RE: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-03-03 Thread Bill Arnold
Hesitate to submit this, but what the heck ... Here are 2 photos of my dev area This shows my approx 40" high standing desk http://www.h2officesolutions.com/standing_desk.jpg This shows the standing and sitting desks http://www.h2officesolutions.com/standing_and_sitting_desks.jpg The standing

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-03-03 Thread Ted Roche
On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 9:19 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Update: Slowed down and followed the advice to test out a makeshift > standing desk. Early results: Higher energy levels balanced by lots of > back pain. It will take two weeks for you to start to adapt to a new working position: muscles ne

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-03-03 Thread Paul McNett
On 3/3/15 6:19 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote: Update: Slowed down and followed the advice to test out a makeshift standing desk. Early results: Higher energy levels balanced by lots of back pain. My sweet spot seems to be a standing desk and a high bar stool ... a cycle back to my misspent youth?! Tha

RE: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-03-03 Thread Tracy Pearson
] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks Update: Slowed down and followed the advice to test out a makeshift standing desk. Early results: Higher energy levels balanced by lots of back pain. My sweet spot seems to be a standing desk and a high bar stool

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-03-03 Thread Malcolm Greene
Update: Slowed down and followed the advice to test out a makeshift standing desk. Early results: Higher energy levels balanced by lots of back pain. My sweet spot seems to be a standing desk and a high bar stool ... a cycle back to my misspent youth?! Thanks for everyone's feedback ... I will keep

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-03-03 Thread Adam Buckland
And someone sealing your chairÅ . On 01/03/2015 10:08, "Man-wai Chang" wrote: >Beware of problems caused by prolonged standing, as for example, >varicose veins and spider veins! ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://m

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-03-01 Thread Man-wai Chang
Beware of problems caused by prolonged standing, as for example, varicose veins and spider veins! On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Brian Pow wrote: > Many years ago I was a junior in a small accountancy practice. The elderly > senior clerk there worked at a high desk with a sloping hinged lid.

RE: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-28 Thread Brian Pow
] On Behalf Of Man-wai Chang Sent: 28 February 2015 10:36 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks Make sure that the height of the desk can be adjusted when you feel really tired after standing for too long, so

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-28 Thread Man-wai Chang
Make sure that the height of the desk can be adjusted when you feel really tired after standing for too long, so that you can sit down on a regular chair. On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 2:23 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Anyone using a standup desk? Would appreciate hearing about your > experience ... pro

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-27 Thread Paul McNett
On 2/26/15 10:23 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote: Anyone using a standup desk? Would appreciate hearing about your experience ... pros, cons, tips ... do you use for specific type of activities and avoid for others? I started working standing up about 2.5 years ago. Nothing fancy, just a floor mat so

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-27 Thread Paul Hill
On 26 February 2015 at 18:23, Malcolm Greene wrote: > > Anyone using a standup desk? Would appreciate hearing about your > experience ... pros, cons, tips ... do you use for specific type of > activities and avoid for others? Here in our office in London our small team all use sit/stand desks. Th

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-27 Thread Alan Bourke
There's no way I'm doing an hour spinning class in the gym at 7 AM then spending the rest of the f**king day standing up ... -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Thu, 26 Feb 2015, at 08:23 PM, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: > On 2015-02-26 13:23, Malcolm G

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2015-02-26 15:34, Tracy Pearson wrote: Mike, I read about treadmill desks. They are good for working on emails and things that don't need a lot of concentration. Tracy I recall Cathy Poutney (now Knight, I believe) used a treadmill desk, years ago. She probably still does in some fashio

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread Stephen Russell
On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:34 PM, Tracy Pearson wrote: > On 2015-02-26 15:23, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: > >> On 2015-02-26 13:23, Malcolm Greene wrote: >> >>> Anyone using a standup desk? Would appreciate hearing about your >>> >> > Mike, > > I read about treadmill desks.

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread Tracy Pearson
On 2015-02-26 15:23, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: On 2015-02-26 13:23, Malcolm Greene wrote: Anyone using a standup desk? Would appreciate hearing about your experience ... pros, cons, tips ... do you use for specific type of activities and avoid for others? Also looking f

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2015-02-26 13:23, Malcolm Greene wrote: Anyone using a standup desk? Would appreciate hearing about your experience ... pros, cons, tips ... do you use for specific type of activities and avoid for others? Also looking for recommendations regarding standup and adjustable height desks. Thanks

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread Tracy Pearson
On 2015-02-26 13:23, Malcolm Greene wrote: Anyone using a standup desk? Would appreciate hearing about your experience ... pros, cons, tips ... do you use for specific type of activities and avoid for others? Also looking for recommendations regarding standup and adjustable height desks. Thanks

RE: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread Richard Kaye
Nice! I've got to walk that one around the office here... -- rk -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Gene Wirchenko Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 1:33 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread Malcolm Greene
Ted, > http://www.theonion.com/articles/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leavi,37957/ > http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/switched-standing-desk-now OMG! More brilliance ... I'm LMAO again. Love it! Bonus points for citing 2 of my favorite sources. > I'd start off with milk

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread Ted Roche
On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > > Anyone using a standup desk? Would appreciate hearing about your > experience ... pros, cons, tips ... do you use for specific type of > activities and avoid for others? > http://www.theonion.com/articles/health-experts-recommend-standing

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread Malcolm Greene
> >Also looking for recommendations regarding standup and adjustable height > >desks. http://www.xkcd.com/1329/ Brilliant!!! LMAO! Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox

Re: [NF] Pros/cons of using a standup desk, recommendations on standup/adjustable height desks

2015-02-26 Thread Gene Wirchenko
At 10:23 2015-02-26, Malcolm Greene wrote: Anyone using a standup desk? Would appreciate hearing about your experience ... pros, cons, tips ... do you use for specific type of activities and avoid for others? Also looking for recommendations regarding standup and adjustable height desks.