Importance of a Computer Standing Desk

  

Date Posted: 10/10/2012 4:06:48 PM

Posted By: sashoo  Membership Level: Silver  Total Points: 382

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For good reasons, standing desks are almost overtaking sitting desks. This applies to all types of desks including computer desks. People are trying to adjust to the online world as well as everything related to working online effectively. For your information, one of these adjustments has to do with shifting from sitting to standing desks, which are a must-have if you care for your health.

Here’s why computer standing desks are rocking the online world today:

People want to burn some fat while working online. They want to work while standing and even dancing a little bit — but it’s only healthy. Could you imagine sitting for a whole day, with just minor breaks for mealtimes? Yet, you’d be sleeping for the whole night? While I don’t want to imagine, you will be adding on weight on a daily basis, which is not recommended for your health. If you work while standing, you might want to dance a little bit, stretch a little bit, or even shake yourself up a little bit. Besides, you might want to lift your feet up one after the other — you won’t stay dormant in one place. Standing, as opposed to sitting, helps your body burn that extra fat. Come to think of it, this should be impossible if you are going to sit all day long.

Moreover, you type fast while standing than sitting. The drill is, your mind gets more focused to the work you’re doing — the fact that you’re standing makes you want to take your work seriously. In fact, should anyone interfere with you, they should you be in a better position to apologize as they can precisely see that you’re in a working position. Which is different when you work seated — everyone has reason to want to

interfere with you while you’re seated. To them, you’re just seated, and that’s reason enough for someone to want to “chat” with you while you’re working.

According to research, sitting all day has its own price to pay — particularly so if your sitting posture is poor; any prolonged lean-overs while seated should interfere with your spinal cord. Typically, you should sit with your back straight. Even so, sitting for long periods of time (usually more than two hours) is not recommended. While standing the whole day is not recommended either, you can mix standing plus sitting, with more time channeled at standing. No wonder you need a standing desk.

The drill actually is to stand for longer periods than sitting for longer periods. To make it clear, the ratio of standing to sitting should be 8:2, or anywhere near that. Having said this, you should look to have a standing desk, besides having a sitting desk. Plus use the standing desk more than the sitting desk.

Standing desks can be improvised. Some can be bought, though. The most important thing is to ensure that the keyboard tray is placed on the same level, or a little lower, than your elbows. As well, your monitor should be in direct contact with your eyes. You don’t want your head and neck overworked, right?

Hopefully, the information above was informative — but feel free to leave comments.

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