[TowerTalk] Varidesk-Standing desks

[Gary Johnson]

 >Another fad.
 >Those are fine in a lab, or where you walk up and making entries, BUT
 >working from a "stationary" standing position can damage feet, knees,
 >hips and even your lower back.

NOT a fad. And you missed the point: This device, like other modern 
height-adjustable desks, allows you to easily SWITCH between sitting and 
standing. Ask any ergonomics consultant, ask any physical therapist, and 
they will confirm that 1) sitting puts higher stress on the lumbar 
region of your back than standing; 2) our skeleton and anti-gravity 
musculature evolved in a way that is optimized for standing, not 
sitting; 3) changing positions is always better than remaining eternally 
in one position. The only thing better would be a desk that lets you 
waltz around the room, or maybe we should just operate from our mobile 
devices. The reason we end up sitting all the time is that we are lazy! 
So lazy that many of us can't handle a decent hike at middle age. No 
wonder everything hurts... Walking the halls at work, I saw at least 
half the offices outfitted with electrically-actuated adjustable-height 
desks, folks have learned how to use them, and they are popular.  That's 
the result of an effective ergonomics program.

Gary NA6O