(PopSci.com) -- Your mother was wrong: Sitting up straight is bad for you.
Is this the office chair of the future?
Scottish radiologists confirmed in a study last year that a 130-degree angle of recline between torso and thighs reduces pressure on the discs in the lower back.
This (and its sleek design) is why the ubiquitous Aeron chair was so ahead of its time in 1994. It deeply reclined by pivoting at the hips.
But designers find that the features of chairs like the Aeron are lost on most sitters. The array of levers and knobs -- recline tension, lumbar support, seat-pan depth, forward tilt -- are commonly ignored by users, who only think to change the chair's height.
This neglect has manufacturers such as Herman Miller and Humanscale looking toward the next frontier: a self-adjusting chair. (MORE)
1 comment:
Yes! Finally, there may be proof that the way I have been sitting for years and years is better than the old "sit up straight" adage. Long live low and leaned back! Now that's heavy duty.
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