If you’ve been using an office chair that’s basically plastic with a bit of cushion, then you’re in desperate need of an upgrade. Those are often killer on your back, so what you need is the best office chair for supporting the back, and that’s where the Herman Miller Embody Chair comes into play. With its lumbar support, you’ll feel all kinds of comfort.
Why We Like It – Herman Miller Embody Chair
The Herman Miller Embody Office Chair is the ideal chair for anyone who is in desperate need of back support, given how much effort was put into its lumbar support. While you’re at it, give our Herman Miller Sayl chair review roundup a read too.
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- Superb lumbar support
- 12-year warranty
- Wide range of adjustments
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- Seat cushion should be thicker
- Expensive
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Performance
It isn’t just about comfort though The Herman Miller Embody is an ergonomic chair first and foremost. It distributes the pressure your back feels into the chair itself. By making use of the dynamic matrix of pixels it’s built with, pressure is relieved from your back, allowing for blood and oxygen to flow easier around your body.
What this chair is so fantastic at doing is offer that kind of lumbar support even when you’re moving. The Herman Miller Embody Chair moves with you, rather than static and unchanging like most office chairs are. What’s lacking is the seat cushion. There isn’t much there and it is very reminiscent of the Ergohuman High Back Swivel Chair. A bit of extra padding would have been lovely.
Design
Taking your first look at the Herman Miller Embody Chair and you’ll immediately notice it doesn’t look like your typical office chair such as the Steelcase Gesture Chair or Steelcase Leap Chair. Rather than be a rigid piece of plastic, the Herman Miller Embody Chair is designed to distribute your weight evenly. To further help this effort, the chair has all kinds of adjustments.
Instead of moving the arms up and down—which it does—you can add arm tilt. There’s the option to adjust the back, the seat depth and length, and of course, the height of the chair.
Value
There is no doubting the Herman Miller Embody’s ability to support your back. It was designed from the ground up to target your back, work with your body, and provide some of the best lumbar support we’ve ever seen with office chairs. Herman Miller went as far as to cast a wide net on top minds, 20 physicians and individuals with PhDs in various fields, in an effort to shape its design.
Because of that, the Herman Miller Embody Chair has a steep price tag, one that very few could achieve. But if you do manage to buy one, you’ll get an incredible 12-year warranty.
Herman Miller Embody Chair Wrap Up
When you’re at a desk all day, lumbar support is crucial. And that’s where the Herman Miller Embody Chair focuses its efforts with its innovative ergonomic design. Should your chair bite the dust, you’ll have a 12-year warranty to fall back on, which is necessary for the price you pay. Though we’d wish for a little more cushion in the seat, its back support is some of the best in the business.
