Office chairs converted from car seats
The seat in the car is very comfortable, it would be nice to carry it to the office. Recently, someone changed the car seat into an office chair after installing the base and universal wheels. The video quickly became a hot search, and many netizens followed suit and shared their modification process on the video platform.
This kind of chair looks beautiful, but is it really suitable for office workers to sit for a long time? Yesterday, medical experts said that the height and enveloping nature of this modified chair are not suitable for long-term desk work, and this practice is not advocated.
Recently, some netizens bought a car seat on an idle platform, and converted it into an office chair by themselves, making the workstation as comfortable as a private car. After the netizen shared the modified video online, it quickly went viral. As can be seen in the video, after installing the base and universal wheels, the car seat turns into an office chair. Not only can it move smoothly, but the adjustable backrest can also lie flat, making many netizens both curious and excited.
At present, many bloggers on the Internet have published strategies for modifying car seats. In the strategy, first find a car seat in the second-hand market, and then spend more than 100 yuan to buy accessories such as base kits, five-star feet, and air rods. With a little manual ability, you can DIY an office chair.
Judging from the modified video shared by netizens, this new "office chair" can not only move in all directions and adjust the height, but also has many functions that ordinary office chairs do not have. For example, the armrests are adjustable, the headrest is adjustable, and the backrest can even be placed extremely low to lie down and sleep. Some netizens with particularly good modification skills can even retain the heating function of car seats.
Many second-hand idle platforms have sensed the business opportunities, and have launched office chairs refitted with car seats, priced between 300 and 800 yuan. Compared with thousands of yuan ergonomic chairs, it is more cost-effective. Data show that since December, the search volume of this new type of "office chair" on an online idle platform has increased by 150% month-on-month, and the number of buyers has doubled.
Experts believe that such an approach should not be promoted
Is this new "office chair" really suitable for office workers to sit for a long time? In order for the modified seat to be suitable for home or office use, in addition to the need for the structure of the chair to conform to the mechanics of the body, the height of the table and chair, whether the seat has armrests, whether the head, neck, waist, and back are supported, etc., all have to be “exquisite”. At the same time, it must be combined with the human body. The individual differences in the physiological curvature of the spine are used for comprehensive evaluation.
Experts said that although the car seat is converted into an office chair, it feels very comfortable to sit on, but its height, thickness, hardness, breathability, and envelopment are not suitable for long-term desk work, so from a professional point of view Saying it is not worth advocating.
People are in a relatively static state when driving. To a certain extent, car seats can provide support that fits the human body for the driver in a long-term sitting position. However, in the process of office work, in addition to the static state, people often need to be in an active state.
Therefore, the design of home chairs and office chairs will take into account the relationship between body posture and chairs. In addition to the common adjustment of sitting depth, there are also adjustments of lumbar support height, head and neck support state, and back inclination angle. Office chairs converted from car seats cannot take care of these problems well.
In addition, considering factors such as safety and shock resistance, car seats are generally thicker, and the air permeability will be slightly poorer. Sitting for a long time is also more likely to breed bacteria.
How to choose the office chair that suits you
Studies have found that people of different genders, ages, office postures, and even people of different body types have different needs for office chairs. So, how should office workers choose an office chair that suits them?
The first thing to look at is the height of the seat. Generally, when sitting on a chair, the headrest protects the cervical spine, and the hips and knees can be comfortably maintained at about 90 degrees. Secondly, the angle of the back of the chair can be tilted back by 25 to 30 degrees to make the human body feel comfortable and relaxed. The lower part of the back of the chair must have enough curvature to support the waist and bend forward, not excessively, so as to prevent the hips from sliding down; the height of the armrest is just enough to support the elbow joint or forearm.
