| Between flextime working and jobs that over run | | | | These chairs are becoming increasingly popular in |
| many offices are now open from early in the | | | | many offices, not only do they relieve posture |
| morning until late at night. This means that the | | | | and arm strain, but the increased feeling of well |
| people in it are spending a long time sitting which | | | | being that this produces also increases |
| can cause physical stress and tiredness which | | | | productivity. |
| may lead to back and circulation problems. | | | | Mesh office chairs are designed to let air flow |
| The fact that this was happening at an alarming | | | | between the person's body and the chair, and this |
| rate caused experts to take a look at the way | | | | lowers the person's body temperature making |
| we sit and at what we sit on and how this might | | | | sitting for long periods a more comfortable |
| be improved. This led to the beginnings of the | | | | business. |
| ergonomic office chair. An ergonomic chair molds | | | | Most ergonomic mesh office chairs have an |
| itself to the sitter and helps to take some of the | | | | aluminum base that is covered with foam. This |
| strain out of constant sitting by supporting the | | | | means that the chair molds itself to the body of |
| person's posture. Chairs without sufficient support | | | | the person sitting in it. Mesh covers the back and |
| mechanisms can lead to people experiencing long | | | | the seat of the chair that is then fitted with some |
| term back and leg problems, particularly if they | | | | sort of breathable fabric. This allows for the |
| are sitting in the same place for an extended | | | | proper flow of air and the regulation of the sitter's |
| number of hours. | | | | body temperature and makes working in an |
| The latest thing to hit office furniture | | | | office a much more pleasant experience. |
| departments is the ergonomic mesh office chair. | | | | |