Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

Post by msfoamy » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 1:46 AM UTC

Avshalom wrote: post #46

DotSauce wrote: post #29

I've used an Alvin minimaster drafting table ($129) for the past 4 years: http://www.amazon.com/Alvin-MiniMaster-Adjustable-Drafting-T... I like it so much that I bought a second one for more desk space. Along with a drafting chair ($150): http://www.amazon.com/LexMod-Office-Drafting-Chair-Leatheret...

I spend entirely more time than I should being semi-baffled at the way the internet has largely forgotten that you can just buy tall chairs and never have to worry about motors or adjustment speed or weight limits (to say nothing of cost).

Post by msfoamy » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 1:55 AM UTC

Terr_ wrote: post #81

2np wrote: post #80

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I just had a genius revelation: I, like another poster here, don't like resting my feet on a bar all day. I like to have them planted firmly. What if we had tall desks and tall office chairs with a flat, elevated platform? Then you could easily plant both feet on the platform and it would feel just like a regular chair, but then you could easily stand up and have a standing desk? Something like this: http://www.lkgoo…

That's what I did with the "shelf" my Ikea Jerker.

Post by msfoamy » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 2:02 AM UTC

bitL wrote: post #164

Wasn't there some recent study that both sitting and standing in front of a desk is not really healthy? We knew that about sitting but standing didn't fare much better. We probably need some treadmill-style workplace instead or taking walking breaks for 15 minutes an hour...

Post by msfoamy » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 2:17 AM UTC

oniMaker wrote: post #159

I bought a treadmill desk recently. It's fantastic. I'm walking 15k steps at 2.3km/h daily, and slowly increasing the speed. I've dropped 3+kg and will soon have a healthy BMI again. After the first few days, the novelty wore off and I stopped noticing it while I worked. If I want a standing desk, I just turn the treadmill off. One thing I've noticed is that I still have to sit down to maximize focus and think throug…

Post by HelloMcFly » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 2:36 AM UTC

specialist wrote: post #106

DotSauce wrote: post #29

I've used an Alvin minimaster drafting table ($129) for the past 4 years: http://www.amazon.com/Alvin-MiniMaster-Adjustable-Drafting-T... I like it so much that I bought a second one for more desk space. Along with a drafting chair ($150): http://www.amazon.com/LexMod-Office-Drafting-Chair-Leatheret...

As an early adopter (late 90s), none of my standing desks have been adjustable. I've settled on using a bar stool. I fidget a lot. Sit, stand, lean, one leg stand, foot rest, dance. Bar stools don't run away. I bought one like this off craiglist for $30. http://amzn.to/1lYaKgZ