The Ergonomics of Fat People
Yes, I broke another office chair. To be fair, I think teenage antics may have contributed, but regardless it’s now knackered.
Yes, I’m fat. All 120kgs of me.
I dare you – go shopping for a chair rated for anything over 100kg.
Is it too much to ask that I can find a decent, comfortable, sturdy chair to work from? Apparently so. This blog post says it all really.
Assuming you’ve now found one that’ll take your weight (not to mention your butt), that you can afford without selling off a kidney or child… how comfortable is it? Does it encourage correct posture? Support your back properly? Allow for height, angle and back-rest position? And is it guaranteed to last? Watch out for the guarantees – mine die the day after their 1-year warranty expires. I can’t really afford another £100 chair right now, besides which I cry at the thought of spending that every year, ‘coz I know that’s all the life I can expect from it. Mind you, it was a good chair! And I really can’t contemplate spending the £300+ that a properly ergonomic fatty-friendly bum-rest would cost.
So now I’m in a cheapo chair that’s too low, with a crap back-rest and no angle adjustment. Result? Chronic back-ache.
Add to the list of things I’d like to review: decent office chairs for fatties!
/Rant
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