| According to certain reports, an average office | | | | mat not only protects your carpet, it can also |
| worker sitting in a computer chair working at least | | | | prevent injury to a person's joints and back. Also, |
| 8 hours a day will move his chair at least 250 | | | | this will ensure less fatigue while working in an |
| times. With this much movement, any flooring can | | | | office. |
| sustain considerable damage in a year's time. | | | | As mentioned earlier, an additional feature |
| Because repairing floors can be costly, the need | | | | computer mats have is their ant-static properties. |
| for a cheaper alternative is needed. Thus the | | | | Whenever we move around in our computer |
| need for a chair mat. It is basically a mat that you | | | | chair, it creates static electricity that can transfer |
| place underneath you computer chair to help | | | | from the floor through our body and then to the |
| protect your flooring. Unlike traditional mats, they | | | | computer. Static electricity can greatly damage |
| have anti-static properties than can also help | | | | computer hardware. Take for instance the RAM |
| protect your computer hardware. | | | | or memory module. Static electricity can "fry" it |
| Similar to any other mat, these mats provide a | | | | or make it unusable if it's not protected. |
| number of benefits. First of all it adds protection | | | | Aside from these benefits, it can come in any |
| to your flooring. With the wear and tear your | | | | shape or design. This means that it will suite any |
| floors endure everyday, a mat will help reduce | | | | office setting, or even home setting, one may |
| these damages. Comparing the cost of repairing | | | | have. Be it a small conference room or a long |
| your floors to buying a chair mat, your costs will | | | | row of office cubicles, most manufacturers can |
| definitely decrease. | | | | adapt to any need. Although the price range of |
| The mats also provide you more movement. If | | | | these computer chair mats can be a bit steep, |
| you have tried moving your chair from one desk | | | | the added protection to your flooring and |
| to another in a carpeted surface, you know how | | | | computer equipment plus the other benefits like |
| back breaking it can be. With it, you can easily | | | | reduced risk of injury and fatigue, can make up |
| glide from one place to another without hurting | | | | for the cost of purchasing one. |
| your back. Because of this increased mobility, a | | | | |