Enter your height to get your ideal sitting and standing desk heights, seat height and monitor height. A starting point to adjust to comfort — a desk is a tool, not a treatment.
These are neutral-posture starting points — adjust a centimetre at a time to what feels comfortable. A desk is a tool, not a treatment.
Your standing height (~107 cm) is well within the Vival Desk's 72–120 cm range. For sitting, raise your chair and add a footrest — standard ergonomic practice — since your ideal seated height (~68 cm) is a touch below the 72 cm minimum.
The dual-motor Vival Desk hits both your seated and standing heights at the touch of a button — S$349, or S$289 with code VIVAL60.
Explore the Vival DeskEvery figure is anchored to the neutral-posture principle: your desk surface at elbow height (elbows around 90–110°, forearms level, wrists straight), your seat at behind-knee height with feet flat and thighs level, and the top of your screen at or just below eye level. These landmarks scale predictably with height, so each result is a linear fraction of your stature, cross-checked against published ergonomics guidance from OSHA and CCOHS. Ranges — not single numbers — are given because arm and torso length vary at any given height. The number is a starting point; trust the 90° elbow test and alternate between sitting and standing rather than holding any one posture.
These figures are a research-backed starting point to adjust to your own comfort, not medical advice. Correct height can reduce common strain, but a desk does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition. If you have existing pain or a medical condition, consult a qualified professional.
As a starting point, a standing desk should sit at about your standing elbow height — where your elbows bend to roughly 90 degrees with shoulders relaxed. For most adults that lands between about 95 and 120 cm. A common rule of thumb is roughly 0.62 x your height, so a 170 cm person is usually comfortable near 106-110 cm. Set it there, then raise or lower a centimetre at a time until your wrists stay flat and your shoulders drop. It is a starting point to adjust to comfort, not a medical prescription.
For a person about 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall, a seated desk height of roughly 66-70 cm and a standing height of roughly 105-111 cm is a good starting point, with the chair set so feet are flat and thighs level. The standing figure sits comfortably inside the Vival Desk's 72-120 cm range; the seated figure is a little below the 72 cm minimum, so at that height you raise the chair and add a footrest, which is standard ergonomic practice. Always fine-tune to what feels neutral for your wrists, elbows and eyes.
When seated, your desk should be at your seated elbow height so your forearms rest roughly parallel to the floor and your wrists stay straight while typing. For most adults that is about 62-76 cm with a properly adjusted chair. If your ideal seated height is below your desk’s minimum, raise the chair and use a footrest rather than working with hunched shoulders. Treat any calculator number as a starting point you then adjust to comfort.
Position the top of your screen at or slightly below eye level, about an arm’s length away (roughly 50-70 cm), and tilt it back slightly. Your eyes should fall on the upper third of the screen so you look slightly down, keeping your neck neutral whether you sit or stand. A sit-stand desk changes your standing eye level, so a monitor arm or riser helps you keep the screen correct in both positions.
No — that is the whole point of a sit-stand desk. Your seated elbow height and standing elbow height differ by roughly 30-40 cm, so a single fixed height forces a compromise that suits neither. An electric adjustable desk lets you save both heights and switch through the day. A desk is a tool for changing posture, not a treatment; the health benefit comes from moving between positions regularly, not from standing all day.
Dual-motor, 72–120 cm, up to 100 kg. The desk these numbers are built around.
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Read →Your standing height lands inside the Vival Desk’s 72–120 cm range, and it saves both your seated and standing heights. See the dual-motor desk that switches between them at the touch of a button — S$349, or S$289 with code VIVAL60.
Explore the Vival Desk