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My treadmill desk, built from a $400 walmart treadmill, pieces of my former Ikea 'Jerker' desk, and a $30 metal shelf from Costco. http://letterblock.com/images/treadmill_desk.jpg So obviously I can do walking at various speeds and inclines (usually 2 mph at 4 degrees) or standing. I have an ergo standing mat that I put on top of the treadmill if I'm going to be standing for a bit. Whenever I get the rest of this off…
My treadmill desk, built from a $400 walmart treadmill, pieces of my former Ikea 'Jerker' desk, and a $30 metal shelf from Costco. http://letterblock.com/images/treadmill_desk.jpg So obviously I can do walking at various speeds and inclines (usually 2 mph at 4 degrees) or standing. I have an ergo standing mat that I put on top of the treadmill if I'm going to be standing for a bit. Whenever I get the rest of this off…
How do you find coding while walking? It seems like one's body would jostle too much to be able to concentrate well.
My treadmill desk, built from a $400 walmart treadmill, pieces of my former Ikea 'Jerker' desk, and a $30 metal shelf from Costco. http://letterblock.com/images/treadmill_desk.jpg So obviously I can do walking at various speeds and inclines (usually 2 mph at 4 degrees) or standing. I have an ergo standing mat that I put on top of the treadmill if I'm going to be standing for a bit. Whenever I get the rest of this off…
This is something I want to experiment with as well. I tend to play music and shuffle, dance and pace around for movement while standing. The thing that keeps me from going with a treadmill desk is that I switch from casual tasks (email, etc.) into highly focused work (coding, writing) seamlessly and for the focused tasks I prefer to sit most of the time, and even unplugging my laptop from speakers, power, monitor, e…
Mentally, the consistent motion sometimes helps with flow, sometimes not. It's hard to tell, but switching between walking and standing seems to be enough for me to support the various required mental states. I've been doing this for about two months now, and while I have no hard data, I've done what I consider to be some of my best and most creative work ever in the last two weeks, so worst-case the walking isn't too great an obstacle to my coding.
And this is indeed a huge improvement for my back over both sitting and standing.
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There are two significant aspects for these desks: 1. Do they cover the sitting and standing range (or just some variable sitting range)? 2. Can you adjust the height without taking everything off your desk? Regarding 1: There are some desks with hand cranks that may be marginally cheaper - but the ones I can think of right now don't cover the standing range, they are only good for sitting positions for people of dif…
I have been noticing some cheaper desks that cover 1 & 2 using google. http://www.ergoindemand.com/pneumatic-sit-stand-adjustable-c... http://www.amazon.com/Balt-Inc-Ergo-Easy-Workstation/dp/B000... I also found a DIY tables, but it does'n quite fit #2. http://www.extremehowto.com/xh/article.asp?article_id=60365 This one does but the plans cost $17. http://www.leviteq.com/ All that ikea piece needs is pneumatic adjus…
The range is a bit limited (29-39 inches - too tall for short people sitting and too short for tall people standing, but fine for the mid-range of body heights).
Also, these things look a bit flimsy (no information on load capacity) and a bit awkward to adjust (seems like you have to loosen grips on both legs and then move up/down.
I didn't include them on my site, because I really wanted to present desks that can satisfy serious desk workers (like most geeks).
The DIY one looks like fun, I've built my own furniture before. I'll add it to my future DIY section.
The one with the plan is an interesting idea, but unless building hardware is your hobby, probably not so feasible.
I agree that the prices seem really high. I've looked around a lot for any DIY height adjustment mechanisms to retrofit a regular desk, but finding "desk grade" pneumatic cylinders in retail is pretty difficult.