over 26 years. Although it has never been a major product for them, it sold steadily over the years and was popular with people who find conventional ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/hag-quietly-ends-manufacture-of-its-balans-kneeling-chair/ Most people are aware of memory foam, and have probably read about it or may even use it in a bed mattress. Over the past few years, some seating manufacturers have begun using it in office chair foams and I don't think this is a good idea. Why? Well, the basic ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/office-chairs-having-memory-foam-pads-are-best-avoided/ Whilst we would all like to think that corporations supply employees with quality chairs, like an Aeron or Freedom Chair, the reality is that there are still an awful lot of employers out there who supply staff with lousy office chairs, buying on price with little thought for user comfort. So ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/why-you-need-a-good-home-office-chair-if-you-have-a-bad-one-at-work/ If you ever try buying an office chair online it can be a really overwhelming experience, depending on how you go about it here are some of the things you may find. You visit a site selling office chairs and you are presented with a scrolling page filled with 100 different ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/buying-an-office-chair-online-is-like-tip-toeing-through-a-minefield/ Although most manufacturers tend to make their chairs with generous sized seats, if you are very tall and or well built you may find your chair is cramped in the length or width leaving you feeling wedged into it. This makes it very difficult to get comfortable as it restricts your ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/is-your-office-chair-like-being-jammed-in-a-dodgem-car/ Just uploaded is a review of the Generation by Knoll™ chair which won a NeoCon Gold award for best task chair in Chicago in June last year. It offers amazing flexibility as you sit in it thanks to advanced plastics more usually found in domestic appliances and cleverly re-used here giving ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/generation-by-knoll%e2%84%a2-review-added/ A lot of office chairs are just plain big and petite and slim built people find them almost impossible to get comfortable in, for some it's like having to wear size 10 shoes when you real size is a 6, not very practical. So why does this happen? Well there are ... http://www.blog.officechairadvice.com/is-your-office-chair-like-sitting-in-a-boat/