Thanksgiving. It's that time of the year again! The leaves are turning maple red and olive brown; the chilly wind is rusting the antique bell chimes on house doors; and the sweet scent of freshly roasted turkey is wafting through the air. Just imagine biting into the first piece of...

Although often overlooked, your productivity and efficiency at work depend on your chair, the most important piece of office furniture. Many people are more focused on all the secondary parts of the office, such as a water cooler, a spacious desk, or multiple whiteboards, instead of being concentrat...

Strengthening your back is imperative to a great posture. While your ergonomic Herman Miller Aeron chair will help you straighten your spine, in order to reap your chair's full benefits, you'll need to train your back muscles to keep your body straight. This article contains advanced exercises for s...

Recent articles have come out that relate ergonomics to the paleo lifestyle, which are two subjects that seemed to have nothing to do with each other. ?The paleo diet and lifestyle is the idea of living and eating like a hunter-gatherer from thousands of years ago. Besides diet, the activity...

1. Comfort: Has sitting comfortably in your chair for long periods of time become increasingly more difficult? This is a sign that your chair is not providing you with enough support. Finding a new, ergonomic chair will help to fend off a hurting back and strained neck. 2. Condition: Another simp...

There have been countless studies performed to examine the correlation between sitting down and long-term health. Naturally, one would assume sitting down is a natural position that won't have residual effects on the body. However with new evidence becoming buoyant, researchers have concluded sittin...

Are you in a profession that requires you to sit 8 hours a day? Do you spend most of the time at a desk in front of a computer? During these long hour workdays, do you find yourself restless, tired, uncomfortable, or even in pain at times? Back pain is...

Long days at the office, looking exhausted after work, your Dad probably needs a new office chair.? Why not do something a little different this Father's Day, surprise him with something other than the typical neck-tie.? Give him the gift of comfort, and swap up his office chair for an...

Take a few minutes every day to assess your posture in the workplace; the health of your back and neck may depend on it. According to the department of osteopathic medicine at Michigan State University, as many as two-thirds of full-time desk job employees experience some form of neck, shoulder o...

The science of ergonomics combines both productivity with both workplace comfort and health. How many hours does the average office worker sit in their chair every day? Chances are that the time these workers spend sitting in their chair is greater than the time they spend in their bed every...

Bend. Stretch. Twist, turn, duck, reach. Sorry to disappoint you, but this isn't boot camp. This is you, making dinner. And if you're a woman, you may be doing all this wearing high heels on a ceramic tile floor. Painful. Fortunately, designers and architects are paying more attention to th...

How do I make my office ergonomic? Purchasing ergonomic furniture and customizing the features to fit each individual and work station is the easiest and most effective way to create an ergonomic office, but in the meantime here are 5 simple and low cost solutions that can be implemented immediat...