How To Ergonomically Set Up Herman Miller Embody (Logitech G) Adjustment Setup Guide Tutorial

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Learn how to adjust your ergonomic chair for your office or gaming setup. Regardless of ergonomic chairs vs. gaming chairs vs. office chairs, you must learn how to sit properly at a office or gaming setup to be pain free! We go over how to sit in a gaming chair, gaming chair setups, gaming ergonomics, gaming ergonomics, and more!
0:00 - Thumbs up for timestamps saving you time!
0:42 - Intro - Setup for gamers and desk workers
1:17 - Set the starting position
1:55 - Set chair height
3:09 - Set seat depth
3:35 - Set arm rests
4:32 - Backfit Adjustment (lumbar support)
6:44 - Set tilt tension
8:27 - Set monitor distance and height
9:55 - Free ergonomic reviews and join on Twitch
Featured in this video: the Herman Miller LogitechG Embody is a top tier ergonomic gaming chair gifted to us for a review. Many of these chair adjustments would apply to the Herman Miller Aeron adjustments as well. The quality of materials, the build, and the adjustments set this chair way above any racer gaming chair. This guide goes over the details of adjusting the chair. Educate yourself on ergonomic chairs vs. office chairs vs. gaming chairs before you buy!
I am COEE certified for ergonomics and HATE what gaming chairs are doing to many gamers and streamers. The chairs induce poor posture and usually do not last long. Save yourself the pain and invest in a quality chair that you'll spend hours in daily!
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@TisMeBc 2 жыл бұрын

This video should come bundled with the embody, its literally perfect

@TominationTime 2 жыл бұрын

Let the folks at Herman Miller know that. Maybe I can collaborate with them directly on any future chair releases :D

@LiquidLensPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 1,000%!

@Cd3 Жыл бұрын

The music sells it

@ShawnFumo 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. The only thing I’d add is I saw a setup pdf talking about the backfit being less about tension and more about shape. So the highest tension is a flatter back and the lower tension is more S shaped. So start with it flatter and see if your back is making full contact and if it feels like you’re looking forward. But if your middle isn’t supported and you’re looking down, loosen the tension. And conversely if your shoulders are coming away from the top or you feel like you’re looking upward, increase the tension to flatten it out.

@dav3evans Жыл бұрын

Great video for guiding through the setup process. I returned one of these chairs last year, but after seeing this video and getting a better understanding of what I did wrong, I bought another and it's so comfortable now! Thanks for the assist :)

@mangomann89 Жыл бұрын

This video made my Embody even better. Thanks a lot for your video!

@hmrizzl 7 ай бұрын

Just got my Embody and couldn’t be happier! Thanks for that perfect explanation!

@mnovaes 11 ай бұрын

Probably the single only guide that's not a simply a silly showcase of adjustments available and chair features, and cares about connecting these to the ergonomics. Not even HM has a decent one. Congrats.

@silentkills123 3 жыл бұрын

Just got the embody today after months of waiting, thanks for the guide! That was super helpful. Thanks

@KWSigsgaard 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have a Herman Miller Aeron and this helped for this too!

@saurabhkarnik Жыл бұрын

Great video . Thanks! I think this resolved my lower back pain on 1 day old embody. Trick was to have the feet touch the ground flat and not necessarily optimal 90 degree. That worked for me.

@MinClan1 Жыл бұрын

I skimmed through your video the first time but did not thoroughly go through it step by step. I started feeling real bad lower back pain only when sitting on the embody gaming chair which I have owned for a few weeks now. I adjusted the back several times but the lower back pain would still come back in the course of sitting on the chair for 15 - 20 minutes. Than a online chair website forum recommended going through your video step by step and this fixed my back pain issue instantly! My seat depth was adjusted too deep and was the main cause of the lower back pain. As soon as I adjusted the seat depth to a 3 finger gap and properly followed the steps for arm rest, back fit adjustment & tilt tension the pain went away immediately. The seat depth being to deep was the main cause for my lower back pain. Thank you for this video!

@TominationTime Жыл бұрын

Wow that is great to hear! Can you tell me which website forum recommended my video? I'm curious to see it. YT usually blocks links. Could you please email it to me? Tom@tominationtime dot com

@namaskar56 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Such a help to me adjusting my new Embody. Thank you for this video.

@mxjoaoo 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Embody feels perfect after proper configuration

@amythorsen9682 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this was a huge help. I have developed some low back issues and I think they started when I got this new chair and never took the time to properly adjust it. It feels much more supportive now!

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and glad to help! What do you think was going wrong before that was hurting your low back?

@TuangDheandhanoo 3 жыл бұрын

I have the embody for a couple of years, still adjusting the correct back support. This video helps so much. Thank you!

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure to help!

@martinpmiller 5 ай бұрын

Well done! You shared the reasons for each adjustment from an ergonomic standpoint. Very helpful!

@Homiloko2 2 жыл бұрын

My embody just arrived and this video helped a lot! Thank you

@landisfowler3076 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought an ergo chair and this helped alot thanks!

@thegracekramer9128 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this! been going crazy all day because my neck was killing me in the embody, adjusted it and feel 100X better thank you

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome and glad to hear it! Anything in particular help you a lot?

@epicvohl Жыл бұрын

Just got my ebody and this video really helped! Thanks so much

@AdamBoehme Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! I was trying to dial in my embody and this video helped tremendously!

@thefuzzpedal 2 жыл бұрын

I just got this chair. This is the best video on how to set it up. Thanks!

@CapFlipGaming Жыл бұрын

Just got my chair delivered today. This video helped a ton! I looked at a few other videos but this one was the best for sure.

@CapFlipGaming 3 ай бұрын

Just found it again to rewatch a year later lol

@kuposceptre Жыл бұрын

Just got me embody today and this video was amazing it was exactly what i needed to figure out the chair. Thanks

@user-qx9js5gp9e 2 ай бұрын

Wicked helpful, thank you!

@alansonit 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video - mine arrived today and this was super helpful.

@zhouliyuan12 Жыл бұрын

Bought the Embody Logitech chair a few months ago. I liked the color and looking of the chair but absolutely hated sitting on it until today! Thanks!

@Neonlike0 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, very informative. This video helped me dial in my adjustments.

@novel-9017 2 жыл бұрын

This video is very well done and definitely helped me. Thank you !

@channelisafunnyword 7 ай бұрын

Very good video, concise and covered all the points I was looking for!

@Mcawsome2490 Жыл бұрын

Man I've had my embody for like 5-6 months now and never really looked up a detailed guide to understand how to use all of it to fit to my body and my back's still been uncomfortable. Thanks for this vid, I've made some adjustments and they feel better already!

@staceejaxx3071 2 жыл бұрын

Just got my embody, this video was really helpful!

@frederickrueger7861 2 жыл бұрын

The original manual coming with the chair was.. very to the point, but left more questions than answers. Your video helped answering those questions. Thank you so much.

@TominationTime 2 жыл бұрын

Very happy to help you!

@kaz128 Жыл бұрын

Just got this chair today and this video was great, thank you!

@ManifestingMagick 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video! I received my chair from HM this week and I often find instruction videos hard to follow as I had ADHD. This was detailed, but not large volumes of unnecessary information, and I appreciate the step by step close ups. Your speech is a great speed, and your voice isn't flat, nor too accentuated to become distracting. A great factual guide that I really appreciate. Also super important about seeing how you go with the settings over time. I have a rod in my back and awful shoulder issues because of my desk being too high for my 5ft 5inch body, but my previous chair wouldn't go up any higher so I was staining my upper body alot. One thing I'd love to know if anyone could help, is that due to a medical condition causing a buildup of fluid around my abdomen, I am not able to get super close to my desk to get my arm supports close to the desk, and I am having to stretch my arms out in front of me to type. If anyone has any ideas that would be great as I work from home permentely.

@TominationTime 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and all the detailed feedback! For your arms issues, I have a few thoughts below. You're right in that extending your arms (reaching) is going to cause problems long term. Keeping your elbows by your side would be ideal. -An expensive and flexible keyboard tray could be a solution for you. Is it possible to get a compact keyboard tray in front of you somehow such that your arms are supported and the keyboard tray does not collide with your abdomen? I am not sure without seeing your setup. -An even more expensive and custom setup would be to get your keyboard split into two pieces. Some ergonomic keyboards allow for this such as the Kinesis Freestyle Edge. You could install two keyboard trays on the sides (or cut out a piece of your desk) to create a U-Shape for you to slide into. The abdomen would have a gap in front of it and then your L/R hands would be able to get close to the keyboards so you don't have to reach. -Another note: Your arms technically DON'T need arm rests or arm support. You could potentially go several hours without supports, however this could eventually cause strains elsewhere such as your traps (upper shoulders) feeling fatigued after awhile. So you could try alternating having the arm rests partially support you for an hour, then drop the arm rests for an hour etc. Without seeing your condition, I am not sure if that is an applicable solution, but partial arm support could still be better than nothing.

@Acolyte_501st Жыл бұрын

I'm totally with you as an autsitic person, the video is very concise which is exactly what i'd want from a tutorial like this.

@clintabyss640 Жыл бұрын

this helped with my Herman Miller Embody set up SOO much! thanks for posting.

@zebr 9 ай бұрын

Just got mine today. Appreciate all the info. The seat depth has always been a struggle for me for any chair. I am coming from the Steelcase Gesture and that chair just did not work out for me unfortunately. First impressions with the embody is that the seat is so much better and I feel supported both on the seat and back way better than the Gesture. Traditional lumbar support systems almost counter act their usefulness for me and glad to see the embody is working out for me so far.

@Viewtifulchief Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video. Informative and very helpful.

@SM-yg2mo Жыл бұрын

Just got my chair, loving it, thx for the video

@bribeiro 21 күн бұрын

This was very helpful - thank you for making it. Especially enjoyed the acting.

@gorillapimp42420 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I just got my Embody gaming chair, and this video got me up & running quickly. I just wish I hadn't wasted an hour on other video's........LOL. Good job bro !!!

@LiquidLensPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect! This video is exactly what I needed to know!

@damnnewname Жыл бұрын

Very helpful thanks for creating this video, I now know how to get the best of my chair!

@Ryptahi Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. Very helpful!

@vuven8930 2 жыл бұрын

recently got an embody, and this was a some seriously helpful info.

@PliptaEredar 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Thank you!

@Kamaltweet Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Helped so much. Don't need to look for any more setting up videos 😀

@MrWardo2009 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video!

@real1muzik Жыл бұрын

Been in my Embody for about 2 years now, today is the day I learned how to adjust it to my body. Thanks for the clear instructions!

@domingoj 4 ай бұрын

You're a legend bro, thank you so much for guiding me through the process!

@phoenixgomes4365 2 жыл бұрын

great video just helped me get the perfect tilt tension

@thekkaolli 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video this was the best one for setting up the embody by far for me. Good job!

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the love!

@CaffeineInjected 8 ай бұрын

thank you for this, as a gamer and a programmer this was really informative and super helpful. Thank you!

@justinwestphal 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. So glad I watched 10/10

@arting3348 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thanks

@bluemoth1879 3 жыл бұрын

Great information...:) simple and straightforward. 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤙🤙

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

@Fujioh 9 ай бұрын

Just stumbled across your channel, great to find someone whos both a gamer and into fitness and health like me. Really appreciate the content! Subscribed!

@TominationTime 9 ай бұрын

Thank you and hope to see you around the Twitch stream!

@gregrichard6018 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for the great information

@campitcher8507 Жыл бұрын

Best breakdown of the Embody that I've seen. Thank you! The embody is amazing, but not always intuitive to get right when you first buy it. When you first get the chair, the lumbar feels really strong and so you think that cranking the back support all the way back is a good starting point. However, all that does is take the support off of the rest of your back and so all you're left with is that lumbar poking you in the lower back. You see complaints from customer reviews about the lumbar support rubbing their back and making them sore - They're doing it wrong. The key is to get MORE aggressive with the back support. Like he says in the video, crank it forward and then ease it off until you are comfortable. Allowing the back of the chair to push into the higher parts of your back (thoracic region) is what actually makes the lumber more comfortable. Once your back adjusts to that scenario, is when you start to understand how comfortable this chair is.

@donVicanio 10 ай бұрын

This !!! Just got my Embody and even tho the lumbar support is NOT that aggressive compared to the Aeron for example, I can still feel it pushing a bit. I am coming from years of bad posture sitting on junk chairs and now I find it hard to adapt. Will give it time by following the tips in here, hopefully my bulging disk will get better and better by using the Embody chair with the correct settings.😊

@campitcher8507 10 ай бұрын

@@donVicanio Good luck. I've had mine for about 10 months now and it's the best. My first month, I was questioning all the money I spent on it. Now I treat it like gold.

@zoiks6631 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I just received a Gaming Embody today, and when I first sat in it, I immediately thought I'd return it due to the lumbar poking my back too harshly. I cranked the back support almost all the way forward, and that issue went away.

@1xtra299 Жыл бұрын

thank you for this video!

@lilgrimzy6519 10 ай бұрын

very good video i appreciate it man!

@MichaelBertolino 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Was having a bunch of issues getting comfortable in mine, but the chair height, monitor height, (was way too low after getting perpendicular arms), straight back (was leaning towards this, but didn't know if it was right or not), and tilt tension (didn't want any) were all messed up for me until I found this video. Thank you again!

@TominationTime 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! So now your chair is much more comfortable?

@MichaelBertolino 2 жыл бұрын

@@TominationTime Yeah. I just did it today, but the only pain I was having was in my shoulder and you addressed that in this video, so hopefully it will go away soon!

@NattyAK 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jennyporada2079 Жыл бұрын

This video was better than the official HM one, thanks!

@ArtFlyProductionEricLafargue Жыл бұрын

Merci pour ces explications, grâce à vous je suis bien assis dans ma nouvelle chaise Herman Miller Embody.

@lIlIllll1 2 жыл бұрын

You sir are amazing! Thank you. I hit a like and a subscribed :)

@Amapramaadhy 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing and thank you. Have had the dang chair for last 3 years ... never knew about the seat depth adjustment. No wonder I kept sliding out all the time 🤦🏽‍♂️

@DJHEADPHONENINJA 2 жыл бұрын

yikes

@VictorGyo 3 жыл бұрын

This was a very helpful video, instant like and sub! I bought the Embody after using the Secret Labs Omega for a couple of years. Night and fucking day.

@TheBenirons 2 жыл бұрын

just got my embody chair today, very happy! all the settings r a little dismaying, this vid helped me out a ton for adjusting every little tidbit the right way, thank you!

@noofuu2208 2 жыл бұрын

still happy with the embody ?

@TheBenirons 2 жыл бұрын

@@noofuu2208 very much so, yes!

@MeeZoid 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@DeoAlDente 10 ай бұрын

Great video, tyvm

@mtlcub 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this essential video!!! Just got my chair (today) and your video is a life saver! The chair is so awesome and your tips is making it even more awesome! Thanks again! This video should be part of the Welcome kit with the chair!

@tysonkoch468 Жыл бұрын

Great Video!

@xdkokyRUST 16 күн бұрын

massive help

@hotdogmadebyfelix6439 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video!!!!!

@DontDoItPeej 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you Tom!

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

@mz1929 3 жыл бұрын

got my black edition today as well, thanks for the tips

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Let me know how you like it and how the tips work out for you.

@Mark-qj5kp Жыл бұрын

My guy, this should be on their website. The one on the Logitech youtube isn’t that good. This was perfect, thank you! Looking forward to getting used to this beauty.

@ErickWendelTraining 6 ай бұрын

thanks a lot!

@praisetreesus2314 3 жыл бұрын

I will never sit in a chair the same way again, thank you for dropping these knowledge bombs on us plebs.

@PliptaEredar 3 жыл бұрын

AYAYA

@tklee9556 3 жыл бұрын

Just got my chair today, this video really help! I will say it's better than the official one lol.

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and glad it helped!

@ightimmaheadout290 3 жыл бұрын

great video 👍

@Cataracta Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid .. i was originally looking how to adjust the height as i tried and tried. So to adjust height u have to touch the border of the circle around it. I know im not the only one but i felt stupid as i was to careful. LOL Anyway loved the good acting on screen, minor thing turn on the display to make it more relatable. Have a nice day, chair feels awesome!

@exelionnnn 8 ай бұрын

Nice, very helpfull

@wowforeal 6 ай бұрын

Thanks. I've had my embody for prob at least 4 years now. I should've set it up right a looong time ago. xD

@joebarron4666 Жыл бұрын

Hard to put into words how great the Embody chair is, but I can say I no longer need to go to the chiropractor. After a test drive from the Herman Miller dealer, I knew I'd finally found the chair my back needed. Occasionally I have to put in 12+ hours in front of the screen, the Embody makes it safe and comfortable.

@Chilly613 2 ай бұрын

I just purchased the Gaming Embody chair and this video is 10X better than the LogitechG video regarding setup. Thank you for this!

@lFrezZzl Ай бұрын

how is he ? do you like you chair?

@Mr_Bollie Жыл бұрын

For someone with a "hunchback" and years of slouching, this chair is challenging. Especially the thin padding on the backrest tends to let me feel those fingers poking my lower/mid back. However, what this chair does, it enforces a better posture on me. But after a week, I'm not really sure wether to return it or just stick with it and see if my body adjusts to it. It also encourages me to finally do some excercises for my back. That being said, I'll follow your advice of gradually adjusting the backrest. Thanks for those really valuable tips!

@hguhdigfjor Жыл бұрын

How have you gone, did you keep it? I've also got a "hunchback"

@Mr_Bollie Жыл бұрын

@@hguhdigfjor I did keep it and either the pixels have softened or my back got used to it. Now i'm totally pleased with it. :)

@dr0nerinofpv31 Жыл бұрын

@Le Justicier du Net you van pre order a headrest now from Atlas headrest

@ShahabSheikhzadeh 2 жыл бұрын

This is probably the most amazing video I've seen on seat adjustment, ergonomics, and so on. This is better than VelocityEHS. Excellent video. :)

@quentinchapeaux 2 ай бұрын

thanks !

@LittleFishBigMind 5 ай бұрын

I just got my embody chair. I used to perch a lot (since I'm 5'2 never had a chair fits me right). I felt a little lower back ache the first day sitting on it. gonna use your advice to see if I can adapt to the chair and have a better posture (now I figured my keyboard is too high lol). Thanks!

@TominationTime 5 ай бұрын

You're welcome! At 5'2", definitely get a foot rest. Also consider a keyboard tray and or a lumbar support pillow just to help "shorten" how long the seat is. That is, short people will benefit from a shorter seat so their thighs can clear the chair. A lumbar pillow may help. Hopefully it works out for you!

@billywcw 2 жыл бұрын

good vid for embody gamers

@UnusualVariable 2 жыл бұрын

This needs to be on Herman Miller website!

@TominationTime 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! Reach out to them and let them know that! 😃 Maybe I can work more directly with them next time.

@nahkanukke Жыл бұрын

Really thanks for this video

@leonkennedy0551 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tom, I watched you in Tyler1's powerlifting competition today. I'm not a fan of twitch, but I'll gladly support your youtube channel at least. Please keep up the videos!

@TominationTime 3 жыл бұрын

Hey thank you for the kind words and the love and support! Comments like these inspire me to keep working on the YT content, thank you! I also have a podcast that gets the occasional update from time to time. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tominationtime-podcast/id1518509729

@DirkBelig Жыл бұрын

Good review illustrating the WHY of the adjustments instead of just showing HOW to adjust things. I found an Embody while garbage-picking* and had to look up the adjustment instructions and the back curve setting is really confusing. Because spines curve, it seems logical to dial the back back to match the curve, but I immediately had back pain from lack of support. Dialing it forward to a vertical profile actually puts support where its needed and I can sit 2-3 hours (only had it two days) and get up without any back pain. My shoulders & neck are a little achy even though I've got the height and arm rests set properly; I think that's just me - I have a long neck, large head (most adjustable baseball caps don't let out far enough for me), and long hair so there's a lot of weight up there. *Who throws away a $1800+ office chair?!?!? Yeah, the wheels were jacked up with hair & crap and I had to order some rollerblade wheels for $16 from Amazon, but come on. Other than surface cleaning (think they were vapers) and some scuffs, it's mechanically sound and for the best price of FREE! it's awesome. This is after picking a $500 Noble gaming chair a few months ago which was pretty good, but firm and also raises the question of who throws away a $500 chair just because it had a little split in a seam that a quick piece of tape covered over?

@iloveny22 2 жыл бұрын

My back has been killing me with this chair. I’ll give this a shot.

@daviddave8761 3 ай бұрын

@hangman5918 Жыл бұрын

Been using my Embody for 2 years now, today is the day I learned that I was sitting on it the wrong way. I thought the backrest should be in front of me and I need to lean into it. Thanks for the clear instructions!

@cypress2647 11 ай бұрын

you.. thought you needed to straddle it? O_O