[barrkel]

I tried a standing desk for about 5 weeks, with no stool or chair. It didn't get easier over time. First, I got some hemorrhoid problems, then sore knees and feet that killed me. It got the point that I had to take a walk around the block to be able to stand still in front of the desk for a short period.

The hardest thing I found was maintaining the right balance: avoiding locking the knees, and not shifting weight primarily to one leg or the other, which would give me hip pain.

To relieve the pain, I eventually found myself leaning more and more of my weight on the desk (which was only slightly below by elbows), and I'd have to catch myself and stand back up straight again.

Moving back to a normal desk and Aeron chair, I was in giddy heaven for the first week, it was that wonderful.

[nostrademons]

The people I know who use standing desks get a tall chair to go with it - like, barstool height, but finished like an office chair. Then they can stand, lean, or sit as their body desires.

As my friend put it - "Standing desk doesn't mean you're only standing. It just gives you the option to stand or sit."