{"id":5380,"date":"2023-03-24T11:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ergo-lab.be\/ergo\/faq\/why-opt-for-an-office-chair-without-arm-rests\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:23:10","password":"","slug":"why-office-chair-without-arm-rests","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/ergo-lab.be\/ergo\/en\/faq\/why-office-chair-without-arm-rests\/","title":{"rendered":"Why opt for an office chair without arm rests?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a good idea to think hard about whether you want an office chair with or without arm rests. Both are a good choice. It is simply a question of identifying your personal needs and preferences. The most significant benefits of an office chair without arm rests are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Greater flexibility and freedom of movement, e.g. if you move around a lot. This improves your circulation and muscle activity, avoiding a static position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More comfortable seating (but this varies from person to person and depends on the type of job).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requires less space, so it is ideal for smaller offices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better, more active seated position, enabling you to reduce back and neck problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suitable for various body types because there is no width restriction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better accessibility for people with limited mobility or a disability, because it is easier to get in and out of the chair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you do prefer an office chair with arm rests, go for a model with <a href=\"https:\/\/ergo-lab.be\/ergo\/en\/faq\/what-to-consider-office-chair-with-arm-rests\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">adjustable arm rests<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a good idea to think hard about whether you want an office chair with or without arm rests. Both are a good choice. It is simply a question of identifying your personal needs and preferences. The most significant benefits of an office chair without arm rests are: If you do prefer an office chair [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[41],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5380","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-ergonomic-solutions-seating-and-more"],"year_month":"2026-10","word_count":165,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"digimotions","author_nicename":"digimotions","author_url":"https:\/\/ergo-lab.be\/ergo\/en\/author\/digimotions\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Ergonomic (seating) solutions","term_url":"https:\/\/ergo-lab.be\/ergo\/en\/docs-category\/ergonomic-solutions-seating-and-more\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why opt for an office chair without arm rests? | Ergo-Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An office chair with or without arm rests is a question of personal needs and preferences. 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