Owned this chair for about a year. Almost gave it away because the back pain was UNBEARABLE. So funny, spending $2,000 on a chair and I did 0 research on how to properly adjust it. Safe to say, lesson learned. Back pain is gone. I can now work in peace. Thank you so much for making this
I appreciate this, been using it for months and it was hurting my back but I just changed it and it feels amazing. I feel silly for getting such an expensive chair and not adjusting it to how I sit 🤣🤷♂️
@@Zediaphh yeah, adjust it, stay seated for like 20 minutes then do it again to see how it feels when it’s adjusted in each direction to find the sweet spot
@@shootinbruin3614 he adjusted them fine, its not a make or break difference, but it is definitely better to adjust them using the arm underneath the pad instead of holding it from the top.
@@tytn5541 Thank you. I'm sitting on an Embody as I type this and tried it both ways. I actually find it easier to adjust as shown in the video, but I appreciate your response
Also a heads up we do have some embody's in house that we are eventually going to have on the website, they are in great condition but won't be new but will save you money. check from time to time on Crandalloffice.com before you purchase to see if we have them up.
THANK YOU! Ive had this chair for all 4 years of college as a preowned gift from someone. Desided Id take the time to finally figure out how this thing works today. NO IDEA it could lean back it was always super straight like a wooden chair. All the knobs were all the way stiff haha.
awesome video. i just got this chair and i was looking aroun how to adjust the height, i did figure out other settings but this video gave me deep down definition of the adjustments. thank you for the video
I did the same WOAH! upon figuring out the tilt limiter. I was stymied at first by how to get it to rotate. You have to lean forward and essentially unweight the hair to a degree in order for the panel knob to rotate freely. I went full bore and leaned back with quite a start!
Just got this after years in a chair that didn’t fit me. I’ve developed poor neck posture because of that bad chair. So far so good. I just ordered the Atlas headrest to go with it as well.
I just got this and the front handles are really stiff to a point that i'm scared to break them , due to the amount of force I have to apply to bring them up and adjust them forward/backward
I have such a love-hate relationship with this chair. When I get it, it’s perfect. But even week-to-week I feel like I constantly have to readjust it. I don’t recommend this. For most people, just get an Aeron. My wife has one, and it’s comfortable and painless for me even without any fine-tuning
I just got the chair and even with the tilt limiter in the most forward position theres quite a bit of play in the seat which I find annoying. Is that normal?
@@CrandallOfficeFurniture Thank you. Herman Miller customer support also said its normal. Wish there was a setting to just make the chair stiff. The constant movement really annoys me while gaming because I like to lean forward a lot. Maybe I just need to adjust myself to the chair but I only have 14 days to return it. So I made the choice to return it :(
Hey! Good content! Can you provide more detail on the BackFit adjustment? I've read that the first week or so of using the chair is uncomfortable because it's forcing good posture on you, so I never known if my BackFit is well adjusted or if it's painful because I have missadjusted it. How should the chair feel?
Most people who have issues with back discomfort with the Embody chair are adjusting the back-fit adjustment backwards from how it actually works. If you’re getting lower back pain, normally you would loosen the back adjustment on most chairs to reduce the lumbar pressure a bit and relieve tension on the lower back. With the Embody, it’s the reverse of this. If you’re getting lower back pain, then you want to _tighten_ the back-fit adjustment (turn it “forwards”, or clockwise if you’re facing the side of the chair that it’s on). If your back pain is more in the upper back area, then you’d do the opposite. How it works is this: with most other chairs, the back adjustment is pushing a lumbar support pad into your lower back or pulling it away from your lower back when you tighten or loosen the adjustment. With the Embody, that adjustment is tightening or loosening the pixelated back panel instead, since the chair doesn’t actually have any “lumbar support pad”. When the back is loosened, the whole back pad can flex more, so the lower portion remains semi-stiff while the upper portion is allowed to flex backwards more, which has the effect of “adding” more lumbar support to the seat back, while when you tighten the back-fit adjustment, it’s actually pushing the back spine of the chair forward and up, which stretches out the seat back, causing it to flatten, which has the effect of reducing the lumbar support on your lower back. If you’re not sure which is more or less comfortable, then try this: when you first sit in it for the day, start out by tightening the back-fit knob as far as it goes - all the way clockwise until it stops. Then try sitting in it and see if you develop any back discomfort. If you do, start loosening it a couple quarter turns at a time until the discomfort goes away - that’s the correct way for most people to adjust it properly. However, if that doesn’t work for you, you might be someone who has a different problem. In that case, when you first sit in it at the start of your day, start out by loosening the knob all the way first (all the way counter-clockwise until it stops) and try that and see if that works better. Then you can start tightening it a couple quarter turns at a time until it’s comfortable for you. For most people, the right way to do it is to start with it fully tightened and gradually loosen it until it fits right and stays comfortable for them all day. Most people will experience a lot more pain or discomfort if they start out at the loosest setting, so that’s why you should try it that way last, and try it fully tight first. But in either case, it’s best to start out with one or the other adjustment for your first time sitting in it for your day so that you’re not trying to adjust against already built-up discomfort. You want a clean baseline in order to get it dialed in just right as quickly as possible. When it’s adjusted correctly, it’s unilkely that you’ll need to “get used to it” at all - it’ll just feel comfortable and you won’t develop any discomfort or pain over the course of a day. Unless you have some specific back issue, there shouldn’t be any “days of getting used to the right posture”. At least not in terms of pain or discomfort. Getting used to _sitting_ with proper posture might take several days, but getting used to the feeling of the chair itself shouldn’t involve any days of discomfort unless you’ve already got residual back pain that you’re already dealing with at the start of your day. If you don’t wake up with back pain, you shouldn’t feel any in your Embody either once it’s adjusted correctly, regardless of how long you’ve been using it. It doens’t have a break-in period or anything. If you’re running into anything like that and you’ve already tried adjusting the chair, then the problem is likely something going on with your back, and it’s something a doctor or chiropracter should probably help you get worked out. The chair on its own should definitely not be causing anything like that.
@@babybirdhomethanks for the advice. If someone, like me, finds the backrest to be hard, especially when leaning back, what might cause this? I've been using the chair for a year and while I find the backrest less hard than I did initially, I still don't get the floating on a cloud feeling that many describe, especially when reclining. I have tried all combinations of tilt tension and backrest angle of course. I just find that the backrest is pretty hard.
Thanks for the video! I recently got an embody chair. Great Chair! My only issue has been seat sink.. I'm am noticing that every few seconds the chair sinks.. I am about 195lbs 5'11 so not obese lol.. Are you able to do a video to show how to tighten/lubricate the pistons to stop the chair from sinking?
If your chair is consistently inching down you cylinder may need to be replaced. Since the Embody doesn't have a set screw and is a side activated cylinder there isn't a way of fixing this. You would have to purchase a new cylinder which you may be able to get from HM if you have a warranty with them for free.
If any embody users see this : Don't move the arms like that! Just pull them up a bit (without pushing the underneath buttons) and then move them. You won't need to put any force on them and they will not make so much noise!
Almost none of the reviewers are aware of this. Nearly all of them complain about the difficulty that's due to nothing more than their ignorance. They really ought to educate themselves about the functionality of the items they're reviewing before they consider informing anyone else about them.
Just like all you guys I thought my chair is faulty for sure hahaha Pull the lever harder all the way up to 12 o'clock position. It should be touching the rim of it's housing, it'll move up on it's own, hope this helps
@@poisiion wait pulling it up? You can either push up or down on joystick to control the height. Then you can twist it to control the back. Am I missing something?
Here is the headrest option we offer through atlas. www.crandalloffice.com/shop/chairs/herman-miller/embody/atlas-headrest-for-herman-miller-embody-black-gaming-w-black-sync-fabric/
Owned this chair for about a year. Almost gave it away because the back pain was UNBEARABLE.
So funny, spending $2,000 on a chair and I did 0 research on how to properly adjust it.
Safe to say, lesson learned. Back pain is gone. I can now work in peace.
Thank you so much for making this
Glad you found the right fit!
perfect video. concise, helpful, and the person presenting is very likeable. 10/10 thank you!
Glad you liked it!
I appreciate this, been using it for months and it was hurting my back but I just changed it and it feels amazing. I feel silly for getting such an expensive chair and not adjusting it to how I sit 🤣🤷♂️
Great to hear!
I had an Aeron for months before I learned how to properly adjust it. I had the same feeling, like "oh, this is why these are expensive and famous"
Did you just mess around with them all until it felt good?
@@Zediaphh yeah, adjust it, stay seated for like 20 minutes then do it again to see how it feels when it’s adjusted in each direction to find the sweet spot
@@jonersauce ty!!
Great video, this one gave better explanation and detail then even the Herman Miller product page!
Wow thank you!
Thank you, this clear video was exactly what i needed to work out how to bring the back into a more upright position.
Glad it helped!
Herman Miller should just link to your video, just got the chair today and this helped me get set up quickly. Thanks David!
Agreed!
Herman Miller should hire you to do their adjustment videos. Excellent presentation!
Wow, thank you!
No they should. He doesn’t even know how to properly adjust the arms lol
@@silentplayz6797 Elaborate
@@shootinbruin3614 he adjusted them fine, its not a make or break difference, but it is definitely better to adjust them using the arm underneath the pad instead of holding it from the top.
@@tytn5541 Thank you. I'm sitting on an Embody as I type this and tried it both ways. I actually find it easier to adjust as shown in the video, but I appreciate your response
I'm gonna use this as a reference for when I get my chair in the future. Thanks!
You're welcome thank you for watching!
Also a heads up we do have some embody's in house that we are eventually going to have on the website, they are in great condition but won't be new but will save you money. check from time to time on Crandalloffice.com before you purchase to see if we have them up.
Straightforward and to the point. Very helpful.
Awesome thank you!
THANK YOU! Ive had this chair for all 4 years of college as a preowned gift from someone. Desided Id take the time to finally figure out how this thing works today. NO IDEA it could lean back it was always super straight like a wooden chair. All the knobs were all the way stiff haha.
Sounds like you were missing out on a lot of comfort for all those years! We're happy we could help!
Just got mine today and this was very informative and helped me , Thanks,
Glad it helped
awesome video. i just got this chair and i was looking aroun how to adjust the height, i did figure out other settings but this video gave me deep down definition of the adjustments. thank you for the video
Awesome, thank you!
I just got mine and found this video. Thanks!
Glad we could help!
I did the same WOAH! upon figuring out the tilt limiter. I was stymied at first by how to get it to rotate. You have to lean forward and essentially unweight the hair to a degree in order for the panel knob to rotate freely. I went full bore and leaned back with quite a start!
Hey! Glad to hear we were able to help you out!
Great video. I was convinced this chair was bad for me but this helped a huge amount!
Glad we could help!
Got mine today didn't feel like reading the book. TYVM for the video.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome! - pragmatic advice helped the first time!
Helpful video focusing on the information I was seeking. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching! :)
Just got this after years in a chair that didn’t fit me. I’ve developed poor neck posture because of that bad chair. So far so good. I just ordered the Atlas headrest to go with it as well.
Glad our video could help! Hopefully these adjustments can help with your neck!
im so thankful you made this video!
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for the great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I received my chair and I cannot lift up the chair the lever doesn't seem to work:)
is there a way to individually adjust (raise/lower) the 4 casters if the floor is not level?
After a quick search online it doesn't look like they're out there unfortunately.
Thank you, the herman miller video sucks on their site. Life saver man
I just got this and the front handles are really stiff to a point that i'm scared to break them , due to the amount of force I have to apply to bring them up and adjust them forward/backward
awesome video thanks just got my logitech herman miller love it!
That's awesome!
Well done, thank you!
Glad to help! Thank you for watching.
Very helpful, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
thank you for the helpful video
Glad it was helpful!
is the tilt options lockable?
Not that it locks you backwards and can't move forward. but does stop you from going any further backward depending on the position you choose.
I have such a love-hate relationship with this chair. When I get it, it’s perfect. But even week-to-week I feel like I constantly have to readjust it. I don’t recommend this. For most people, just get an Aeron. My wife has one, and it’s comfortable and painless for me even without any fine-tuning
I just got the chair and even with the tilt limiter in the most forward position theres quite a bit of play in the seat which I find annoying. Is that normal?
There should be some play but if it's wobbly then there may be an issue.
@@CrandallOfficeFurniture Thank you. Herman Miller customer support also said its normal. Wish there was a setting to just make the chair stiff. The constant movement really annoys me while gaming because I like to lean forward a lot. Maybe I just need to adjust myself to the chair but I only have 14 days to return it. So I made the choice to return it :(
Hey! Good content! Can you provide more detail on the BackFit adjustment? I've read that the first week or so of using the chair is uncomfortable because it's forcing good posture on you, so I never known if my BackFit is well adjusted or if it's painful because I have missadjusted it. How should the chair feel?
Most people who have issues with back discomfort with the Embody chair are adjusting the back-fit adjustment backwards from how it actually works. If you’re getting lower back pain, normally you would loosen the back adjustment on most chairs to reduce the lumbar pressure a bit and relieve tension on the lower back. With the Embody, it’s the reverse of this. If you’re getting lower back pain, then you want to _tighten_ the back-fit adjustment (turn it “forwards”, or clockwise if you’re facing the side of the chair that it’s on). If your back pain is more in the upper back area, then you’d do the opposite.
How it works is this: with most other chairs, the back adjustment is pushing a lumbar support pad into your lower back or pulling it away from your lower back when you tighten or loosen the adjustment. With the Embody, that adjustment is tightening or loosening the pixelated back panel instead, since the chair doesn’t actually have any “lumbar support pad”. When the back is loosened, the whole back pad can flex more, so the lower portion remains semi-stiff while the upper portion is allowed to flex backwards more, which has the effect of “adding” more lumbar support to the seat back, while when you tighten the back-fit adjustment, it’s actually pushing the back spine of the chair forward and up, which stretches out the seat back, causing it to flatten, which has the effect of reducing the lumbar support on your lower back.
If you’re not sure which is more or less comfortable, then try this: when you first sit in it for the day, start out by tightening the back-fit knob as far as it goes - all the way clockwise until it stops. Then try sitting in it and see if you develop any back discomfort. If you do, start loosening it a couple quarter turns at a time until the discomfort goes away - that’s the correct way for most people to adjust it properly. However, if that doesn’t work for you, you might be someone who has a different problem. In that case, when you first sit in it at the start of your day, start out by loosening the knob all the way first (all the way counter-clockwise until it stops) and try that and see if that works better. Then you can start tightening it a couple quarter turns at a time until it’s comfortable for you.
For most people, the right way to do it is to start with it fully tightened and gradually loosen it until it fits right and stays comfortable for them all day. Most people will experience a lot more pain or discomfort if they start out at the loosest setting, so that’s why you should try it that way last, and try it fully tight first.
But in either case, it’s best to start out with one or the other adjustment for your first time sitting in it for your day so that you’re not trying to adjust against already built-up discomfort. You want a clean baseline in order to get it dialed in just right as quickly as possible.
When it’s adjusted correctly, it’s unilkely that you’ll need to “get used to it” at all - it’ll just feel comfortable and you won’t develop any discomfort or pain over the course of a day. Unless you have some specific back issue, there shouldn’t be any “days of getting used to the right posture”. At least not in terms of pain or discomfort. Getting used to _sitting_ with proper posture might take several days, but getting used to the feeling of the chair itself shouldn’t involve any days of discomfort unless you’ve already got residual back pain that you’re already dealing with at the start of your day. If you don’t wake up with back pain, you shouldn’t feel any in your Embody either once it’s adjusted correctly, regardless of how long you’ve been using it. It doens’t have a break-in period or anything. If you’re running into anything like that and you’ve already tried adjusting the chair, then the problem is likely something going on with your back, and it’s something a doctor or chiropracter should probably help you get worked out. The chair on its own should definitely not be causing anything like that.
@@babybirdhomethanks for the advice. If someone, like me, finds the backrest to be hard, especially when leaning back, what might cause this? I've been using the chair for a year and while I find the backrest less hard than I did initially, I still don't get the floating on a cloud feeling that many describe, especially when reclining. I have tried all combinations of tilt tension and backrest angle of course. I just find that the backrest is pretty hard.
hello pls, whats your weight and height? Im thinking about this chair but im not small and light person :) Thx
this helped thank you
Glad it helped!
this video is a gift from God
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the video! I recently got an embody chair. Great Chair! My only issue has been seat sink.. I'm am noticing that every few seconds the chair sinks.. I am about 195lbs 5'11 so not obese lol.. Are you able to do a video to show how to tighten/lubricate the pistons to stop the chair from sinking?
If your chair is consistently inching down you cylinder may need to be replaced. Since the Embody doesn't have a set screw and is a side activated cylinder there isn't a way of fixing this. You would have to purchase a new cylinder which you may be able to get from HM if you have a warranty with them for free.
If any embody users see this :
Don't move the arms like that!
Just pull them up a bit (without pushing the underneath buttons) and then move them. You won't need to put any force on them and they will not make so much noise!
Almost none of the reviewers are aware of this. Nearly all of them complain about the difficulty that's due to nothing more than their ignorance. They really ought to educate themselves about the functionality of the items they're reviewing before they consider informing anyone else about them.
Just like all you guys I thought my chair is faulty for sure hahaha
Pull the lever harder all the way up to 12 o'clock position. It should be touching the rim of it's housing, it'll move up on it's own, hope this helps
which lever?
@@mannyfresh7065 It's on the right side sticking out of the lever like a joystick 🕹️
@@mannyfresh7065 The one in your head:)
@@poisiion wait pulling it up? You can either push up or down on joystick to control the height. Then you can twist it to control the back. Am I missing something?
You’re the real MVP. I thought mine was broken
ty good video clear instructions
Thank you!
helpful. thanks!
You're welcome!
I read the comment 11 months ago about how you guys have no immediate plans to refurbish this chair, has anything changed since then?
Not yet unfortunately
Mine 1000% does not have a total lock option for tilt control. It still gives 20 degrees at the top position
Hmmm....
Are you guys going to refurbish the embody as well?
We may in the future, but don't have any immediate plans to do so right now.
mine doesnt spin
Are you talking about the lean back tension adjustment?
@@CrandallOfficeFurniture my bad I wasn't specific. I meant the Back Fit Adjustment at 2:45
Thank you
You're welcome!
thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome!
You the guy from reddit?
Yup, that's me 😊 Thanks for watching (and reading) 😊 -DC
haha the ending, i did that too 😅
Yea that a fun ride. We didn't realize how much it completely lets gravity take over.
Sucks that it doesn’t have any headrest for taller people
Here is the headrest option we offer through atlas. www.crandalloffice.com/shop/chairs/herman-miller/embody/atlas-headrest-for-herman-miller-embody-black-gaming-w-black-sync-fabric/
Bro why does no one know how to properly adjust the arms on the chair. Ffs it’s annoying.
Is there a different way then what is show in the video?
Great video!
Thanks!
Great video - thank you!!
Glad you liked it!