Perhaps we need squatting tables, not toilets. Apparently standing desks won't fix all health problems ... https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/28/is-a-st...
Standing in a standing / treadmill desk is not something you do all day. What it does it give you more oppurtunities for positioning yourself while at your desk. Sitting at a desk only has so many ways of sitting down (foot hammock, foot on desk, foot on footrest, normal position, etc)
I currently have about 10-15 variations of sitting / walking / standing up at my standing desk. Differnet foot hold mounting options, different modes of sitting on my varidesk seat, different standing postures.
By adding more variants of being at your desk, you can adjust yourself as you see fit depending (1) how long your at your desk at a time(2) what muscles you have currently fatigued (post workout).
That and also working out helps too, I do mostly bodyweight fitness. Pullups, squats, body rows, pushups, etc or anything on a suspension trainer
What you should buy if your interested in a standing desk is actually either an (1) transformable adjustable standing / sitting desk + a chair or (2) a treadmill desk + a varidesk chair for overall ergonomics.
Drink water, refill it when empty, go to the bathroom more frequently as a result.
Take breaks to go outside and lap the building or parking lot a couple times a day. When I worked with smokers, I would take a break every time they did, though I'd go for a walk instead. That worked out particularly well because when a boss tried to call me on it I asked why the smokers were able to take so many breaks but I wasn't (I was outside for no longer than they were, and often less time as I aimed to complete the lap quickly, not leisurely).
Collaborate with colleagues in person rather than via your office's messaging app when possible. Not to the point of disrupting them, but if they ask you a question that is reasonably complicated, go to them and communicate it in person. If they're free to answer yours, go to them and hear the answer.
I don't know about the other people here, but I'm not coding, documenting, etc. for 8 hours a day. It's maybe 4 hours a day with the rest being communication and thinking time.
Why preclude a stand up desk?
I have at least five different positions I use at my office that I switch between periodically:
1) Stand up desk, up
2) Stand up desk, down, seated (office chair)
3) Stand up desk, down, seated (balance ball)
4) Meeting room, laptop on table
5) Random chair around the office, laptop in lap
I also try to stay hydrated and intentionally use the restroom furthest from my office to just get a few steps in throughout the day, which helps more than you might think.
The stand up desk makes a massive difference. I can't handle working from home now.
- take a 5 min break every ~hour and walk around office (in my country it is legal requirement that for every hour you spend in front of computer, you get 5 min break, so I don't have to explain that to anyone or look for excuses).
- do simple exercise at desk from time to time (like standing up and down, moving head, stretching hands and back etc.)
- walk to/from work (~5 km one way) whenever it's an acceptable weather outside (I use this time for thinking as I've found out that walking helps to concentrate).
- exercise 3 times a week (well, at least I try to).
I've never been a fan of standing desk, because due to my physical condition my back and knees start to hurt after some time standing still.
https://www.theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-u...
* Have various computing positions and alternate * Swap out chair for a kneeling chair if you still have okay knees. * Currently experimenting with: Head Mounted Displays with yoga bolsters