We've Been Sitting the Same Way for Hundreds of Years. Maybe It's Time to Rethink the Chair.
The chair has had a lot of makeovers.
We gave it wheels. Cushions. Armrests. A back that reclines. Mesh, memory foam and lumbar support that hugs just right.
But through every upgrade, one thing never changed: where it leaves your knees. Bent at roughly 90 degrees. For hours.
The chair got a glow-up. Your knees got the same seat they've always had.
Meanwhile, our lives changed completely.
Our ancestors weren't sitting eight hours a day. Today, many of us spend 6 to 10 hours sitting, spread across:
- Work
- The commute
- Meals
- The couch
- Travel
That's a lot of hours at one angle. And our bodies weren't built for that much sitting without a break.
Your knees carry you everywhere.
They're the largest joints in your body. Every step, stair, squat and serve runs through them.
Then we finally sit down, and we give them almost nothing.
As a physical therapist for 15 years, I watched people do everything right for their knees while they were moving. Then they'd sit in the car, at a desk or on a plane, and the support simply stopped.
Maybe the chair isn't the problem. Maybe it's what's missing.
We put lumbar support in chairs for our backs. We bring neck pillows on planes. We slide footrests under our desks.
So why doesn't anything support our knees?
That question is why I created Angglz, the first patented portable knee rest. It changes the angle your seat locks your knees into, and it goes wherever you sit. It fills the gap the chair never solved.
Wondering whether you need a better chair or a better tool? Read [Ergonomic Chairs vs. Ergonomic Tools: Which Helps Your Knees?]
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