Task chairs, lumbar support and what actually matters when you sit for eight hours.
Our picks
Top 4 in chairs
Ranked by what each one is for, not by price. Every pick links to the guide that explains why it earned a place.
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Four chairs, out of a market of thousands.Every one of these adjusts seat depth — the first thing our own guide tells you to test, and the thing almost no best-selling chair does. That is also why the cheapest costs about three times the median chair on Amazon. Run the two-finger test first: if your current chair passes it, none of these will improve your day.
Before you spend anything on a new chair, find out whether the one you own fits your body. Most do not, and the reason is almost never the part people blame.
Seat depth is the first thing a chair must get right and the first thing manufacturers drop. Four chairs that adjust it, and how to check whether you need one.
Read the guide — 4 picks
Before you buy anything
Find out what actually needs changing
Seven questions about how you sit, then a ranked list of the fixes in order, cheapest first. Most people finish it without needing anything on this page.