{"id":2854,"date":"2011-08-02T22:10:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T02:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2011-08-02T22:10:08","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T02:10:08","slug":"my-standing-desk-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/08\/02\/my-standing-desk-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 &#8220;My Standing Desk Experiment&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zenhabits.net\/stand\/\">ZenHabits<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So far, my standing desk experiment has had several positive outcomes, with just a few slight negatives. Here are my results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is the most exciting and useful benefit so far:\u00a0<strong>I have more energy during the work day<\/strong>. I haven\u2019t experienced the same mid-afternoon lulls that I used to while sitting. I\u2019m also more energized during phone calls, Skype sessions and while recording video and audio. This is a huge benefit and adds to the energy gains I found after\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.corbettbarr.com\/ever-try-to-quit-caffeine-its-a-rough-process\">quitting my coffee habit<\/a>\u00a0last year.<\/li>\n<li>I have lost three pounds over the past three weeks, despite exercising less than usual (due to a cold) and making no changes to my diet. I\u2019m not sure if this is directly related to standing, but keep in mind that\u00a0<strong>an average person will burn 60 more calories an hour when standing versus sitting<\/strong>. That\u2019s 2,400 extra calories a week if you add 8 hours of standing, 5 days a week. A pound of body fat equals about 3,500 calories, so the weight loss actually makes sense.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m more likely to be working while in front of my laptop as opposed to the occasional stretches of sitting like a zombie I used to fall prey to. It\u2019s harder to nod off or lose focus when standing.<\/li>\n<li>On the slightly negative side, I definitely feel fatigued in the legs and back after a long day of standing. On the other hand, it feels great when I do sit down, I don\u2019t have that numb in the rear end and legs feeling anymore, and I can stand without fatigue much longer when at concerts and other standing events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In all, I\u2019m really happy to have made the change and recommend that people try standing at least a little bit throughout the day. The\u00a0<strong>increased energy and focus<\/strong>\u00a0is worth the effort, even if the long-term health benefits don\u2019t turn out to be so major.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My standing desk arrives this week at work. It&#8217;s adjustable so I can move it up or down as needed. Looking forward to this A LOT!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ZenHabits: So far, my standing desk experiment has had several positive outcomes, with just a few slight negatives.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-linked","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-K2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2879,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/08\/06\/a-healthy-life-part-two\/","url_meta":{"origin":2854,"position":0},"title":"\u2605 A Healthy Life \u2013 Part Two","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"August 6, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"In my last post, the discussion was merely an opener. 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