I really should get or make a standing desk.
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On the other hand, while I can walk for a long time, my back hurts if I stand for very long. So I’d really have to get a treadmill.
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Be sure to put up a bar rail like in the old west. Standing on one foot instead of two makes a big difference in how long you can stand.
I have ordered two different standing desks for employees in the past. In both cases they were used for a couple of weeks and then abandoned. Neither were cheap. Had I known the first one would have been used again I would have stored it and brought it up when I had another request for one. The second one now holds some phone system equipment in the server room. Sad waste of money.
Standing desks sound nice, but standing in one place for an extended period of time kills my knees & feet.
Do they still make those “ergonomic” chairs wherein the weight is taken by a combination of saddle & knee-bar? Those looked as if they had possibilities.
Hmmm, I wonder if a standing desk would work better, if it’s incorporated somehow into a regular desk design? A regular desk which allows you to work standing up when you feel like it might actually be used as a standing desk on occasion.
I saw one piece that goes on the desk and then can rise, allowing switches from a sitting to a standing position…perhaps the best option?
We have two standers at work, myself and the guy next to me. He’s got a more elaborate setup while I just stuck a cheap Ikea end table on top of my desk.
Couple of tips on how I made the switch:
-At first, get cheap stools (I have two from Ikea, $20 each) so that you can take breaks from standing and still be at an appropriate height. I used them for maybe six months, and now I don’t need them anymore.
-More important, get an anti-fatigue gel mat (I use the Genuine Joe on Amazon) and take your shoes off when possible. It’s much easier to stand in socks or barefoot on a soft surface.
I don’t use a rail or step in front, but I hear they work. These days I have a wall behind me at the office so I’ll often gently kick my foot back to the wall and spring off it again.
I used to NEVER be able to stand for very long. Now it’s second nature. You will adjust if you stick with it.
Also, the right music can turn a standing desk into a dancing desk. (This is best done at home.)
I’ve been using a standing desk for seven months now. (Did the IKEA end table thing, since I didn’t want to invest $1400 if I wasn’t sure I’d use it.)
I recommend it, but it IS easier if you can take your shoes off. I usually cannot.
I googled a bit for standing desks. One thing that is appealing is their weight and relatively small footprint. For example, I ran across a design which was 33 pounds, had two surfaces (one held a laptop at typing height and a shelf about a foot lower had a coffee cup), and some light shelving just above the wheeled base of the structure. That’s something I could fit in a car or a small room (both which I currently have as constraints on the possessions in my residence).
The big question is how stable and usable would such a design be? I don’t know enough to know if it would be useful to me as a home-based desk in my current living situation.