related to this, are there any decent standing desks for < 200$?
Ask HN: How is your standing desk working for you?
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#132This anti-fatigue mat with some special topography made a big difference for me: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00V3TO9EK
Re: Ask HN: How is your standing desk working for you?
#133I've been working at a standing desk for a year now made of two study card board boxes. Looms ugly, but is at a very comfortable height, and so have declined offers to buy me a 'real' standing desk. I usually alternate standing and sitting in 80+% standing / 20-% sitting split. I ront feel guilty when I go home and sit on the couch for a bit, my intestines and other organs feel much better now after standing as sitti…
Yeah, we know sitting for long hours is bad for us. But do we know that standing for long hours (without much moving around) is good for us?
Re: Ask HN: How is your standing desk working for you?
#134I've been working at a standing desk for a year now made of two study card board boxes. Looms ugly, but is at a very comfortable height, and so have declined offers to buy me a 'real' standing desk. I usually alternate standing and sitting in 80+% standing / 20-% sitting split. I ront feel guilty when I go home and sit on the couch for a bit, my intestines and other organs feel much better now after standing as sitti…
Yeah, we know sitting for long hours is bad for us. But do we know that standing for long hours (without much moving around) is good for us?
besides, should get a fatigue mat.
Re: Ask HN: How is your standing desk working for you?
#135I've been working at a standing desk for a year now made of two study card board boxes. Looms ugly, but is at a very comfortable height, and so have declined offers to buy me a 'real' standing desk. I usually alternate standing and sitting in 80+% standing / 20-% sitting split. I ront feel guilty when I go home and sit on the couch for a bit, my intestines and other organs feel much better now after standing as sitti…
Can you explain more around how you transition between sitting and standing with your setup? I'm imagining either a laptop or you collapse/expand the boxes?
Re: Ask HN: How is your standing desk working for you?
#136standing was cool, but nowhere near as good for me as my current reclining setup. With reclining, I'm far more comfortable to work long hours, have more energy for other things, sleeping better when I get to bed, and I get outdoors to exercise. Overall feeling better than any other seating/standing arrangement I've had.
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#137> Curious about other opinions? I don't think sit-stand desk is such a good idea. Sitting and standing for long periods of time is not good for your health. Here is the way I work, it's like a game... + Work in 30 minutes intervals where you only sit. + Have a timer (e.g. Google Calendar) that let's you know your time is up. + To get another 30 minutes of work, you have to workout for 2-3 minutes. + Have a set of 10-…
I agree with this, but when I'm working I'm usually reclining with my current reclining setup. overall feeling much better regardless of working regular or long hours.
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#138I am getting a little lazy and am starting to sit down more again. Standing the whole day is also pretty hard on my knees. But it's nice to be able to mix it up. In general I am getting more and more envious of people who have a job that allows them to move around a lot. Being in one place the whole day just plain sucks, be it sitting or standing.
the answer for me is to recline when working... and put that energy into a proper workout, which also means you can workout in a way that doesn't impact your knees.
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#139Earlier quoted context omitted.
Many folks mention standing on a mat. Anybody care to give specific advice on what to buy (brand, material, thickness, link, whatever)?
At work I've used an Imprint CumulusPRO mat and it was very comfortable and took a lot of abuse like using my chair on top of it half the time.
i would definitely recommend an anti-fatigue mat if you're using a standing desk. our mats are sold at $39 to compliment our SmartDesk.
https://www.autonomous.ai/anti-fatigue-mat-standing-desk-acc...
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#140i'm biased as we're one of the standing desk makers (Autonomous), but our 50+ people team and more than 50,000+ companies are actively using our own standing desks daily.
we're also developing new accessories around the desk, like the anti-fatigue mat, so that your sit/stand experience would be better throughout the day.
anti-fatigue mat https://www.autonomous.ai/anti-fatigue-mat-standing-desk-acc...
our desk https://www.autonomous.ai/smartdesk-sit-to-stand-height-adju...
we're also working on a software component that reminds you when to stand or sit to maximize your productivity. we'll release it in a couple of months, and hopefully, it will be helpful to you.
if anyone has any suggestion on how to make sit/stand experience great at work, would love to hear from you. my email is duy@autonomous.ai.