An adjustable chair (102) comprises a seat (104) to accommodate a person, a base (6) to rest on a ground surface in use, left (108) and right (110) arm rests,and left (112) and right (114) support members configured respectively to directly transmit a force applied to the left (108) and right (110) arm rests and/or to the seat (104) to the ground surface,wherein the left (112) and right (114) support members comprise height-adjusting means (112, 114) for adjusting a vertical position of the seat (104) and the arm rests (108, 110) relative to the base (106).