Standing All day

[Loper]

Back in 2018 my company moved into a new office and they gave us some fancy desks that move up and down depending on if you wanted to sit or stand. That was the first time I’d tried a standing desk and loved it. After a few weeks i was able to stand 80% of the day and found myself having more energy and being more productive.

When the pandemic hit I began working from home and went back to sitting in a chair full time at a desk. My back really began bothering me and wouldn’t stop. After several months of this and back pain, I decided to put cinder blocks under the legs of my desk (tall ways) and grabbed a stool from the garage to keep by my desk. To this day, I still use this. When my company decided during the pandemic that they weren’t going to renew the office lease and we were all going to work from home full time, I asked my boss if I could buy my old up/down desk for my home office but he said no.

My home office looks ghetto with my desk up on blocks, but it is great. I probably stand 90% of the work day and pull the stool over when I want to rest my legs. I actually like having the blocks because as mentioned earlier in this thread it allows me to post a leg up on something to change posture and I find myself doing a lot of this on phone calls. It’s been over 5 years since I’ve been standing all day for work and I don’t have any leg or back issues. I could never go back a chair.

 

[doc holiday13]

well I decided to do some sitting today and i'm finding it highly uncomfortable. I think I'm coming into the "i prefer to stand phase"

 

[Buffalo]

Can you elaborate on that?

307 said it better than I can. It just feels better to mix it up throughout the day rather than just stand in the same position all day.

 

[Steve300xcw]

FWIW the guys who are actually working on their feet all day, are cracking up over this thread.

 

[ODB]

Until my most recent move I used a standing desk for years, along with a tall stool. My wife just yesterday asked when I was getting another. I like them

 

[doc holiday13]

FWIW the guys who are actually working on their feet all day, are cracking up over this thread.

Even when I was a machinist i had a stool.

I see your point but I can guarantee the guys who are on their feet all day wish they had an office job

 

[grfox92]

FWIW the guys who are actually working on their feet all day, are cracking up over this thread.

I came here to write a smart ass comment about how if you think standing all day is hard, you should try construction. But after reading the thread, I get it, and agree. Your body isnt meant to stay static in one position all day.

Ive never been in a position where I have to sit still all day. Ive always had jobs where you are physically active. Closest I can think is dark to dark tree stand sits which after year of experience I learned to stand way more than I sit, but id switch it up with a combo of both

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[Weldor]

you gotta love those varicose veins.

 

[Nevwild]

I’ve added a walking pad under my standing desk. When I’m in a long meeting where I don’t have to speak, but I have to attend, I’ll throw on my backpack and have a rucking session. I’ll even throw on my heart rate monitor and make sure I stay in zone two for the whole time.

 

[TaperPin]

Standing all day on a hard floor is hard on the feet. As a finish carpenter/cabinet maker I suggest holding back 10 gallons of sawdust every night to sprinkle on the floor first thing in the morning around your work bench. It’s easier on the feet and looks like you’re more productive than the cubicles around you. You office guys will want to get a good zip wall and lots of 2” wide blue tape so the cubicle next door won’t complain about the dust. If not far from a window, maybe fit a piece plywood with a 4” hole and run a 4” duct from inside the zip wall to blow some air out and create negative pressure. I’ve been pretty happy with the 4” blower off a down draft cooktop exhaust, but a bounce house blower also works at higher decibels. Oh, and get a second pair of slip on shoes for the dust free area of the office to keep dusty footprints to a minimum - maybe put a drop cloth runner or two out going to the copier and break room.

 

[doc holiday13]

Standing all day on a hard floor is hard on the feet. As a finish carpenter/cabinet maker I suggest holding back 10 gallons of sawdust every night to sprinkle on the floor first thing in the morning around your work bench. It’s easier on the feet and looks like you’re more productive than the cubicles around you. You office guys will want to get a good zip wall and lots of 2” wide blue tape so the cubicle next door won’t complain about the dust. If not far from a window, maybe fit a piece plywood with a 4” hole and run a 4” duct from inside the zip wall to blow some air out and create negative pressure. I’ve been pretty happy with the 4” blower off a down draft cooktop exhaust, but a bounce house blower also works at higher decibels. Oh, and get a second pair of slip on shoes for the dust free area of the office to keep dusty footprints to a minimum - maybe put a drop cloth runner or two out going to the copier and break room.

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I only do that on the jobsites that have asbestos

 

[Overthefalls]

Having a standing mat where you can vary your feet and body positions helps a lot with circulation while standing. I use https://ergodriven.com/products/top...kWbxVLUzejtPJ21oNEpFRhP8vimx9DABoCGSkQAvD_BwE.