I started looking into standing desks a few weeks ago, but not having one have recently started using my ironing board. It's not an ideal height for me, but it's pretty good. My goals are to use the ironing board 3 days a week, sitting the other two and alternate between over the working week.
When I'm standing I make sure I have two sit down breaks of 5-15 minutes (at least 5-10 minutes in the morning around 11am and 15 minutes around 3pm). This means that the longest I stand continuously is about 2 hours.
When I'm sitting I take a 5 minute break every hour and a 15 minute break in the afternoon.
I also try to do some Yoga 3 times a week which is working with mixed results at the moment.
The main thing I've noticed is that while normally I get fairly sleepy between 2 and 4pm and my productivity tends to drop, when I'm standing my productivity is fine and I don't get tired in the afternoon. I've also noticed my posture has improved as I'm no longer hunched over a keyboard all the time, and I no longer slouch.
The other thing I've noticed when standing is that I'm much likely to go and refill my water during the day just to get away from the screen for a minute or two when I need to. Sitting down I'll forget I have water (or at least run out) and it'll be another hour or two before I get some. I'm not quite sure why this is the case.
When I'm standing I make sure I have two sit down breaks of 5-15 minutes (at least 5-10 minutes in the morning around 11am and 15 minutes around 3pm). This means that the longest I stand continuously is about 2 hours.
When I'm sitting I take a 5 minute break every hour and a 15 minute break in the afternoon.
I also try to do some Yoga 3 times a week which is working with mixed results at the moment.
The main thing I've noticed is that while normally I get fairly sleepy between 2 and 4pm and my productivity tends to drop, when I'm standing my productivity is fine and I don't get tired in the afternoon. I've also noticed my posture has improved as I'm no longer hunched over a keyboard all the time, and I no longer slouch.
The other thing I've noticed when standing is that I'm much likely to go and refill my water during the day just to get away from the screen for a minute or two when I need to. Sitting down I'll forget I have water (or at least run out) and it'll be another hour or two before I get some. I'm not quite sure why this is the case.