It was during COVID-19 that my envy of standing desks began. As we all felt like we’d be prisoners in our home offices forever, being able to stretch and stand during endless Zoom calls seemed like a nice little treat to indulge in. I looked a few times but couldn’t quite pull the trigger. Probably because I’m cheap but also because I wasn’t sure what to get. So I let it go and instead tried to forge habits to give myself stretch breaks or walks during those long days at my desk. It sort of worked.
While I’m not in any way an influencer. I was approached recently to see if I would try one out and provide an honest review. Seemed like a good deal. So I ordered this beauty from Anthrodesks. I got the 60 x 30 model which is huge.
This thing is a combination of simple, sturdy and clean. I’m not great with written instructions but this video made setup easy.
In just a couple of days, it was kind of stunning to notice the change in energy and alertness. I’m not a morning person and it usually takes me 30 minutes or so to get going. So I start sitting and reading and having my coffee but once the caffeine kicks in, I’m up and working feeling really good. Now my breaks are to sit and have flipped the time I spend during the day on my feet and off my butt. We’ve all heard about the dangers of sitting so I looked up this research that focuses specifically on the value of standing desks. This research essentially finds that standing desks improve health, productivity and well-being. While it’s too early for me to speak about productivity and well-being, I can say I’ve had less back and neck pain.
So the delight here for me comes from many angles.
- Free: That’s delightful. Also, I was under no obligation to say anything nice about the product but other than the fact it’s super heavy and awkward to move around, it’s pretty cool.
- Funky tech: I like the cool factor. The controls are super easy to use and I like having different settings for different tasks. I’m still playing around with that.
- Long-term benefits: who doesn’t like that? I’d love to know if others have experienced some of these benefits over time.
I can’t provide you any comparisons of other standing desks but this guy seems to agree that it’s a pretty good deal.