Standing desk, sitting desk
By Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
Japan
July 28, 2020 7:04pm CST
I don't usually have a "desk job" but with corona closing the schools I have been using my computer to teach, for teachers' meetings and church, and also for a lot of other things. Until now I never understood why my colleagues in school offices wanted a "standing desk" or one that they could change from sitting to standing, because I spent most of my time standing.
Now that I have been sitting at the computer for about five months, I have developed back and neck problems. So I put together a "standing desk" (two storage boxes and a brick) on top of my regular "desk" (not really a desk, just a flat surface where I keep the computer). I have been doing more work standing up at my computer and it really helps.
Do you know about standing desks? Would you like to use one?
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8 responses
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jul 20
My nephew who is working from home in ADB (Asian Development Bank) has a standing desk and a sitting desk that he uses alternately. That is to avoid the fatigue on his muscles.
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jul 20
@petatonicsca as long as it can serve the purpose the material wouldn't matter. Enjoy working now.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
29 Jul 20
They are nice. Mine is nice too, just not made of your usual desk materials. 
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@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
29 Jul 20
I eventually plan on getting a standing desk yes!
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
29 Jul 20
I think you will love it. You can actually buy a folding thing to put on top of your desk to raise your computer to a standing desk position. I did it the cheap way.
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@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
29 Jul 20
@petatonicsca I’ll look into that, I need a new desk anyway!
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
29 Jul 20
They are, but I would rather get one that goes up and down if I had one at school. I often use the top of the grand piano (in my classroom) as a standing desk if nobody else is using my classroom.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 20
This is a really good idea. I'm sure it helps avoid a lot of problems.
@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Jul 20
Standing desks are something new that I never heard of before.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
29 Jul 20
They've been around for maybe ten or twelve years, but just now becoming popular where I am. The people who are trying to look out for the health of people who sit all day developed them.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Jul 20
I have never heard about a standing desk. I am mostly sitting too and what I do is that at various times during the day I get up and walk around my apartment looking out the windows and then coming back to my PC again. It gets me moving.
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
29 Jul 20
I can understand the problem. Good that you are doing more work standing nowm
