Office Chairs 2025

Key Features

A well-designed ergonomic office chair can solve a number of problems related to posture, comfort, and overall health:

• It supports the natural curve of your spine and promotes good posture. This can prevent common issues like slouching and hunching over your desk. The chair should have adjustable features like seat height, seat depth, backrest tilt, and armrest height to fit your body dimensions.
• By providing proper support for your lower back, an ergonomic office chair can also help reduce or prevent back pain. This is particularly important for people who spend long hours sitting.
• Many ergonomic office chairs include a headrest, which can support your neck and prevent strain when working for long periods. This can reduce the risk of developing neck problems and associated issues like headaches.
• Ergonomic office chairs have a synchronized tilt mechanism which allows the chair to move with you. This improves circulation and keeps energy levels up.

Specific Features:

• Adjustable backrest provides support in all the right places.
• Adjustable lumbar support helps maintain the right posture while sitting to reduce strain on the lower back.
• Castors ⚙️ enable you to glide over carpets and hard surfaces with ease.
• Adjustable headrest helps reduce strain on neck and shoulders.
• Adjustable armrests help you find the most comfortable positions for arms and shoulders.
• A rounded seat front takes away tension from the back of the thighs.
• Adjustable tilt tension allows you to adjust the resistance to suit your movements.

How to Choose an Ergonomic Office Chair

If there is one item that deserves special attention when you choose it for your workplace, it is your office chair. Beyond the aesthetics, there are features that can significantly impact your comfort, health and productivity. That is why it is essential to choose a chair that fits your body and work style, and to adjust it properly for maximum benefit. Here are some things to consider.

How many hours do you sit during the day?

The more hours you sit down, the better chair you will need. To make it easier for you to find a chair that suits your needs, we've divided the range into three recommended solutions:

• Basic: If you rarely sit down during your work day, you can do well with a simpler chair with basic features such as height adjustability.
• Occasional: If you sit down for short periods during the day, you will also need lumbar support, high back rest, automatic or adjustable tilt tension.
• Full working day: If you spend most of your working day sitting down, you need an ergonomic chair with good adjustment possibilities.

Choose the mechanism that allows the right kind of movement.

• Manual tilt tension: Allows you to adjust the resistance to suit your movements and weight.
• Automatic tilt tension: Your body weight determines how much resistance the backrest offers.
• Tilt lock: Allows you to lock the tilt in different positions.
• Synchronized tilt mechanism: Allows the chair to move with you. The backrest moves more than the seat when you lean back, so torso/hips open up. This improves circulation and keeps energy levels up.

Does the chair tick these boxes?

• Adjustability: Look for a chair with a variety of adjustable features. The more you can adjust the chair to fit your body, the better. Make sure to use all the functions of the chair and adjust it at regular intervals, to avoid a static sitting position.
• Lumbar support: Good lumbar support is crucial for preventing back pain. The backrest should support the natural curve of your lower back.
• Seat material: The seat and back should have enough padding to be comfortable for long periods of sitting. Breathable materials such as mesh allow air to pass through, and is a good choice if you tend to feel hot. Some chairs are made with a cooling effect material, also suitable for this purpose.
• Swivel and mobility: The chair should easily rotate so you can reach different areas of your desk without straining. Castors allow easy movement around your workspace.
• Stability: A five-point base reduces the risk of tipping over when leaning or moving in the chair.
• Size: The chair should fit your body size. You should be able to sit with your feet flat on the floor, your knees at a 90° angle, and your back against the backrest. There should also be 5-8 cm between the back of your knees and the seat of the chair.

Look for these ergonomic features

• Height adjustable seat: for a comfortable sitting posture regardless of body height.
• Height-adjustable backrest: provides support in all the right places and helps your body to maintain a naturally good posture.
• Adjustable lumbar support: helps maintain the correct posture while sitting which reduces strain on muscles on your lower back.
• Adjustable seat depth: easy to adapt for increased support to your thighs and back.
• Adjustable headrest depth: adjust the depth position of the headrest to fit your needs, reducing strain on the neck and shoulders.
• Adjustable tilting neck support: adjusting the headrest angle for optimal support and comfort reduces neck muscle strain and prevents discomfort during prolonged sitting.
• Adjustable headrest height: allows for proper alignment of the head and neck, reducing the risk of discomfort from prolonged sitting.
• Armrests: provide support for the upper part of your forearms and reduce strain on the back and shoulders.
• 2D adjustable armrests: height and width adjustable armrests enable a relaxed position for arms and shoulders and reduce the risk of tension.
• 3D adjustable armrests: height, width, and depth adjustable armrest helps you find the most comfortable and supportive position for the arms and shoulders, leading to improved posture and reduced fatigue.
• Manual tilt tension: allows you to adjust the resistance to suit your movements and weight.
• Automatic tilt tension: your body weight determines how much resistance the backrest offers.
• Synchronised tilt mechanism: allows the chair to move with you. The backrest moves more than the seat when you lean back, so torso/hips open up. This improves circulation and keeps energy levels up.
• Tilt lock: allows you to lock the tilt in the upright, the lowest position and different positions in-between.
• Removable washable cover, seat: easy to keep clean and fresh, as you can take it off and machine-wash it.
• Removable washable cover: backrest and seat. The cover is easy to keep clean and fresh, as you can take it off and machine-wash it.

Ergonomic Features Comparison

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