Hey Brett - yeah, that can be a problem. Try having a friend or family member come in and, depending on their mood and disposition toward you, either remove the legs from your desk to lower you safely to the ground or push you toward the stairs and tilt the desk. Be advised that your laptop or monitor can become a deadly impaling object in the latter case. Sending good vibes your way, my friend. Let's hope for the former. In any case, you'll be on the ground in no time. ;)
Sedentary lifestyle is not treated like hunger, it is not enough to eat dinner to get full! Sedentary lifestyle is like malnutrition, treatment is done on time, without abuse and under close supervision. Weakening some muscles, and stiffening others, with a role in maintaining posture is the first effect of sedentary lifestyle, and before standing at the office, it is mandatory to balance the tone of your postural muscles.
The only problem I see is that most people who work in a high intensity state of concentration take about 15 minutes to focus. That means the time of focus would be 5 minutes and start the cycle again. I am sure it might work for some!
VERY informative; thanks Nil. Would it be an impractical idea to buy a desk that stands tall by default (ie. a drafting desk) and buy a drafting stool to sit on? Am I missing something here?
Every procrastinators needs a height adjustable desk. I'm getting tire of not being able to focus on my programming in college and mine is coming in on Tuesday! I am looking forward to using it!
I don't, but I probably should make one. The reason I haven't yet is because I never finished it off. I used it for years but it always required two people to put the riser back down again, which is a real inconvenience.
Be careful with this brand! I'm not talking about the quality of the products, but about the brand itself. Specifically, I ask all clients to be very careful with the brand's promotions since I and several clients have had some very unpleasant experiences. They carry out promotions without any kind of guarantees, commercial hooks that border on misleading advertising. When they are asked for the legal bases of the promotions that you have the right to access as a consumer, they do not provide them to you and despite admitting failures in the web shopping platform during the promotions, the solution they offer is to return the product . Sorry @flexispot but not everything is allowed in online sales, consumers also have rights, respect them.
Hi, I really want to stand up but every time I get it set up I can't resolve forearm pain with the mouse. I did the 90 at the elbow and the desk is elbow height. Tips?
To assist with the standup every 20 minutes for 8 minutes then move for 2 minutes, have you considered Pavlov. A werable wrist blue toothe device that helps train positive behaviors and removes old or poor habits that you decide you want to change.
i use the timer on my Apple Watch 2. I hit 30mins when I sit down (i know it's not 20mins, but it works for me). When I stand up, i hit the 5mins on the timer as notice to let me know when I can sit down again. As time goes on, i'm will increase the stand time to 10mins, then 20mins, and finally to 30mins. Since I am using an anti-fatigue mat, i do find I go over my standing time ... but once i sit down, i hit that 30min timer again
I have an amazon echo device in my office that I use. Personally I just ask Alexa to time me for 20 minutes when I sit and 10 minutes when I stand. I'm sure you can ask any AI assistant the same thing, if you've got one.
I am 6'7'' and the desk i bought does not allow me to flatten my wrists. should i just return the darn thing and find something taller? uhg idk why i didnt think that it may not be tall enough
Finding a standing desk suited to you may be difficult. Have you tried raising the standing desk off the surface of the desk several inches (maybe with books or boards) and then seeing if it’s still a decent height for sitting? If that doesn’t work, I’d reach out to customer service of any desk you buy to see if they can accommodate you. A motorized full desk might be your best bet. Good luck!
hello, I`m a 3D game art student and I have to spend hours sitting in front of my computer and I have some issues with head, neck and eyes now after 2 years. To be honest I can`t afford to have 100 or above price of automatic standing desk converters at my home. So can u please help me with this. Is there any specific routine I should follow?
Hello Neraraj, in your situation, I would recommend trying a couple of things. 1) No matter what you end up doing, get up and move around every hour or more. Take a brief walk, stretch, etc. That alone will help quite a bit. While working, stand more than you currently are using any sort of a homemade rig - it could just be boxes or crates or anything else. If possible, move your monitor(s) to a lower surface like your desk surface later on in the day, or alternating back and forth from sitting to standing. Without a riser or sit/stand desk, this is a pain, but that physical effort of moving your monitors is a bit of exercise in and of itself, so not a bad thing. Best of luck!
You say you're eyes are hurting, have you heard of software called f.lux? I adjusts your screen colours to match the time of day. Makes looking at your computer much easier, but make sure its disabled if you're doing any texture work, because it will make your colours look different :P
What's more important, your health or having to scrape up some money? Here's what I did: Researched for the best chair, went on Craigslist, searched for the Aeron chair, saved the search so I got emails whenever that thing came up on CL. Months went by. Last Saturday, POW, a low mileage chair with most of the features, low price, excellent condition, a block from me. Talked to the guy (a corporate facilities manager) about my next goal: a standing desk. Told him exactly what I was looking for: hydraulic upsy downsy, adjustable keyboard tray, not too wide, will go way low. He tells me that oh, yeah, he has the last of the company's 40 desks EXACTLY LIKE THAT to recycle and hey, you can have it. He helped me load it, came over that night and helped me unload it and take it upstairs. Okay, okay, that's one in a hundred million, BUT CL does have a Free section, and even if that doesn't happen, you can find something cheaper than retail on CL or eBay or somewhere. That way, your investment is more time than money. Regarding the head health issues: Of all the advice in the video, the part about keeping your elbows under your shoulders at all times is THE most important. That will improve the head, neck, AND eyes. Not to mention seeing a chiropractor to get your spine and neck adjusted on an as-needed basis.
Hi Nils! As a standing desk designer and manufacturer, I'm really liking your video. Great advice, nice and clear. I'm loving the advice on apps - I think we should make one for our customers! I'm glad you didn't film the whole thing sitting down ;-)
I work in a very cubicle-dense environent, and many of the desks are powered, height-adjustable desks. Most of the staff on the floor doesn't use them, but there are a few who do. I can't even imagine working next to someone who raises and lowers their desk 3-4 times per-hour, every hour for a full day, as reommended by the study you cited. Working from home might make that possible, but having dozens to hundreds of people on the floor all "groundhog'ing" their desk height all day long, would get incredibly disruptive and annoying.
