Is a good office chair enough for healthy working? The honest answer: Yes and no. A good chair is an important foundation \u2013 but it doesn't solve the problem on its own. And what \"good\" means is more individual than most companies realise.<\/p>\n
In practice, I regularly experience decision-makers choosing a chair that is aesthetically pleasing or offers good value for money \u2013 and then assuming that's all there is to it. It isn't.<\/p>\n
The misunderstanding begins with the word \"sitting\" itself. Healthy sitting isn't a state \u2013 it's a movement. Anyone who sits for eight hours in the same chair in the same position is having a bad day for their back, no matter how expensive the chair was.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, an office chair is not a standard product. Ms M\u00fcller, 52 kg, 1.60 m, needs a different chair than Mr Meyer, 110 kg, 1.90 m. This is not a question of price or design \u2013 it is a question of body geometry, the nature of the complaint, and the activity.<\/p>\n
I understand the desire of many companies for a uniform look in the office. That's precisely why we developed the Warth Hauschair programme: four to five chairs that visually match, but meet very different requirements in terms of features and customisation. All models are in stock here in Trier \u2013 no long waiting times, no surprises.<\/p>\n
The human body is not designed for prolonged static sitting. Intervertebral discs have no blood supply of their own \u2013 they are supplied with nutrients through movement. Anyone who sits motionless for hours is harming themselves \u2013 regardless of their sitting position.<\/p>\n
Good office chairs support dynamic sitting: the backrest moves with you, springs back, adjusts. And herein lies one of the most common mistakes I see in offices:<\/p>\n
The backrest is fixed.<\/strong><\/p>\n Understandable \u2013 many initially perceive the flexibility as instability. But a fixed backrest turns even the best chair into a problem. The solution isn't fixation, but the correct adjustment of the counter-spring tension to the user's body weight. Then the backrest flexes comfortably without tipping away. That's the difference between a chair that is irritating and a chair that works.<\/p>\n A good chair alone is not enough. It only unfolds its effect in combination with conscious habits:<\/p>\n I've seen customers get fixated on a single model \u2013 usually a highly customisable chair that works for 8 out of 10 employees. It's better than nothing, but the remaining 2 out of 10 are still sitting incorrectly. We don't sell chairs. We develop seating concepts that suit your team. This starts with a conversation \u2013 about team size, specific complaints, activities, and budget. This is followed by a pre-selection, a personal presentation at the customer's premises, and individual training for each employee.<\/p>\n Our house chair programme makes this feasible for companies of any size: a uniform appearance, individual fit, quick availability from stock in Trier. If you would like to know which chair suits which employee \u2013 please contact me. I will come to you.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reicht ein guter B\u00fcrostuhl f\u00fcr gesundes Arbeiten? Die ehrliche Antwort: Jein. Ein guter Stuhl ist eine wichtige Grundlage \u2013 aber er l\u00f6st das Problem nicht alleine. Und was gut bedeutet, ist individueller als die meisten Unternehmen vermuten. In der Praxis erlebe ich regelm\u00e4\u00dfig, dass Entscheider einen Stuhl aussuchen, der designtechnisch \u00fcberzeugt oder im Preisleistungsverh\u00e4ltnis stimmt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allgemein"],"yoast_head":"\nIntegrating exercise into the workday \u2013 specific tips<\/h3>\n
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Practical example: What happens if everyone gets the same chair<\/h3>\n
\nMy approach with new customers: I come to the company with a small pre-selection of chairs, explain the differences to each employee, individually adjust the chosen chair, make recommendations \u2013 and also advise against it if something isn't suitable. This might take about ten minutes per person. But these ten minutes decide whether a chair will function well for years or become a cause for complaint after three months.<\/p>\nChecklist: Is your team really sitting correctly?<\/h3>\n
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How Warth develops seating concepts<\/h3>\n