Why and How I Switched to a Standing Desk. I spend about 45 to 50 hours a week working on my computer.
Up until a week ago, I did that work sitting on my ever-expanding behind. Last Monday I adjusted my desk to standing height (pictured right). I spent the week working on my feet, and I'm never going back to a sitdown desk again. Here are some questions and answers about the change. IKEA Jerker Do-It-Yourself Treadmill Desk. Set up a Treadmill Desk - PCWorld. Just because you have a desk job doesn’t mean you need to watch your waistline grow year after year.
If you can walk, you can use a treadmill desk. It’s a surefire way to burn extra calories and feel healthier while you get your work done. For two years, I stood while I worked. I left the desk chair behind because I feared the negative health effects of sitting at my desk for eight or more hours each day. After all that standing, though, I was ready to take the next step—literally. Start saving My single biggest delay in upgrading to the treadmill desk wasn’t fear of walking that much or losing my balance; rather, it was the significant financial investment involved. Treadmill Desk: The $39 Treadmill Desk. It's really easy to build the "Desk" in "Treadmill Desk" for $39.
It's not as pretty as the $4,000 Steelcase Treadmill Desk, but with the$3,961 in savings, you can take your family on a Colorado skiing vacation. Excellent photos that illustrate the simple $39 design: Anders Burvall Design Photos. I used Anders' photos as the guide for my desk design. The only difference is that I used 2" x 12" x 40" planks of blue Styrofoam instead of the foam blocks that Anders used. Anders has a PhD in engineering, so his design is probably better than mine!
How to Make Your Own Treadmill Desk. Jerker treadmill desk. Jerker Published on October 19th, 2010 | by Jules IKEAHacker Materials: Jerker Desk, treadmill, LCD, Computer Description: When we were furnishing the new office for work I wanted to match some of our existing IKEA Jerker Desks.
Sadly IKEA stopped making them a few years ago and by doing so got rid of one of the best items they ever sold. Since they were not made any more I went on a Craigslist quest to buy up a bunch of Jerker desks. So after getting the office set up we brought in a treadmill to get a little exercise at work, it got some use here and there. To put together a Jerker desk you only need 2 legs, the table top with the H frame under it, 2 angle braces, and a back cross brace. The second part was to make the 2 cross braces that help support the table top at a 45 degree angle We got some metal stock and cut them out and bent them to match the original ones that were missing.
Next we picked up a Vizio m320nv 1080p LCD TV on the wall. Tread for your treadmill desk. $875.00 includes shipping within the continental US.
The Tread is the heart of the TreadDesk system and its features are as follows: Belt dimensions: 18" x 48" Overall dimensions: 58" x 24" x 4.5" Total weight: 101 lbs.Motor: 2 hp 90 voltSpeed: 0.5 - 4.0 mph. Pulls 3-6 amps depending on speed and load 4 adjustable rubber feet underneath"Soft Start" and "Soft Stop"Weight limit for user is 320 lbs.Rated at 10 hours of daily useIncludes a rubber treadmill matUnit price is $875.00 which includes shipping within the continental US Our proprietary control panel sits on top of the desk and is attached to the Tread with a six foot long wire/cable.
The control panel keeps track of distance, time, speed and calories burned. In order to be as productive as possible, the speed is very important. If you would like a cardio workout, walking at a 4.0 mph pace will give you that, but do not expect to get any typing done at this speed. Safco Products - Height-Adjustable Split Level Drafting Table - 3965MO - Color: Medium Oak - Dimensions: 47 1/4"w x 29 3/4"d x 26" to 37 1/4"h - Material: Woodgrain Melamine - Elevate your workspace. Enhance your performance. Accommodate your. A Desk That Allows You to Stand or Sit. Ergodesktop's Kangeroo, an adjustable stand up desk. After ten years of working on the computer, my butt is killing me.
No really, I have horrible tailbone pain if I sit for more than 15 or 20 minutes. So while looking up solutions to my coccyx problem, I made the shocking discovery that sitting is dangerous! That's right geeks, it may send you into a fit of denial, but humans weren't designed to sit motionless for hours, days, and years at a time while staring at computer screens. So, after reading how the long term effects of sitting are quite devasting to our frail human bodies, I decided to do what any brave websurfer would do: take one small leap for a techno-man and stand in the place that I work.
Now if you are starting out on this great standing adventure, the first thing you are going to have to do is adjust your workstation to suit. Adjustable Height Desk - GeekDesk -