Comments on: Stand up desk and other ergonomics hacks http://higher-thought.net/2010/04/stand-up-desk-and-other-ergonomics-hacks/ Reason vs. The Status Quo Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:40:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phillip Donaldson http://higher-thought.net/2010/04/stand-up-desk-and-other-ergonomics-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 Phillip Donaldson Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:19:24 +0000 http://higher-thought.net/?p=196#comment-2210 Your handy man did a great job! I like the look of it alot. The anti fatigue mat is a good idea and something a lot of people (like me) over look. It would definitely make standing for longer periods of time much more enjoyable. Do you ever miss sitting down? I think a good alternative for people who get the fixed height type like yours and want to sit would be a taller drafting chair with a footring. That way you can rest your back and legs when fatigue sets in. A company I work for sells adjustable stand up desks and we are lucky enough to use them everyday. I probably stand 3-4 hours total a day. I am going to look into fatigue mats because we are not using them. Thanks for the great post! Your handy man did a great job! I like the look of it alot. The anti fatigue mat is a good idea and something a lot of people (like me) over look. It would definitely make standing for longer periods of time much more enjoyable. Do you ever miss sitting down? I think a good alternative for people who get the fixed height type like yours and want to sit would be a taller drafting chair with a footring. That way you can rest your back and legs when fatigue sets in. A company I work for sells adjustable stand up desks and we are lucky enough to use them everyday. I probably stand 3-4 hours total a day. I am going to look into fatigue mats because we are not using them. Thanks for the great post!

]]> By: Dan http://higher-thought.net/2010/04/stand-up-desk-and-other-ergonomics-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 Dan Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:14:45 +0000 http://higher-thought.net/?p=196#comment-2000 Marks Daily Apple contacted us regarding standing desk about 6 months ago. They loved the idea of an adjustable height desk unit that allowed you to keep your existing desk and still get all the benefits of a sit to stand desk. As part of their primal challenge, our product was one of the prizes. The Kangaroo desk not only allow you to stand when you want to but they also move across your desk to give you the flexibility of standing anywhere you want around your desk. The "anti-static" solution for working at a desk all day. Marks Daily Apple contacted us regarding standing desk about 6 months ago. They loved the idea of an adjustable height desk unit that allowed you to keep your existing desk and still get all the benefits of a sit to stand desk. As part of their primal challenge, our product was one of the prizes. The Kangaroo desk not only allow you to stand when you want to but they also move across your desk to give you the flexibility of standing anywhere you want around your desk. The "anti-static" solution for working at a desk all day.

]]> By: Bryan http://higher-thought.net/2010/04/stand-up-desk-and-other-ergonomics-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-1844 Bryan Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:41:39 +0000 http://higher-thought.net/?p=196#comment-1844 I saw your post on Marks blog and agree with you. As Mark writes frequently, our primal activity posture was upright, but also mobile. If your work or hobby requires you to be static at a work station, then standing is preferred to sitting. However, a prolonged static posture may present other problems. Your suggestion to vary the position is a common sense approach to prevent potential problems with a static standing posture. Also, cool to hear about your keyboard. Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms are a headache to treat as a physical therapist. While the wrist is only one link in the carpal tunnel chain it is arguably the weakest one. It's good to hear that you have gotten so much benefit from it. More corporations really need to explore providing these types of equipment. Prevention is usually a lot easier than chasing a solution or cure!! I saw your post on Marks blog and agree with you. As Mark writes frequently, our primal activity posture was upright, but also mobile. If your work or hobby requires you to be static at a work station, then standing is preferred to sitting. However, a prolonged static posture may present other problems. Your suggestion to vary the position is a common sense approach to prevent potential problems with a static standing posture.

Also, cool to hear about your keyboard. Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms are a headache to treat as a physical therapist. While the wrist is only one link in the carpal tunnel chain it is arguably the weakest one. It's good to hear that you have gotten so much benefit from it. More corporations really need to explore providing these types of equipment. Prevention is usually a lot easier than chasing a solution or cure!!

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