How To Sit in a Gaming Chair: Healthy Neutral Positions

If your gaming chair sitting experience is less than perfect, simple tweaks can help. Learn how to sit in a gaming chair using these fundamentals:

1. Configure your lumbar support.
2. Configure your armrests and seat height.
3. Move while you sit to keep muscles active.

Using fluid, dynamic neutral postures is the healthiest way to sit at a desk for long periods. That aligns your spine into a healthy posture. Once your muscles adapt, you'll be able to sit longer, feel better, and supercharge productivity!

0:00 Introduction
0:18 Ergonomic chair definition
0:32 Neutral sitting definition
0:50 How to sit in a gaming chair
1:17 How to configure your lumbar support
1:49 Optimal armrest configuration
2:28 How to move while sitting (recline functionality)
3:16 Case study

[LucMantique]

I have used a gaming chair for 2 years and I didn't know that I used lumbar support wrong. The default position made me feel uncomfortable, now I can sit for hours. Thank you for this!

[anon-]

Wow. Properly positioning the lumbar support makes a world difference. I was unable to sit up straight for long without discomfort. I fixed the lumbar support position and now it feels comfortable to sit up straight.

[anthonywright]

Today I finally decided to look into why my chair makes me feel so horrid and found this video almost after 3 years of being a Software Engineer... This is something that should have been taught in school 😂 Thank you!

[dumberoni]

honestly i tried the lumbar support thing and it really does make a difference, i use to have to take a break and lay down cause my back and butt hurt from sitting wrong, using it properly doubled the amount of time i could sit comfortably

[MichaelSweeney]

Bought a respawn gaming chair yesterday and had no idea how to sit in it after being on the couch playing for so long.. this video helped me so much, thank you so much!

[mariomata]

the SFX in the end sold it for me! thx for the tips.

[VeemonZ]

Recently I bought a Gaming Chair and after a week my back started to hurt in the lumbar zone. Thankfully I found your video! I put the lumbar support like the instructions, now I see that is completely wrong because is too low for me. Thank you!!

[luciano_jrrr]

Thank you for this video! I was thinking about buying a new chair, but now I learned on how to use the lumbar support properly hahaha

[ChronoPierce]

I'm sitting on a Secretlab Titan. This helps me a lot, as a person on the desk 10-14 hours a day. Thank you.

[emiliatan]

This was great and helpful video. I was using my gaming chair wrong for 2 years because I was keeping lumber support at default postion. Used to lay down in bed after sitting in front of pc whole day. My Spinal cord hurts really bad when I try to lay down on bed and used to get headaches when playing games. This video helped me out a lot. Thanks : ))

[miketns]

yep, i was right. i came here to check if my theory was correct, and it was. you mentioned all the things i had listed. just wanted to make sure that i dont learn to sit in yet another uncomfortable position! so thank you for making it possible for me to confirm it

[firebrotha]

when i typed in the proper way to sit in a gaming chair i didn't expect such a good detailed video

[chappie__]

Yo shout out my guy for a genuinely good video, also congrats on your personal journey man! I'm glad you made it!

[mushroomcrepes]

Many usually say to "get a real office chair" but my parents gave me a gaming chair which I don't want to get rid of now so this video is great for anyone who is not in a position to get a good ergo chair. Also, the lumbar support is a godsend to help hold a straight back without feeling strain.

[gasmimoha]

Intructive, Direct and good humor, thanks for the video ♥♥

[brandoparedes]

This video is AMAZING.
Thank you for the dedication.
You convinced me to buy a secret lab chair as well. 😂

[sxto]

i have spine and back problems since i use pc a lot at home and on my workplace as well, but i never thought about that i might be using the lumbar support wrong...it's like day and night difference, thanks a lot :)

[gokith]

oh my, as soon as fix all the pillow positions on my chair which are the back of my head and my lower back. The feeling was so comfortable that I just want to sleep right on my chair, thanks man

[miniminz]

Killer video very informative! I feel so much comfortable it is insane how a bit of adjusting transforms the whole experience I even feel more alert while sitting!

[Riku-Leela]

Wow.... I've had a terrible standing and sitting posture for ages and this really helped me, I feel like a new person ngl, especially with being able to intake a whole lot more oxygen actually is really noticable