Brown Leather Chair

Miscellaneous information

This page is a compilation of random and useful information about chairs, sitting, or anything related to chairs. Our hope is that you will read the following information and learn some things to keep you feeling happy and healthy.

Long periods of sitting
Sitting down for long periods of time can be hurtful to your health. It can make your back hurt, your butt, your legs, and basically your whole body can be affected by sitting down for a long period of time.

One way to minimize the this risk is to take regular breaks during the day. Stand up and move around a bit. Go walk down the halls at work, say hello to someone on the other side of the room. Be active! You don’t need to run around or participate in a high cardio activity. Simply taking periodic breaks and walking around will reduce the bad side effects of being in a chair all day.

An interesting fact about periodically moving about during the day is that it is more helpful to your body than spending 30 minutes in the night doing vigorous exercise. According to a study done in Australia, not only will it help you to shake the chair pains, it will also help keep you trim and in better physical condition more than sitting around for 8 hours and then exercising at night for 30 minutes.

Squeaky Chair
Having a chair that squeaks can be a major distraction while you are trying to get some work done. Usually the culprit is where the backrest connects with the chair. The exposed metal will rub and create a hideous noise. Try to isolate the source of the noise by moving the chair around as you inspect it. Once you find where the noise is coming from there are a few tactics you can use to silence that squeak. Check to see if anything is loose. If you find a loose spot and tighten it, many times the noise will stop. Take some WD-40 and apply it to the area. If the previous two suggestions don’t stop the noise, get some type of barrier that you can wedge in between the two metal parts. You could use tape and paper, a piece of foam, or anything that fits snugly in the noisy spot.

Destructive Chair
Most chairs come with casters made for carpeted floors. The caster is the wheel segment of your chair that touches the ground. There are two simple solutions to this problem. One is to purchase a chair mat. Chair mats come in a variety of sizes and colors. Once you have it, just place it where your chair normally is. They are approximately 5x5 so that you can move around in your chair a bit without damaging your floor. The second solution is to purchase new casters. There are casters specially manufactured to work on wood or tile floors. These casters will not damage the floor material, assuming you have the right caster for the type of floor you are using.