For whole day work, we might be used to sitting in a stable place. In that situation, we always feel tired and less-energy after too much sitting. According to physical research, it is terrible for our bone and body function. But one thing can help us in some way, the chair with ergonomic design.
Today, some tips will be offered here. If you have the same problem, it's an excellent choice to read it.
Sitting --- "the new smoking"
1. We need to know something about sitting.
Sitting is normal in our daily life, but it has another name, smoking. Researchers found that those who sit for more than eight hours a day with no physical activity had a risk of dying, similar to obesity and smoking.
So where does the "name" come from, and what are the hazards of sitting?
Humans are built to stand upright, the heart and cardiovascular systems work more effectively in this way. Sitting will cause lots of health problems even though it can use less energy than standing or moving.
Sitting for long periods will waste muscles away. These muscles are essential for walking and supporting. If these muscles are weak, you are more likely to injure yourself when you workout.
More studies have claimed that sitting for long periods will lead to many health concerns. In more severe cases, it also seems to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease even raises cancer.
2. Sitting with a non-standard posture
With the long time sitting, we usually change our sitting posture many times base on the thought of "more time be changed, more relaxation be got." But it actually cannot helps, even bad for us.
Non-standard sitting posture is prone to spinal deformation, which not only causes various skeletal lesions, the problems with the back and neck but also affects the beauty of the body shape. What's more, your head won't be supported by your hips and back, causing your hip flexor muscles to shorten, which will lead to problems in your hip joints, finally may cause this problem, such joint pain, muscle stiffness, and permanent slumping. Especially for the office worker sitting at a desk in front of a screen.
Therefore, long-term bending or extended sitting will lead to the weight of the whole body pressed on the poor waist, which is great pressure on the lumbar spine, causing lumbar deformation or protrusion.
Non-standard sitting posture will also cause hip, knee, and ankle pain. Research has shown that it may cause stress on your abdominal organs, impacting your digestive system, metabolism, and ability of processing food.
What is the ergonomic?
In simple terms, ergonomics is the science of making furniture or equipment more comfortable. Ergonomics is about ensuring a perfect fit between the function of products and the person using it.
1. The ergonomic design
Regarding the ergonomic design, we have to mention the "Four Thousand Years of Human Sitting Posture Subversion", Peter Opsvik.
As a famous professional designer in Norway, Peter Opsvik was committed to studying in human form, the interaction between humans and the space around them.
Although Mr. Opsvik saw his research as simple work in the design field, it has a profound and important effect on the relationship between workman and workplace, offered a great solution to the modern man who has the sitting problem.
Over the past few decades, office workers have already been required to stay in their stable workplace from sunrise to sunset. Just move away if necessary. Through the research, Opsvik has written many articles on the history of sitting. He mentioned that the injury problem of our back mainly causes by sitting in the same place for a long period, so he found a substantial need for a constant body.
Then, because of his hard-working, the Balans Series of Chairs, based on the theories of physiology and ergonomics, set up an immortal monument in the field of chair design.
Therefore, ergonomic design is crucial in the home and the work environment; it can make the office worker more comfortable and efficient when they focus on the "cold" screen.
Since that, employers have become more aware of the importance of ergonomically designed furniture. Research shows that an ergonomic furniture matching a decent work environment boost the productivity. In addition to this, this kind of equipment also reduce injuries, stress, and other health complications.
2. Ergonomic sitting posture
As the name suggests, it means having a sitting posture ergonomically. In other words, sitting in a standard posture.
The so-called standard posture also can be called proper posture. It can make people sitting in a stable place more comfortable and efficiently facing their work, and the most important thing is that it can help reduce pain and injuries.
3. What's the requirement of an ergonomic chair?
For proper comfort, arms should remain on the armrests when it no needs to use for writing on the desk or working on the keyboard. On anther hand, a comfortable cushion is also essential, comfortable padding, soft and breathable fabric are the must-haves. OFCASA's armchairs have all these features to provide a comfortable seating experience for the customers.
4. Why the ergonomic workplace can help?
As mentioned above, a great ergonomic chair needs to let the sitter sit in a standard posture to reduce the body's pain, such as reducing the burden on the leg muscles, reducing human energy consumption, etc.
So ergonomic design needs mainly consider supporting the back, waist, thighs, and shoulder. So that, it can largely improve the working efficiency and the comfortable feeling.
For the curve design, the physiological curvature of the human spine needs to be defined by a specific angle, which is close to our natural curvature form. It helps us create a good habit for a standard posture, reducing some physical discomfort caused by non-standard posture.
It's time to enjoy your seat
Although the chairs are here, we still need to pay more attention to healthy sit. Many kinds of research prove that "less sitting, more standing" is better for our health. When you're in a less free workplace, you need to find ways to walk or stand for a while.
Here are some suggestions from physical experts:
- Take a break from sitting every 30 minutes.
- Try a standing desk or a high table.
- Try to stand through the office brainstorming.
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