Does anyone use a standing desk?

[LoganRoy]

Have you stuck at it? What benefits do you notice?

I don’t have a standing desk. I do have an elliptical bike under my sitting desk. When I use it, I find that I am much less stiff. The catch is that if I am having a really thought intensive stressful day, I find myself stopping peddling.

I bodged together a standing desk using an ikea hack - clamped a table top to a book case and attached 2 extandable table legs to the end. It works great. Because it doesn't move up/down, I got a bar stool to use when I feel the need.

I've WFH/hybrid for years, and have been using this setup at home for about 4 years now. It's tiring at first, and it's probably a good idea to stand on a yoga mat or something to relieve any strain, as well as shoeless. But I vastly prefer standing to sitting all day. It helps me mentally, mostly. I feel very slow witted after a day of sitting at the office.

I've got an up/down desk. I tend to stand (on a wobble board otherwise I lock my knees) during meetings, and sit on my rocking kneeling chair to work but do mix it up. My core is much stronger for standing more

Oh, I have a wobble board too. And sometimes I do stretches or yoga moves during meetings (not on camera!).

I used to have one at my old work, it was fantastic. I used it whilst I was pregnant and barely sat down.

I felt much more energised and didn't seem to get that three o'clock slump. I did have to be a bit aware of my position though and made sure I didn't slump and tried to stand straight. I also wore flat shoes.

I have a sit/stand desk and also a rocking stool instead of a chair. My back and hips thank me for it.

I probably stand between half and two-thirds of the day.

I have a desk converter. I stand quite a lot - I have painful joints if I sit for too long so definitely better!

My psoas (hip) muscle has been clamped in spasm for the last few weeks ... Very painful. Probably shortening for years. Sitting all day is a major cause of this!

We have them at work, I really like them. I noticed a difference when working from home during covid and having to be seated all day to work- I found I had to take more breaks just to stretch!

another view - I bought a desk converter in lockdown and hated every minute of it, and I am in no way a person who enjoys being sedentary. I found it incredibly difficult to concentrate on the screen.

I use one at home and in the office, generally stand for most meetings I have and find I’m more focused and less distracted, especially if I am presenting on the call.
It did take some practice and needed to build up the standing periods from 10 minutes at a time, can now comfortably do an hour. Also wearing trainers is better than shoes/bare feet.

Would you be able to share the model you have?

I have a standing desk and I love it. I find it really helps my productivity as it’s much harder to procrastinate while standing up (for me it is anyway) and I swap between sitting and standing all day.

I have an exercise mat I stand on in bare feet, or I use some comfy flat sandals and just stand on the carpet.

I have psoas issues too which is why I’m looking into it. Mine isn’t as bad as yours though so you have my sympathies!

I have just tried the kneeling lunge exercise for the first time. Yikes. Couldn't get much of a stretch because I was wobbling (even next to the wall), and ow my back! Hmmm....

I did spend years lying down/standing for most of the day, but in the last few years I have been sitting much more. Thus following your thread :-)

I also stand. I worked in retail for 20 years so when I switched to a desk job I just couldnt sit still, felt like a slob!. Im hybrid so stand at home and sit at work...my work days are a struggle, im constantly shifting around and have to go for a walk.