Best sit stand desk height guide, standing desk schedule 2021👍 - Fitnest Europe ™

Sitting or Standing (if you have a standing desk) is what we do without thinking every day. Yet, have you thought about adjusting your desk and chair to its ideal height according to your height?

You can find multiple desk and chair height calculators out there. Fitnest staff ourselves also tried to test many of them to find the best sit stand desk height guide for you.

However, none completely satisfied us!

Therefore, we make our version of ‘the best sit stand desk height guide’ ourselves. These numbers are based on our real touch and feel, based on the suggestions from experts that:

Upper arms alongside with your torso
Lower arms forms about 90°with the torso

Correct Height For Standing Desk Chart

Your Height (cm)	Sitting Desk Height (cm)	Standing Desk Height (cm)	Chair Height (cm)
150	60	100	41
152	61	101	42
155	61	102	43
158	62	103	44
160	64	104	44
163	65	105	45
165	66	106	45
168	67	107	46
170	68	108	46
173	69	109	47
175	70	110	47
178	71	112	48
180	72	113	48
183	73	114	49
185	74	115	49
188	75	116	50
190	76	117	50
193	77	118	51
195	78	119	51
198	80	120	52
200	81	121	52
203	82	122	53
205	83	123	53
208	84	124	54
210	85	125	55

If you still don’t know which desk to buy, consider skimming through our standing desk buying guide.

Disclaimer:
We have done our best to compile the most precise measurement for each height range. However, if you feel that is not the correct height for you, or you prefer a quick rule-of-thumb guide, just remember one thing:

Your hand should rest comfortably on your standing desk

proper posture when standing at standing desk image by fitnest eu — Desk Height Rule of Thumb

Comments (2)

Standing desk is very comfortable and beneficial for body as well, like while standing, your elbow should rest comfortably on desk.

Fitnest Staff says:

20/09/2019 at 3:52 pm

Thanks for your addition @Alex! We do agree that it is important to have a position in which your arms rest comfortably on the desk.

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Correct Height For Standing Desk Chart

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