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2022年12月25日(日) 12時29分

The best way to use a standing desk

<h1 class="article-hero-headline__htag lh-none-print black-print article-hero-headline__htag--loading">The best way to use a standing desk — and what to buy to maximize the benefits</h1>
As medical research about the health dangers of prolonged sitting has poured in over the past few years, <a href="https://www.fezibo.com/collections/standing-desk">standing desk</a> have emerged as a valuable workplace perk.
 
The 2018 Employee Benefits Survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that company offering of standing desks to workers grew by nine percentage points (from 44 to 53 percent) in the previous 12 months.
 
Last June, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared that all his employees had <a href="https://www.fezibo.com/collections/standing-desk-with-drawers">standing desk with drawers</a>, saying that the combination of sitting and standing was “much better for [the employee’s] lifestyle.”
 
The spike in interest also ties into the fact that “individual workspaces have shrunk a lot over the years”, Jonathan Webb, VP of Workplace Strategy at KI says. “Providing the freedom to move vertically throughout the day often makes up for the lack of horizontal movement in a larger workstation.”
 
So, if you have the luxury of a <a href="https://www.fezibo.com/">s</a><a href="https://www.fezibo.com/">tand up desk</a> in your office, how can you use it best? What sort of stretches might help get the blood flowing and what furniture accessories can help you get the most benefits on a budget?
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<h2>Standing too long can be as bad as over-sitting</h2>
First, one must note that a <a href="https://www.fezibo.com/collections/height-adjustable-desk">height adjustable desk</a> shouldn’t replace sitting — and that standing for very long periods isn’t something doctors or physical therapists recommend.
 
“Standing idly can cause problems, mostly vascular,” says Dr. Andrew Elkwood, MD, founder and director of the Center for Treatment of Paralysis and Reconstructive Nerve Surgery at Jersey Shore Medical Center. “Standing all day puts a lot of pressure on your legs which can cause swelling, varicose veins and hemorrhoids.”
 
Dr. Susan Chan, physical therapist at Stanford Health Care, adds that prolonged standing can lead to “collapsed veins in the lower extremities,” as well as “knee pain, back pain and hip pain.”
 
If using a <a href="https://www.fezibo.com/collections/electric-standing-desk">electirc desk</a>, be sure not to overdo it, and remember to sit down periodically. “Find moderation between sitting and standing. Alternate every hour or so,” Chan says.
<h2>Build up to hours of standing in 15 and 10 minute increments</h2>
If you’ve just set out using a <a href="https://www.fezibo.com/collections/l-shaped-standing-desk">standing l shaped desk</a>, you have probably found that it can be tiring to stand straight for an hour straight.
 
This should become easier in time, but take care in building up to a level of comfortable tolerance.
 
“On your first day, [stand] for 15 minutes,” says Chan. “See how that goes and then sit down for a bit. Add 10 minutes as you’re able to tolerate it. Your body needs to acclimate. Working on some core strengthening, back strengthening and leg exercises will be important and helpful to get your body in shape for standing. An office person isn't normally active [in the office], so we need to learn to move in realities and environments that we’re not used to doing so in.”
 
<h2>In the beginning, set an alarm to remind yourself to stand</h2>
"Using a <a href="https://www.fezibo.com/collections/small-standing-desk">standing desk small</a> does take some getting used to,” says Webb. “We get so used to sitting in a sedentary position all day, so we forget that we have this sit/stand desk to use. I encourage users to set alarms on their phones or on their computers to remind themselves to stand up — and sit back down. You can set the times for whenever you want. After a while, it’ll become second nature to sit and stand throughout the day."
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<h2>Idleness is the enemy: Mix in movements and stretches</h2>
Chan uses a <a href="https://www.fezibo.com/collections/gaming-desks">standing gaming desk</a> as do many of her clients, and while she appreciates the benefits, she’s emphatic that a standing desk must not replace walks, stretches and other movement.
 
“For 60 seconds [every hour] do something [such as] heel rises, knee bend squats, marching in place or walking up and down the hallway just to get blood flow going,” Chan says. “The key thing is moving.”
 
Juliet Guisasola, a yoga teacher based in Los Angeles, has been hired to teach yoga to corporations to alleviate pain associated with sitting or standing for too long of periods, and finds that both can be problematic.
 
“Besides stretching at your <a href="https://www.fezibo.com/collections/standing-computer-desk">standing computer desk</a> I encourage people to get their body moving throughout the day,” Guisasola says. “Take the stairs, park further away, and walk to your co-workers desk to ask them something instead of shooting an email.”
 
<h2>Work in these yoga moves for neck, shoulders, back and legs</h2>
If you can work in a few yoga poses throughout the work day, consider these suggestions from Guisasola: