[vitovito]

I've been using a standing desk all day, every day at work for 3-4 months now. I like it.

For the first 2-3 weeks, my feet were absolutely killing me. Between getting used to it and switching to more appropriate shoes (which I keep at the office) from Shoes for Crews, the only pain I have is sore heels, because that's where I keep my weight. I'm working on changing my balance. My heels stay sore for days; by the end of the weekend they're still not completely relieved.

Facilities set me up with a Fredrik desk from IKEA. The desk portion is adjusted so my elbows are at right angles and I try to keep the keyboard and mouse at the edge of the desk. The monitors are at eye level and pushed to the back edge of the top platform, with their brightness turned all the way down.

I shift my weight and move in place a lot, and I find this preferable to being completely sedentary. Meetings are much more tolerable now, because they're the only time I'm not standing. I'll still sit to read papers and books, and occasionally to "think differently."

I don't know if it's made me more productive or healthier, but I feel better at the end of the day (when I leave at a normal time; long days are much longer by the end because I've been physically exerting myself to some degree).