What are the misconceptions when choosing a chair
Publish Time: 2024-08-17
There may be the following misconceptions when choosing a chair:
Neglecting actual needs:
Confusion between office and leisure: Office chairs should pay attention to lumbar support and adjustability to adapt to long-term work, such as ergonomic office chairs; Leisure chairs emphasize more on comfort and relaxation functions, like lounge chairs. If you choose the wrong option, you may experience fatigue or injury due to insufficient chair support during office work, and you may not be able to fully relax during leisure time.
Poor spatial adaptability: Without considering the size of the space, placing large luxury chairs in a small room can make the space crowded; Choosing unsuitable chairs in public places without considering pedestrian flow and layout can affect traffic and usage efficiency.
Excessive focus on appearance:
Purely pursuing aesthetics: only focusing on chair design, color, and style, neglecting its functionality and comfort. Some fashionable but impractical chairs may be uncomfortable to sit on, and long-term use is harmful to the body.
Neglecting the coordination with the environment: When choosing chairs, the lack of consideration for the coordination with the interior decoration style and other furniture has resulted in the chairs being out of place with the overall environment, affecting aesthetics and harmony.
One sidedly valuing price:
Greed for cheap and buy inferior products: thinking that chairs are all the same and choosing cheap ones can save money. However, low-priced chairs may have poor quality, such as poor material, unstable structure, low durability, easy damage during use, and may also pose safety hazards.
Blindly pursuing high prices: thinking that what is expensive is good, overly superstitious about brands and high priced products. In fact, expensive chairs may not be suitable for everyone, and some functions may not be needed, resulting in waste.
Not valuing size:
Inappropriate seat height: If the seat height is too high, the feet will be suspended, and the blood circulation in the legs will be blocked. Over time, it will become numb and swollen; Sitting too low, excessive leg bending, increased knee joint pressure, can easily lead to problems such as arthritis.
Inappropriate seat depth: If the seat depth is too deep, the backrest cannot effectively support the back, making it easy to bend and hunch over, and the sitting posture is uncomfortable; The seat depth is too shallow, and the thighs do not receive sufficient support, which can lead to fatigue.
Poor chair back height and angle: The chair back is too low to support the waist and back, which can easily lead to back pain and soreness; The chair back is too high, and the head and neck may not receive proper support. The angle of the chair back is unreasonable, which cannot provide good support and fit, affecting sitting posture and comfort.
Ignore material properties:
Non breathable materials: For example, some chairs made of leather or plastic materials are not breathable, and sitting for a long time can cause stuffiness, sweating, and even skin discomfort, leading to skin diseases.
Materials that are too soft or too hard: Chairs that are too soft, such as some upholstered chairs, can cause the body to sink over time, affecting bone and muscle health, and may also cause fatigue; A chair that is too hard can put a lot of pressure on the body, and sitting for a long time can cause pain and discomfort.
Lack of trial sitting experience:
Relying solely on visual judgment: only looking at the appearance and introduction of the chair, without personally trying it out to feel its comfort, support, etc., resulting in discovering that it does not meet the needs after purchase. When trying to sit, one should change their posture frequently to simulate daily usage scenarios.
Short trial sitting time: Even if you try sitting, it is only a brief feeling and you have not fully experienced the effects of sitting for a long time. It is recommended to sit for at least 10-15 minutes and feel the performance of the chair in different postures.
Neglecting functionality and adjustability:
Single function: For example, some chairs do not have lumbar support adjustment function, which makes it difficult for people who sit for a long time to adjust lumbar support according to their own needs, and can easily lead to lumbar diseases.
Inconvenient adjustment: Some chairs have adjustment functions, but the operation is complex or the adjustment range is limited, making it difficult to achieve the ideal comfortable state during use.
