plz help...what is the proper height to set your chair at for your desk??? - GoFuckYourself.com

01-23-2008, 12:26 PM

got a new chair and i am not use to it and i am going nuts to get comfy. is it suppose to be slightly above the top of the desk so you tilt forward????

plz help...

THANKS!!!

The Other Steve · 01-23-2008, 01:34 PM

It's whatever is most comfortable for you.

I was trained to type back in the days of Remington typewriters so my seating position is probably quite different to a lot of people - plus I use the legs on the back of the keyboard to give it some angle.

But if it helps the cushion on my chair is about 6 inches below the top of the desk and I definitely don't lean forward - but then I've also got long arms.

I understand what you're going through though - we bought a new chair for my office a couple of months ago and I couldn't use it because it was just that little bit too low at it's highest point.

I ended up pulling it to pieces and using it to replace the arms and back on my old chair just so that I had the right height. When you're sitting in the chair for 8 to 10 hours a day it's important to get it right.

01-23-2008, 01:36 PM

yes... im going nuts... i dont lean forward either cuz i have long arms but the sales guy told me i should get in the habit... OY VEY!!!

ill keep playing around till it hits

The Other Steve · 01-23-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LilBro

yes... im going nuts... i dont lean forward either cuz i have long arms but the sales guy told me i should get in the habit... OY VEY!!!

ill keep playing around till it hits

I wouldn't be listening to that sales guy at all - in the old-fashioned typewriter days typists were taught to sit with their backs straight and there's no reason why that should be any different today.

bobby666 · 01-23-2008, 11:42 PM

never set the chair higher than your table

01-23-2008, 12:26 PM	#1
LilBro Guest Posts: n/a	plz help...what is the proper height to set your chair at for your desk??? got a new chair and i am not use to it and i am going nuts to get comfy. is it suppose to be slightly above the top of the desk so you tilt forward???? plz help... THANKS!!!

01-23-2008, 01:34 PM	#2
The Other Steve Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sunny Queensland - perfect one day and better the next. Posts: 2,106	It's whatever is most comfortable for you. I was trained to type back in the days of Remington typewriters so my seating position is probably quite different to a lot of people - plus I use the legs on the back of the keyboard to give it some angle. But if it helps the cushion on my chair is about 6 inches below the top of the desk and I definitely don't lean forward - but then I've also got long arms. I understand what you're going through though - we bought a new chair for my office a couple of months ago and I couldn't use it because it was just that little bit too low at it's highest point. I ended up pulling it to pieces and using it to replace the arms and back on my old chair just so that I had the right height. When you're sitting in the chair for 8 to 10 hours a day it's important to get it right. __________________ Left intentionally blank ... just like my brain

01-23-2008, 11:42 PM	#5
bobby666 boots are my religion Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Heart of europe Posts: 21,765	never set the chair higher than your table __________________

01-23-2008, 01:36 PM	#3
LilBro Guest Posts: n/a	yes... im going nuts... i dont lean forward either cuz i have long arms but the sales guy told me i should get in the habit... OY VEY!!! ill keep playing around till it hits