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My Stand-Up Desk

Posted May 5, 2010 at 5:24 p.m.

There have been plenty of articles and opinion regarding stand-up desks as a place to get work done. I don't want to repeat everything these other articles have to say, but I thought I'd share a couple quick pictures of my own. Oh, did I mention it has been covered on reddit multiple times too?

It doesn't have to be crazy, it just has to work, and mine has done that really well so far. I went with the IKEA Fredrick computer workstation, which has been noted around the Internets as a viable option for a non-adjustable stand-up desk.

I'm amazed at how quick I've gotten used to it. I don't have a barstool or anything to sit on yet, mostly to resist the temptation to sit. Right now if I need a place to sit, like when I just want to relax and drink my coffee while reading the news in the morning, I'll take my laptop to the other room where my old desk and chair are sitting. I will likely acquire some sort of high chair in the next couple weeks once I've gotten to the point where standing feels like the natural thing to do and I wouldn't want to do it all the time.

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Comments (6)

Trap on May 6, 2010 at 4 a.m.:

How can you avoid the RSI Injury?

Mike on May 6, 2010 at 7:59 a.m.:

Ok, standing seems to be a good alternative.

My colleagues do it in the afternoon, but they have electric-desks so that's pretty cool.

I couldn't image sitting on a high-stool would be all that great?

Well, please tell us for which 'chair' you went and I might reconsider.

Until that, I will wait until I think it's reasonable to afford such an electric desk for my HO.

Dan McGee on May 6, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.:

@Trap- I don't think RSI would come into play any more here than a normal desk. When you're standing you tend to shift around a lot, move side to side, but none of it is any more stressful on your body than just walking around. I also think it leads to slightly mixing up the way you use the mouse and keyboard, so it might even help there.

@Mike- I don't think sitting on a stool would be great, but the idea is that you don't end up actually sitting in it all that often so the ergonomics of it hopefully aren't too important. I do agree that the electric adjustable desk would put you in the best of both worlds as you could get a chair of your choice to sit in when you wanted to.

Aaron Griffin on May 6, 2010 at 9:50 a.m.:

Did you manage to do this at work as well? I actually have an exercise ball at work that I was going to sit on, but I realized it may be too small for my office desk.

Ted on June 24, 2010 at 1:48 a.m.:

Great little set up. I was thinking about using a fixed height stand up desk but ended up going with an adjustable model. Either way, standing throughout the day has helped me a lot. I spent more than I planned and purchased a newheights here http://www.beyondtheofficedoor.com/RA.... I love this thing no matter what the price :)

Kathy Sharkey on July 23, 2010 at 5:51 p.m.:

I went for the adjustable height desk as opposed to a strickly standing desk. The one I have allows you to keep your existing desk because it is portable and sits on your desk. I love standing at work. It is called an Ergo Desktop Kangaroo Pro.

My Stand-Up Desk

Posted May 5, 2010 at 5:24 p.m.

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