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The Stand Up Desk. Blogger Chris Parsons is trying out a new desk that allows him to stand while working on the computer. Check it out here [My Stand Up Desk]. Why on earth…? Apparently, stand up desks are also known to help with back trouble and concentration. I don’t have back trouble, but it can be hard to push through the 3pm sleep barrier some days. For some reason, 3pm is always when I start to fall asleep – and when you work for yourself, you have no one to poke you awake… When I used to work briefly at a call center, one of the common practices, because employees had to spend hours sat on the phones, was to take every other call standing up. This did two things: one was prevent sore backs. The second benefit was what Chris mentions in a way.

Immediately after standing you would experience a sense of motivation [at least more than you would normally at that job] and energy – even urgency. A Practical Solution A pulley system to raise the desk top? The Obvious Solution? Two computers on a network. Woodware Designs -- Low-stress computer furniture plans. {*style:<b> </b>*} *** Simple desks, gifts, and other fun woodworking projects for beginners. *** Hand carved wood crafts and gifts for sale, custom orders welcomed, and plans for hand-made paper equipment. *** All our plans are free to help with physical challenges like Repetitive Stain Injury. *** Pictures of projects made with our plans. *** Fun ideas under development.

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Stand-up desk options. You can make stand-up desk from an old door and two sawhorses, customize a store-bought desk, or pay a company for a ready-made one. Here are some options: Do-it-yourself Here are three examples of DIY options for making a stand-up desk: a sawhorse desk, a metal cart desk, and a plywood desk. If you are a serious woodworker, you can buy plans for a stand-up desk at Woodware Designs. Ready-made stand-up desks The Fredrik desk from IKEA can be put together to make a stand-up desk.

Companies that specialize in stand-up desks include Geek Desk, Stand-Up Desk Company, Standupdesks.com, and Beyond the Office Door. If you like your office setup but want to add stand-up capability without adding more furniture, the Anderlyn Desk is a platform that sits atop a standard desk, creating a stand-up work surface.