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The BioFit Personalized Seating Experience.
BioFit products allow you to balance the unique physical makeup of the user with the demands of their specific work environment. We specialize in delivering healthy physical and economic results.

Choose ergonomic options that promote proper spinal alignment, even weight distribution, healthy circulation and the reduction of nerve damage risk:

Contact a BioFit representative today for assistance in creating ergonomic balance between your seating and the task at-hand.

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Calculate Your Proper Seat Height
A basic formula to determine the correct seat height is the real work level (measuring floor to the height of the task) minus 12". The resulting measurement is the suggested seat height. We recommend that this be the midpoint of the seat-height adjustment range of the chair you select.

For Example:
    38" (work level from floor to task height)
    -12"
   ------
    26" (midpoint of seat-height adjustment range)

Most of our chairs have a seat-height adjustment range of three to five inches, though we also have some with seven or even 10 inches of latitude. Having an adjustable variation upward and downward helps assure that the chair fits the size and body type of the worker. The chair also will be flexible enough to fit workers on different shifts or the same worker doing different tasks at a slightly changed work level.

This broad formula works for the majority of workers. Our ergonomic seating will properly fit 90 percent of workers without changes. For the other 10 percent, alterations can be made easily because of our modular construction. The seat height range can be changed on the job site by simply adding or removing adapter tubes between the pneumatic cylinder and the base. Even if a chair base must be changed, it can easily be done on-site as well. Other options such as an adjustable footring, tilting seat and/or backrest assemblies, or a shallow ergonomic seat can be added to make a chair fit properly.

The Balance of Form, Function and Bottom-Line Benefits. Ergonomic design means increased comfort - plus much more. The bottom-line benefits of ergonomic balance within the workplace are proven:

- Increased employee productivity
- Fewer and less traumatic injuries
- Fewer lost workdays
- Improved workers° comp costs
- Improved medical insurance costs
- Risk control rather than risk financing

Investing in the ergonomic design of BioFit delivers proven competitive advantages.