Day1

Standing desk blog

Today 9/12/2017 I got my new standing desk.  I really love it.  It gives me a lot of flexibility that I did not have before.  I often work 8 hours a day where I am on conference calls most of the day.  This limits my freedom.  I am tied to my desk the entire day.  With quick bathroom breaks and ½ an hour for lunch.  Then it is back to work and sitting.  Now the standing desk I can stand, or sit and run for my breaks and be right back at my desk.  I can pace, jog in place or just stand.

I find that wearing one pair of shoes daily is not all that great.  I have several pairs that I keep switching form one pair to another.  As a woman we are often wearing heals which are ok if you sit most of the day and do not do a lot walking, but if you stand a lot the heals are not conducive to standing.  I therefore spend time going from one pair of shoes to another.  I find this much more comfortable and lets me spend more time standing and less time sitting.

I just read a an article of a study that was performed and reported in brief on the Harvard health educational website (https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-truth-behind-standing-desks-2016092310264) which says that the jury is still out if the standing desk is better than sitting all day.  I can attest to the fact that standing is far better in brief bouts than sitting all day.  If for no other reason than your enjoyment of the day.

I have had the desk for less than a day at this point and I feel better overall than I did sitting down all day.  I feel like I am empowered within my daily task, my decisions and my overall attitude about work in general.  I also, find myself pacing, jogging in place and teetering back and forth.  All activities that have to be better than sitting in a chair with nowhere to go.  Plus I am working.  Working the whole time where many times, I feel sleeping, anxious and even sore from just sitting on my keister hour after hour.

So for today, let us all stand for a few minutes while we work.