Zody Chair

Healthy Back Exclusive Introduction – The Zody™ by Haworth. The Premier Ergonomic Office Chair has arrived and it’s only available at the Healthy Back Store! The Haworth Zody is the ultimate performance chair. With a passive pelvic support and asymmetrical lumbar known as PAL, Zody offers its users science-based wellness, comfort, and a chance to sit in the first task chair endorsed by the American Physical Therapy Association. Zody is the only chair to feature asymmetrical lumbar support. Zody also features a gel seat pad to reduce under thigh pressure, seat depth adjustment, 4D arm adjustment, forward tilt, and back stop. Zody contains up to 51% recycled material content and is made with wind power. Zody is good for you and the environment. Ergonomic standards and guidelines recommend several working postures - sitting while reclining, upright, or in forward tilt; standing or alternating between sitting and standing - recognizing that no one posture should be used for a long period of time. A good ergonomic chair allows users to sit in these different postures and provides features and adjustments with the ability to enhance the comfort, productivity, and overall well-being of the occupant. Listed below are Zody's key ergonomic features and adjustments along with suggestions on how to adjust the chair to maximize its potential for each individual user. The Zody features - Soft mesh back - PAL back system which combines the frame flex, mesh construction, lumbar pad, lumbar pad spring suspension and asymmetrical adjustment and pelvic support. - Standard foam seat - Adjustable seat range - 4D adjustable arms with soft arm caps - 3 point tilt mechanism with standard tilt tension - Height adjustment - Back stop with forward tilt mechanism - Standard hard casters Options include: - Upgraded foam seat with Technogel Soft Lite gel insert - Soft Casters Some color choices and options are available to ship faster than others. For more option information or help with customizing your Zody chair please call our professional sales center 888-469-2225.

Resources Objectively Determining Comfortable Lumbar Support in Task Seating The Research Behind Zody

Back and Lumbar Support
The combination of the frame flex, mesh construction, lumbar pad, lumbar pad spring suspension and asymmetrical adjustment and pelvic support make up the "PAL™" system's unsurpassed ability to provide comfortable ergonomic support for a broad range of users.

Tension
Zody's tension adjustment is a crank located halfway back on the right side of the seat pan. Adjusting the tension control regulates the amount of resistance a user feels when leaning back in the chair and the effort required to recline the chair backwards. Forward (clockwise) rotation increases the tension and backward (counterclockwise) rotation decreases the tension. Zody's tension can be adjusted to accommodate people of different body types and sizes and for different work styles.

Torsional Movement
Zody was designed to have 2" of passive torsional flex in the upper back. This means the backrest follows the user as it moves, increasing mobility and comfort when reaching sideways for objects.

Mesh Tension
Zody's proprietary suspension mesh is a thin, breathable 100% polyester woven fabric designed to work in concert with the lumbar pad and pelvic support. Several studies were completed to identify appropriate upper and lower back mesh tensions which provide users with continuous support.

Lumbar Support
When standing, the spine naturally forms an "S-curve", but when seated, the bottom of the back tends to round out as the tailbone is curled under causing the curvature to disappear. This can cause lower back pain when seated, so it is important to maintain the lumbar curvature (lordosis) that occurs normally in the spine of the lower back. Zody's lumbar pad was designed so it responds differently to people based on the amount of support they desire. Its concentric rings are different thicknesses and are interconnected by relatively small flexible webs to ensure support only where the user wants it. The handles to adjust the lumbar are located on the back of the chair. The lumbar pad adjusts 4" vertically along the back of the user.

Silver Best of NeoCon Award
Seating: Ergonomics Desk/Task
Chicago, IL, USA
June 2005
The Best of NeoCon awards is sponsored by Contract magazine, McMorrow Report.com, Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., IFMA, and IIDA. It is the most prestigious product competition in the commercial interior furniture and furnishings market in the USA.

Gold IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Product Award
Seating: Desk/Workstation Chairs, Canada
September 2005
This award is the highest award for office furniture in Canada. The products are evaluated by a panel of judges, selected from a judging committee of 25 members from prestigious design firms and corporations.

Cradle to CradleTM Gold Certified Product by MBDC
(McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, LLC)
October 2005
Zody has been certified as a Cradle to Cradle™ Gold Product by MBDC (McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, LLC). Zody has been evaluated for its human health, environmental health, lifecycle attributes, renewable energy, water stewardship, and social responsibility characteristics against stringent certification criteria and is considered an ecologically intelligent product.

American Physical Therapy Association Endorsement (APTA)
December 2005
Zody is the first and only chair endorsed by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This endorsement comes after an APTA review based on criteria such as ergonomic features, proven benefit to the user, product efficacy, and cost-effectiveness. “Zody offers a high level of individual control and is reasonably priced,” said APTA President Ben F Massey, Jr., PT, MA. “We particularly favor the range of adjustment features it offers for users’ comfort.”