Stand up desk

[RAM4171]

I spent my entire life working with my hands and on my feet. Until about six years ago the boss though that I was doing such a good job, or maybe he just wanted to hand off some responsability, he rewarded me with an office job. Anyway I've spent the last six years sitting on my rear for most of the day and I can see and feel that it really is taking a toll on my body.

On Monday I surfed over to The Munchkin Wrangler, I really enjoy Marko's blog, and he was discussing the Stand Up Desk experiment part 2. Well that got me to seriously thinking about converting my office to a stand up office. I have a 36" X 72" executive style desk and a 30" X 96" table for Architectual drawings and files. So, I started taking some measurements and $12, 8 cinder blocks and two 2x4's later, I have two stand up desks complete with foot rails.

This is the end of day two, and ther is practically no pain in my lower back, I feel more energetic, and my feet are sore. I find that I'm a lot less likely to zone out while standing. I decided to give the experiment a minimum of four weeks trial no matter what. I believe that there are many health benifits of standing over sitting and look forward to the results. Just though I'd share

[blue]

Takes 2-3 weeks for the body to readjust.
Working on a concrete floor- try foam sole boots/shoes.
Its the cold concrete pulling the heat from your legs and feet.
leather is a lousy insulator. At a work station a rubber mat, boards, cardboard, etc. help a bunch.

[Kythas]

I used to work with a guy who started a stand-up cube. He absolutely loved it. He worked that way for over two years until my job got outsourced and I didn't work there anymore.

[SQLGeek]

I have a sit/stand desk at work that I can adjust with electric motors. Standing is a nice break up to the day and helps making being a cube dweller (slightly) more tolerable.