In one or more arrangements, as examples, a reclining chair is presented having a frame, a seat operably connected to the frame, a backrest operably connected to the frame and moveable between an upright position and a reclined position. In one or more arrangements, the chair includes a counterbalance assembly positioned within a hollow interior of the backrest and configured to provide a counterbalance force to move backrest to the upright position in absence of an opposing force. In one or more arrangements, the chair includes an externally accessible adjustment system to facilitate adjustment of the counterbalance force provided by the counterbalance assembly.