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title: Which office chair is suitable for long periods of sitting?
description: "Sitting for too long is never a good idea. Alternating your activities helps to break up long periods of sitting down: stand up or go for a short walk after every 30 minutes of uninterrupted sitting. Besides ensuring you spend…"
url: "https://ergo-lab.be/lab/en/faq/long-periods-of-sitting/"
updated: "2023-12-20"
category: Ergonomic (seating) solutions
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# Which office chair is suitable for long periods of sitting?

Sitting for too long is never a good idea. Alternating your activities helps to break up long periods of sitting down: stand up or go for a short walk after every 30 minutes of uninterrupted sitting. Besides ensuring you spend less time sitting down, this has a positive effect on your physical health and mental well-being.

Active, dynamic sitting also helps if you have a sedentary job. For this, you can use a chair that has a movement mechanism, which constantly obliges you to shift your centre of gravity. A [**Löffler**](https://ergo-lab.be/lab/en/dynamic-sitting-loeffler/) chair, for instance. Dynamic sitting is important to maintain a strong supply of blood to your muscles and prevent problems. Even so, you still need to get up and walk around regularly.