Sit On the Floor, Improve Your Health | Floor Chair & Desk Setup (Guide)
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- Furniture-free living, low tables, floor sitting? Watch to find out how they can help make your home workspace healthier.
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We spend 1/3 of our life working, and for most of us, our workspace means a desk and a chair. (Even if you're a slacker, you'd still have to be at the desk, pretending to work.)
So on top of designing a minimalist workspace that's aesthetic and productive, why not make sure that it's helping us to take care of our body at the same time? That's the goal of "furniture-free living". Watch the video to learn more about how it can help you create your own healthy workspace!
00:00 Intro
00:31 What floor furniture do we use?
01:24 Why go furniture-free?
03:45 Setting reminders to move.
04:15 Explore new ways to work.
05:53 Quick message from our sponsor.
06:47 Taking responsibility.
07:35 Conclusion
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Video was absolutely lovely but the nod to Uncle Ben from Spider-Man was icing on the cake 😁
isn't this... FLOOR GANG?
We have good reason to suspect that Mr. Kjellberg got the inspiration for floor gang from our previous videos 😂
Yeah this is what first came to my mind when i watched this
FLOOR GANG AOUH!
Floor gang here
Floor gang!!!!
I really feel more comfortable on the floor then on chairs
Ohhhh I want to have a furniture free work setup so bad now 😍 loved this
😍 Oh hi Leah's Fieldnotes! Go for it 😁
do it! and share ur experience and modifications with us
Burn it all
@@RoyRope ha ha!
Your videos are so easy to watch...but when I look closer, the planning, production and execution are amazing, not to mention all the thought and research behind them. Thankyou!
Thank you so much, that means a lot to us. 💕 The research and planning for one video takes a lot of time for us, which plays a big part in why we upload so infrequently. But we're trying to work on it so that we can upload more videos :)
@AgufanaTheHuman Well said✌️
4/7/2022
Hi I'm Elizabeth 46 years
of age and since I was little
I been sitting on the floor
to exercise, eat, write, play
with my grandchildren and many
More posture ideas.
Every one have a blessed day.
From:
Texas
I live mostly furniture-free; it gives my rabbits more room to run around and be hyper :D
🤣 Lucky rabbits! 👍
I finally realised that this is the work setup that is best for me... bc I honestly hate when I have my legs hanging from the chair... its always feels so cold and I loose focus... but this work setup looks way more comfortable and is certainly going to keep me concentrated for longer periods.
I shortened both my dining table and my work desk to about 35cms and it’s perfect :) they are the exact same size and width now so I can push then together for dinner parties (post lockdown 🤞) also, a skeptical friend came over for dinner the other day. At first she complained that she constantly had to shift but when I explained why that is a good thing, she was completely on board :)
yes thats the key thing and you do get used to it and realise it is exercise and multiple unique challenges to one's joints, limbs, feet, hands, etc etc.
When my school went fully online, I bought a $300 chair so that "I can sit for a longer period of time". But after watching your videos and doing my own research, I decided to go completely furniture free. Removed my desk and refunded my chair and it has been amazing. I am naturally an active person and going furniture free was really liberating because I could stretch while I work. I don't think I can ever go back to the old lifestyle of a desk anymore. I am a creative as well and now the whole floor is my table its freaking amazing. My old desk was 2 meters long and even then it was still small for me to work on my projects and in the end they all get done on the floor. It was so frustrating trying to read details off the imac on top of the desk etc I guess I just needed that push to make the transition! Thanks a lot thoughtworthy co!
Glad that it worked well for you! All the best 🙌💕
Doesn't it hurt you to sit with a computer on the floor?
yeah right
Excellent video thank you! I've been having a lot of lower back pain recently, and you definitely convinced me to go with a floor desk to strengthen my body.
Thank you! Good luck and all the best 💪
In India, while I was studying we used to sit on floor untill 6th standard 🙂 I loved it. I am glad to be born in India 🇮🇳🕉️ and Indian culture tell all these things since ancient days.
I appreciate your videos and concepts bringing to the world. 👏👏👍👍.
In India temples and functions we still sit on floor and have food 🇮🇳🕉️🙂 and eat on banana leaf.
Yes! Im from Ukraine and have same thoughts
sahi bola bhai
I've never commented on your video before, but I wanted to say I thank you for sharing this furniture-free workspace! I was kind of cornered when my chair break (it was pretty comfy and cheap $30) and I thought I should buy new chair. When I watched your video for first time 11 months ago, I decided to clean up unused small space area to work on floor! I feel comfortable working, and also the same time I move a lot! Thank you again 💕💕
Glad to hear! Thank you and stay well :)
I live in Florida, I'm from Thailand and has been thinking of converting my living room into a Japanese ( Asian style) sitting on the floor for years. I couldn't find floor chairs but now watching your video and finding were to order chairs I'll get started. Thank you!!!!
Glad to be of help. Good luck!! :)
The best part of “floor” or “ground” living is that it’s what are natural biology evolved for.
Sitting and lying on firm (but cushioned) surfaces is unforgiving of bad positioning. You don’t get to lie there with your neck too flexed for 45 minutes, you’re gonna know in 45 seconds that’s it not comfortable. So it forces you to find the right position for sleeping.
When sitting on a cushion on the floor again you’ll be figuring and adjusting every few minutes. This is what you’re supposed to do. Sitting motionless for hours is only enabled by hyper comfortable unnatural devices called modern furniture.
In the mobility community there’s a saying “the best position is the next position.” We’re supposed to move, not be still for hours on end. Floor living forces this principle because one position is simply not artificially made comfortable enough to stay on that long.
But you’re right it’s not about furniture free. That’s why I call it floor living. I am, ironically, a furniture maker. But most furniture is still applicable to floor living. You just cut the legs shorter and forget about modern chairs. Chairs are the hardest thing to make anyway so good riddance.
Luckily I have an eastern design aesthetic so making chabudais instead of dining tables appeals to my design style anyway. And they require less wood and less stress is on the legs because they are so short that you can get away with daintier designs that don’t have to support high leverage like 3 foot long legs have to deal with.
And one cool thing is that, as a tabletop gamer you don’t have to have a massive dining/gaming table for large gaming sessions / board games. You can just use the floor. I’m f course you could make an absolutely massive Japanese dining table if you wanted.
💯 thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for making this video. As you guys know, I am a huge proponent of floor sitting for many health benefits.
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By the way, after speaking with you we got inspired to give "karaage" a shot 🤣 it's in quotes because we baked it rather than deep frying it, but the end result is still not too bad!
@@ThoughtworthyCo nice! and healthier too
I love this idea! Especially my knees are weak. Sitting for hours in a chair felt like it strains me so much. I need to move around. Thank you for this guide!
You explain things very clearly and very well! I also appreciated your view on the balance between furniture free and ergonomic living. I just set my reminders to move, thanks for that!
So glad to hear that! Thank you :)
For anyone who stumbles upon this, this is my setup:
Bought some legs for the desk today (legs have 30cm, desk is 3cm thick), I found after a week of testing that 33 cm height overall really is ideal to rest the arms (my height is 182cm).
I sit on a computer chair with dismantled legs (the only flat seat with a backrest I had at home). It's not very thick (~4cm), so even if I add an additional cushion, the height is still good, although less space for legs. But my arms can rest even more comfortably. Mind you, I'm quite flexible and sit cross-legged most of the time. It's good to be flexible. If you're not, then sitting on the floor may get you to start stretching and working out - definitely a benefit.
I placed my latop on a few books so I can look at the screen straight, without lowering my head which would invite slouching.
From my other comment, I found it would be good to have a yoga block instead of an additional cushion, to elevate the spine properly and straighten my back.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
My floor gang setup is a coffee table and a couch cushion with a pillow folded in half to provide sit bone relief. The pillow also brings my elbows to just the right height which is a bonus considering it was really only something i did to prevent sit bone pain. Sit bone pain is the largest source of pain next to ankles in my experience with this lifestyle, lower back can sometimes be a burden to but its gotten better over the years because my muscles have got stronger. I have never had any back support like these two do _(EDIT: I have no clue how but i forgot that i did used to have some back support actually. When i first got into this lifestyle it started out pretty simple, I took a couch cushion and placed it on the floor and used the couch as a back rest. Then i switched to the wall which worked nicely but i needed another cushion for my back. Most recently about a year or two ago I switched to no back support after re-arranging my setup. This was basically just me changing the Feng shui of the room cause i got bored of how things were arranged.)_ but if i did have one of those chairs it wouldn't be at the right height and im not in a position to saw my table legs shorter lol.. I'll also be honest i thought i was the only crazy person to live like this 🤣 I got into this lifestyle for lack of space reasons while somehow making it work and getting used to it. 🤷♂ It's crazy cause now im thinking.. lol i sat at a desk for most of my life and have been floor gang now for about 5 years.. the one thing I think would be better is back support for when you just wanna lay back for a second, i did say my back has got stronger but i can't lie being able to lean back every once in a while is nice. I think that's about it from my experience honestly I'm curious if i would enjoy going back to a normal desk at this point, i am moving in about a months time so it will probably be goodbye floor gang but we'll see.. 🥲
Yay im early!!!! Missed ur videos so much! aaa u guys are my no. 1 inspiration in everything
Yay, welcome back! Thanks! 😁💕
Wow. Love how eloquent you speak & how it flows with this aesthetic video 👏🏽 Thanks for the new perspective!
Thanks a lot for that, appreciate it 🙌 Have an awesome day!
Thank you for explaining this. I'm practicing this now and was still having back problems but my boyfriend built me a floor table and it's amazing now. 🤗
Hey! Glad it's working out great for you, all the best! 🙌
This inspired me to try and do this myself! Thank you so much.
Fantastic video! I really like the idea of sitting on the floor working style (while wfh is still in effect for us). Thank you for sharing tips on how to create the desk height!
Thank you! We're glad if it was helpful :)
This video was very influential for me. I started getting floor chairs, but progressively I've removed furniture, including the floor chairs which I now use sparingly or when guests visit
Really awesome and inspirational video. I recently bought an ergonomic chair to combat bad posture while working, I hadn't considered ditching the chair all together!
Thank you! :)
the way you talk is very calming 🤗 thank you for a another great video😁
Glad you enjoyed it! And we usually get real uncomfortable hearing our own voices, so your comment means a lot to us, thanks! 🙏💕
Thanks for this, much needed one!
Happy to! Thanks for watching :)
Thanks...I will try and check these 3 steps ❤️
its super nice you found a partner who shares the same values and taste in aesthetics
i love the flexibility in not being bound by furniture
Wonderful team work and video! Relaxing to watch and informative too.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Who says you can't be aesthatic and minimalist without apple product? You proved them wrong.
the thing is with reminders to move, is you are facing less impetus mentally and physically and i would also argue that there is more risk of injury or at least misuse of body, when starting to move from a very static position. also, just my little personal soapbox point here: those office chairs on wheels? less good for caring for back in terms of avoiding slip discs etc. stable chairs will be the future i like to think, with the futuristic office offering antique style Shaker style chairs ..these would also definitely offer impetus to get up and move about and stretch. this is such a good youtube channel. thankyou to you both, throughtworthyco
I was curious about this thank you for this.🙏🍁
It's our pleasure! 🙏💖
Wow, I have looked for such a video in such a long time. Awesome!!
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙌
your other vid on furniture free living transformed how i occupy the space at home now. i even got rid of the floor chairs, as i found myself moving less using them. i have i'll put the laptop on different things while sitting on the floor, or lay on the floor with the laptop on the floor. always changing. thank you!
Great to hear! Thanks for sharing this with us 🙌😊
100% what i'm looking for! keep it up guys!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your experience!!! 🖤🤍🖤🤍
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keep up the good chilling work bro!!!!! way to go
Thanks man, really appreciate it!
So elegant.
I never thought of a floor desk.
I'll plan to give this a go.
Thanks, and all the best!
I've replaced my bed with a handmade futon and tatami mat setup, which is amazing. So that's a start. I still can't sit on the floor for long without my legs dying and falling off so still working on that part.
My husband and I are elderly and we did the same sleeping move. Sold the high antique bed and we feel much better. Only. mistake we made was getting 5" high shikibutons as we are newbees- we could have use 3" high ones at the tatami is so great.
Sold our couch and 4 living room chairs also- but we need the bookcase and other storage pieces as our small house has no closets.
Every time I see one of your videos its a stop and watch moment! Hello from Canada!
Thanks for the support! Hope you enjoyed this one 💕💕
Thoughtworthy Co yes! I’ve been on the search for ideas fora floor desk for 6 months now!
I have a DIY sit on floor, chair and standing desk setup. I have a floor desk and a beanbag for sitting on the floor, a conventional table and chair setup and then I put the floor desk on the table for a standing desk HAHAHA. My mom calls it weird but it works for me!
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your other video was so inspiring, i purchased a floor chair called malu. the idea of being able to continuously shift positions was on my mind too. it feels active at rest. maybe this is what was meant by "wu-wei" in chinese. thanks for the inspiration!
just happened to chance upon your channel while finding a new desk setup but this is amaing!! and so proud its a local channel
Thanks for the support! 🙌🏻
This is a new way of desk setup. Great ideaaaaa
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Love this!
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I really needed that
Thanks a lot🌷
Glad you liked it! :)
nice, I'm already implementing.
Thank you so much! Brilliant video:)
Thank you! :)
Nice comparison of furniture and parents! I can absolutely agree!
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great video!!
Thanks! 😁
Cool idea, definitely will try to incorporate this style. But nothing beats standing desks
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i'm planning on moving to a tiny house that has a loft with a low ceiling. With the main floor just big enough to accomodate living room area and dining area, my only space to fit my gaming setup is the loft. This is going to be perfect for it
I love this.
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Wow the storytelling in these videos are getting better and better! Especially with the metaphorical support scene and parent scolding renactment haha! Just out of personal curiosity though, as minimalists why does only one of you wear the Apple Watch?
I love your aesthetics
Thank you :)
Excellent video. Thanks from Melbourne 👍
Many thanks!
This is an interesting idea. I still think that standing desk/chair setup is better because I think constantly moving/changing posture is gonna break my flow and make me really inefficient. Standing desk/chair setup would help me to keep my flow while still allowing my body to move around.
Still, I think it would be a nice idea to have furniture free living in other aspects like sleeping on the floor(which i already do), dining on the floor etc.
👍 Definitely, different setups work for different people. Only we would know what works best for us! Cheers
Love your drawings
you both ae so inspiring thank you
Appreciate that, thank you :)
I have replaced the chair with an exercise ball, highly recommended!
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Thanks for this video, I’ve really enjoyed these ones on sitting/working from the floor and moving more. I’d love to emulate this floor desk setup myself! Can I ask, did you shorten the table legs yourselves, or did you find some shorter legs to replace them with (and if they're replacements, where could I find them)?
Hey there. We're not handy enough to shorten the legs ourselves, so we got the carpenters who built our kitchen to shorten the legs (for a fee) for us :)
@@ThoughtworthyCo Thank you!
@@ThoughtworthyCo how much did it cost? Can I get them to do it for me at the same fee? 😅
Love the video. Can’t help but notice how tidy the table and not seeing the cables behind the computer. Can you show me how you make those cables tidy? Thank you!
Haha actually you wouldn't want to see how it looks like below the tables! At the moment, we use 3M "velcro" strips stickied under the tables, and it's barely holding together. We've been toying with the idea of using magnets to organize the cables, maybe we'll experiment with it when we find the time :)
Not sure if anyone else does this. But when I need a break from the desk/chair setup, I usually just sit on the ground and put my laptop on the chair. Or sit on a beanbag instead ✌🏻
Just found this channel, wow love the style and info
Thank you! 🙏
After studying for my boards sitting at the same desk for 6 months, I got rid of my desk & switched to a coffee table too!
Nice! 🙌 Remember to move more! 😁
Haha sitting on your husband is a great idea 💡 😂
Haha yea this video was fun to film! 😂🙌
Yeah, that part made laugh so much 😂
Thanks for all the inspiration and the aesthathics you produce! Which exact version of the lisabo table is it that you use? Is it 118 x 50 cm or 140 x 78 cm?
Hi for the work desks, it's the coffee table, so it should be the smaller one. Cheers!
@@ThoughtworthyCo Thanks! Cheers
Very interesting! Can I ask what drawing tablet did you use in the video? I’m looking for something similarly small... thanks!☺️
Hi it's the Huion H420. Also check out ua-cam.com/video/DQ-LEu7dBQA/v-deo.html :)
thank you so much
I am so glad I found your video! I was always want to try this way ! But can i ask will it add more burden to our kneecap if we moving up and down?
Getting up from the floor is a natural movement we should all be able to do, unless someone has a pre-existing injury or something. In a way, it's the same kind of "burden" as when we're working out our legs doing squats, etc. Good luck!
Live your vids
Thanks!
How did you shorten the table legs? How much did it cost? I'm in Singapore too but have no idea who to find to do this type of work at very affordable prices!
Hi Thoughtworthians! Forgive me if you've already answered this and I just didn't see it...but how did you get those legs to 33"? Are they adjustable? Was a saw involved? Thanks!
Hey! We got our carpenters who built our kitchen to cut the legs for a small fee. We'd rather let the professionals do the job, so it was worth it :)
@@ThoughtworthyCo that's so helpful. thank you for the reply!
Heyy, love this! Care sharing where you got the table and the floor chairs from? Thanks!
Hi check out www.thoughtworthy.co/favorites for more info :)
Hi! Thank you so much for this video! I actually created a posable desk for sitting on the floor a few years ago with my partner who is a carpenter ^.^
I was wondering where you got the chairs and also the graphic tablet you are using around the middle of the video? Would be great help to get more organised with my work life :)
lots of love ~ Marleen
Hi! The floor chairs are from Muji, and the drawing tablet is from XP-Pen. You can visit our website at www.thoughtworthy.co/favorites for more info! Cheers :)
great vid! how did you all shorten the legs on the lisabo desk?
Hey thanks :)
The carpenters who built our kitchen helped to shorten the legs for a fee.
An alternative to floor desk is a floor chair + a food serving tray thing on legs that kmart sells to put the keyboard on and then sit with that over lap with keyboard on it and mouse on the ground and then look at in my case a big tv with the computer plugged into it.
“Go support yourself!”. 😄 Love it!
😄🙌 Thanks!
@@ThoughtworthyCo Are you familiar with Katy Bowman and Nutritious Movement? Check her out.
@@ellenhawkins128 Yes we are! In fact, she appeared in this video at 1:34 😃
@@ThoughtworthyCo 😂 How did I miss her? Will definitely rewatch. In my defense, I was listening to all your videos while on a 6 hour kitchen clean-down and simplifying of all my kitchen/dining/decor items. Not much left for our family of 4. It’s so calming and will make for less time cleaning and sorting in the kitchen, and more time out in nature! Love your channel. You both have a wonderful gift for guiding the viewer with humor and positivity. Keep up the good work. Yours is unique among the many minimalist options out there.
Haha she only appeared for a brief few seconds, easy to miss!
Thanks so much for the kind words, really appreciate it. We hope to do even better in the future! Best wishes to your family 💖
Hey, can i ask what reminder app you are using?🙂
That’s the Forest app!
how to make or buy slip-covers for floor chairs so that they can be washed once a week?
We're looking to get the IKEA lisabo coffee table to be converted into a floor desk as well. Do you have a recommendation on where we can have the legs altered for the height?
So, the carpenters (liased through our ID friends) who built our kitchen helped us to cut the table legs so we don't really have a direct recommendation. But it should be a simple enough job for any carpenter. Good luck!
Grab a saw😅
I want one of these chairs sooo bad but i can't seem to find anything like them and those from MUJI which are shown do not delivery anywhere except singapore ... anyone found anything?
Oh, ok I found it :D Thanks!
I need a high desk as I'm a illustrator and lol setting the drawing desk so low in my studio is a bit of a problem lol.
Also most people went back to work in the country that I am in.
Nonetheless dope video 🙏🏿🙋🏾♂️, inspiring as always.
😂 yea probably not a good idea for a professional setting. But thanks! And it's a good sign that people are back at work where you are, stay safe!
Yessss floor gang 🔥🔥🔥
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nooo the chair is no longer on amazon I don't think :( Do you know where else we can get a similar chair?
What are these little brick cushions that you use? I find it necessary to have one like that to elevate the spine, but all my cushions are really soft and don't play the role well at all. Love the video, changed my setup to a floor one a few days ago and I'm still testing!
They are yoga blocks. Hope this helps :)
Thanks!
Where did you buy the muji floor chairs?
Do you guys have a video, a comment, or even a public Notion page where you list all your furnitures? I know the tables are lisabo from Ikea, but where can I find the kind of chair we can see at 1:17 and the weird stool at 1:28? Thanks for the awesome content :)
Hi you can check out www.thoughtworthy.co/favorites for some of the information. Haha the weird stool is actually a step stool from IKEA. Good luck!
Can you share the link to the tables you use for your computer? I'm looking for one myself. Thanks!
You can check out thoughtworthy.co/favorites for more info!
I have a IKEA lisabo table and am thinking of getting the cofee table in-video. How did you cut it down?
We engaged a carpenter to help us with that. Hope this helps!
SO glad you released this video! I moved my desk to the floor just under 6 months ago and have never felt better.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Hey THoughtworthy, where is your low desk and chair from?
Hello, what is the model of the computer case?
Haha, I was considering for some time a new chair for our home because I work from home much more than before and the ones we have are really not good for long sitting... The only problem was that I do not have space for one more chair...?!?
I never considered sitting on the floor, we are so blocked in our minds nowdays...whole Japan (and other cultures) was sitting on floor for centuries, it cannot be "that" bad, right? 🙃
This is really crazy, thank you for enlightenment, I am starting tomorrow😉💕
Awesome! I have a question though, do your necks/trapezius muscle get tight since you do not have arm rests while sitting on the floor and working on your desk? Was thinking about getting a floor setup but I am hesitant due to this.
Tbh, different people will have different experiences. We think the more important question is whether one can stay mindful (and disciplined) in regularly changing postures; if so, then neck/shoulder tightness shouldn't be an issue. It hasn't been an issue for us, but ideally, we too would have wanted desks with more depth so our elbows can have a place to rest for when we get lazy 😅
@@ThoughtworthyCo Thanks! I just have to try it out then :)
Great videos and lifestyle you two have!