The human frame is designed to do many things, but sitting for long hours is not one of them. Without proper seating and desk adjustment sitting can literally be a real pain, which too often leads to permanent damage.

Raising chair heights can reduce the degree that we need to bend. This creates a more open stance, which reduces the bend in the back, improves circulation in the legs and reduces pressure on the diaphragm thus improving breathing.

A further consideration is that young people have an optical range of 300mm, which is considerably less than adults. Just look around a classroom and the evidence is clear with children bent over their work creating an uncomfortable position. This can be minimised by raising the desk height and tilting the desk top towards the user.

The problem is how to achieve good posture in a school environment where children are moving around a class and between classes without having a mixture of fixed height desks and chairs.

The answer is to have chairs and desks that can be adjusted quickly to the suit the individual and the current task. The Q-Learn range of height adjustable chairs and desks, which also allows the desk top to tilt, has been specifically designed to meet this need.