So I figured, with those two things, I could retrofit my existing desk, which I’ve had for over a dozen years, and make it a sit/stand/elliptical adjustable workstation. It may be difficult to tell from the image below, but that whole contraption slides up and down the post keeping the screen and the keyboard mouse tray perfectly ergonomically aligned. These are absolutely awesome products for effectively turning any table or desk into a sit/stand desk at much less than the cost of one of those desks. There are a few other similar mini-ellipticals, but this one seemed cheap and perfect for what I wanted.īreakthrough 2: Discovering the Ergotron Workfit S line of devices - and specifically the model that handles both a screen and a laptop next to each other - since that’s my basic setup. I originally saw it on the company’s own site, where they wanted $200 for it, but Amazon consistently has it for under $100 (sometimes significantly less than that). I honestly had no idea if such a thing existed, but two seconds of Googling “mini-elliptical” and I’d discovered the InMotion E1000 device. I really hoped there would be a good instructable on this, but even the instructables’ discussions on treadmill desks made them seem kinda flimsy.īreakthrough 1: wondering idly if there was such a thing as as mini elliptical machine without the arms. The problem is the treadmill piece mainly. (2) And there don’t appear to be any pre-made sit/stand/treadmill options that I could find, at least. There are some cheap options, but the reviews aren’t great. I realized two key things: (1) the really good sit/stand desks out there are crazy expensive. Read a bunch of Instructables pages about building your own treadmill desk… all of it. I read tons of reviews, asked questions on Twitter/Facebook/Google+. This conundrum actually delayed the whole process for a while, as I read up on various options, and thought of ditching the whole treadmill option for a while. So, I faced a dilemma: how can I have a sit/stand/treadmill desk. But… I also wanted the flexibility of a sit/stand adjustable desk… in case I wanted to alternate between sitting and standing (or what happens if I break an ankle or who knows what?). Beyond just a standing desk, I was curious about the idea of a treadmill desk, because I thought it would also be nice to move a little during the day as well, beyond just designated “workout” times. I just thought that, in general it’s probably not that healthy to spend so much of my life sitting. I know a lot of people say that they do it because they have back problems, and I did have some back issues like five years ago, but nothing in years. I know that it’s become kind of an “in” thing, but I honestly didn’t quite realize that until I started to do some internet searches to see what might be available out there. Still, a few months ago, I started thinking more seriously about it. But that lasted just a short while and I went back to good, old fashioned sitting. Actually, it’s meant no time at all for such musings.Īnyway, I am still trying to figure out what to do with this blog, and I actually do have some ideas, which may involve some changes (finally), but in the short term, I did want to do a quick blog post about my sit/stand/elliptical desk, because I’d mentioned it on Twitter/Facebook and some folks have asked how it is… and I’d rather post it here than on Google+ where it might disappear.įirst off, some background, I actually did a bit of an experiment about six years ago with a “standup desk.” I honestly don’t know what compelled me to do this, but I just tried putting my laptop on some boxes on my desk, and I kind of liked it. Plus, somewhere, a little less than two years ago our son arrived… and (shocking, shockers) pretty much any and all spare time has switched over to spending time with him, which is all sorts of awesome, but means less time for random musings here on this blog. I know… I know… it just seems like with Twitter/Facebook/Google+ handling the small stuff, and Techdirt handling a lot of the big stuff, I haven’t had as much need for a personal blog. Okay… so, this blog has been totally neglected for two whole years.
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