Choosing the Right Office Chair: A Comprehensive Guide

Even the largest companies often mess up when they buy a swivel chair: there are a lot of models, tons of differences, sometimes very subtle ones.

Ergonomics in the workplace is full of traps...

But If you sit for very long time, having a good sitting posture is very important to your health. If you don't, back pain, neck pain etc. are just around the corner!

To avoid that you waste money, you need an ergonomics expert to guide you through the jungle of office furniture!

In this video on the ergonomics of an office chair, I will speak about

00:00 intro
01:09 chair height
01:27 seat depth and width
03:36 backrest type (foam, mesh)
and backrest adjustment
- the lumbar support and its adjustments
- the armrests (height, depth, firmness)
- the tilting mechanism

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[ElizabethTai]

Why didn't I find this video before buying my chair 😭

[anar]

This video is priceless!!! Thank you very much

[leokastor]

Thank you so much! this is probably the most useful video regarding desk chairs that I've come across and has made my decision making a lot easier now.

[astronemir]

Love seeing a review of the Swedish chairs. Finally. Thank you. This video is criminally underrated

[amittweetsnow]

Using chair for a decade and never realised, I bad my chair has been giving me back and shoulder pain for years. Too wide and too deep causing me to slouch and extending my arms exactly as explained. Gonna throw it away and invest in a good quality adjustrable chair as this is the most used product to make a living working from home. Thanks a ton Olivier.

[simplyns]

Thanks for taking time to make all the great videos on your channel. I find them to be highly practical and so useful...without any marketing BS found everywhere on youtube. kudos ! 🍻

[JulieLamboy]

This is such an excellent video and sooo helpful!

[a]

really professional thank you for your video!

[Cobinja]

Since you mixed them up in the video: It might be worth mentioning that the Aeron is the one with different sizes to choose from but without seat depth adjustment, while the Mirra 2 is the one with seat depth adjustment but without different sizes.

[Southtiger]

great video...lucky i saw before purchase

[wisemanfoolishman]

This is great! I was looking around for which products ergonomic experts use themselves, because that would be one of the best options on the market.

[Alexandra-Rex]

As someone who does everything on the PC, I have no TV, so I watch everything on my PC as well as work and gaming, so the headrest is a very nice thing to have as it's also my chair for relaxing.

[mswillowglen]

I got stuck in a San Diego hotel working 7 hrs a day on my laptop. I am over 6 ft tall and my room had the only chair that didnt give me backpain..ever. Rather than being bold and stealing it, I took pictures of the brand name and serial number. It was a Herman Miller but I never found the chair. Thank you for pointing out that this chair has 3 sizes and several points of adjustment. I’ll try to find one again

[simonfauteux]

Thanks again for another informative video, my current issue with a gaming chair I’m testing from Costco, is the armrests positions are too wide and yes the seat is too deep, I also need 4D armrests where I can rotate in perfect alignment with my natural arms position when typing and mouse use. I’ve had that perfect chair in a big company, I never had any problem. I’m no longer working there, but WFH, I’m trying replicate this ergonomic setup so I can finally comfortably work. I love your channel!

[DanyaTeodora]

Thank you very much this is very insightful.

[sunnasmilieu]

Currently sitting in an 8000-something Synchrone with red suede which I found recently second hand. I had a 6000-something FreeFloat before and I liked both mechanisms but the Synchrone is best. The Synchrone is the one on which the seat and back is synched.

[kerseili]

Merci mon ami. This guide is incredibly useful and I have left a like.

Hello Olivier, thank you so much for this video since it’s really helped me find a chair that beat suits me. This is truly priceless. Merci bcp!

[tardezyx]

Are you planning to review dynamic seating chairs, like the Haider Bioswing series?

[davidwaclo]

This is great. Could you provide a link to the exact chair you use daily?