Are Standing Desks Overrated? - My 1 Year Experience

I think Standing Desks are worth it but some solutions are gimmicky , I doubt there are any real health benefits to standing, and make sure you buy a good chair. A standing desk does not replace the need for a good office chair. Still I really enjoy having a standing desk and continue to use it every day.

The current Electric Standing Desk I'm using from AnthroDesk:

But some others I'd also consider (specifically ones that have a better range for sitting without a foot rest) include:

Fully Jarvis Electric Standing Desk:

VIVO Electric Standing Desk:

Some office chairs I like:

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[palewine]

This is how all YouTube videos should be -- dense with information and helpful advice, rather than filling it out with fluff. Thanks for this!

[rogerhom]

One benefit of standing desks is that they allow you to customize the height while sitting. I find that most desks/tables are not the right height for me while sitting. My standing desk lets me set it precisely to the sitting height that suits me.

[lenhister]

Wow you put the TL:DR in the first 20s of your vid? You're awesome man.

[frunkchungus]

4 years later and yet tremendously helpful. Thank you for the effort that went into producing this video. It was very well thought out and concise.

[AurelTristen]

I just love walking right up to my desk in the morning (working from home) and getting started. I have a lot of back-and-forth tasks early on, and it somehow helps my energy and focus to be able to just walk away, let the dog in or out for the 900th time, and walk right back to my work. I generally work standing until I'm uncomfortable. Then I lower the desk until the end of the day. I like to end the day standing, normally, which also leaves the desk ready to go for the next day.

I know the whole standing desk is a gimmick for most, but I'd never go back. Even just having the option to rase the desk a few inches to adjust to your current posture, or a new chair, is great.

[paulbailey]

I've been using a standing desk for the past 6 months (hand cranked) and it is one of the best, health, investments ever! I am retired and, probably, twice David's age, and have suffered from intermittent lower back problems for at least 10 years now. I have spent for too much time sitting during the past 15 years or so, and that has definitely contributed to my reoccurring back pain. Have tried some of the expensive office chairs but they all involve 'sitting' - and therein lies the problem! I stand during the day and crank the desk down early evening - office hours :) Since buying the desk, I have not experienced any back issues - and it is so much easier to walk away from the desk and stretch my legs and get other things done. I also like that when cranked down, the desk height can be set to just the right height whereas my old desk was never really at the right height. I wish I had thought of this ten years sooner. It won't suit everyone but most people ought to give it serious consideration. Mine was purchased used from a dealer who sells surplus and used office furniture here in the UK.

[backslashio]

I feel like there is a lot of health benefits to standing vs simply having a good chair and its mainly due to leg muscles & blood flow. But the best idea is to switch between them often as either too much sitting or too much standing has its own disadvantages. An anti-fatigue mat also relieves the pressure from long periods of standing so that's another health benefit. Combine all 3 of those and your body will feel a lot better and less stiff over the next few months.

[hootinouts]

Great review. When I started out working as a draftsman in the early 1980's we all worked on drawing boards that you could easily raise and lower in seconds. there was a foot pedal that you would step on and that would release a brake that held the table at whatever height you set it at. The only thing you had to be careful of was that the table was biased to raise under spring pressure so you had to make sure you applied some downward pressure to balance out the upward force. It was actually quite easy to raise and lower the board and I would alternate sitting and standing throughout the day. Perhaps if someone wished to explore this type of setup they might be able to find one of these drawing boards for sale out there and modify it to serve as a computer worktable. You would have to lock the table into the horizontal position because they all tilted. You wouldn't want to tilt it accidently and dump your PC and monitor onto your lap.

[xTempex]

Does this opinion still stand? _Ba dum tss_

[sharifnasser]

The manual desks are cool. I cut the handle off and tighten my drill over it. Raises in less than 10 seconds.

[j.delacruzbravo]

Thanks for your honest input! I have a motorized standing desk at work, which has basically spoiled me, so now I find it difficult to work from home without the option to stand. I'm currently in the process of converting my home desk to sit/stand. But I definitely have to agree with all of the pros, cons, and general comments you made. I would still choose it again if given the choice. Your videos are so helpful, thanks again!

[JohnPMiller]

Excellent video! I agree on all points. I bought an IKEA manual sit/stand desk, because I had read reviews indicating the IKEA electric version is unreliable. My manual desk has been very sturdy (no wobbling even in the "standing" position), but I raise and lower the desk much less often than I would had I bought the electric version. One thing I haven't seen in any of the reviews (including yours) is how convenient it is to raise the desk when you are working on your computer or printer down below. I raise mine whenever I clean the dust filters. Also, for anyone with "well-fed" cats that like to jump on your desk, you may want to think twice about getting a sit/stand. Once again, great job on the video!

[sebwojda]

Dude i have back problem, and i can tell you standing while working helps!

[profanitytalker]

You know this review is brutally honest when the host leaves his tissue box on the table.

[gumar_internetova-yan]

I LOVE this Jarvis desk! I've been working in IT for 30 years and working from home for about 20. I've had a LOT of different styles and brands of desks. This has to be my favorite. It came packed extremely well... and it's HEAVY!!! I LOVE the bamboo look and the alloy frame I chose. I recently decided to go standup in my new apartment and splurged on this desk

[JaMarrJ]

Great video, I’ve been a user of standing desks for over 6 years and it’s definitely one of my best investments!! ✌🏾

[serkandayicik]

I'm developer and working 9-12 hour sitting, 3 year ago started venous insufficiency, and my leg color turn purple, im still sitting work 1 year ago, clot(DVT, EMBOLİSM) broke and came to my lungs(Pulmoner Embolism), and I almost died, That doesn't matter, if you are sitting or standing, you dont move 1 or more hour, your blood coagulation slow and that risk.

[FrederickDunn]

Those are all some very very good points! I really appreciate this video presentation... shopping around for the right desk!

[TheEvilNickel]

Been working from home for about 5 years now. I've had 2 standing desks in that time. One was a desk that you could place over your current desk that lifted your keyboard and monitor up, and the other one was a smart desk from autonomous that had the buttons and presets that lifted the entire desktop.

They were pretty cool and it helped me out a lot, but over time I quit using the stand mode because of how wobbly it became. Over time, my sit-stand desk became just a gimmick to show off when I had company over lol.

Now I use a regular desk that feels comfortable for me and I often get up and walk around the house to get the "health benefit" and it also lets me get away from my work to give my mind a break which has honestly made it much easier to keep focused on my work.

Great video though! In the current youtube world of keeping people on a video long enough to profit, I find that your videos are really informative right away.

[myroadtours]

I've never used a standing desk but I could see the benefit of being able to occasionally stand. Its kinda like taking a long pane ride, you get tired of sitting down for hours at a time. Once you land and get to you destination, everyone is like have a seat, you're like, no thanks, I've been sitting for hours. So a standing desk is seems like the best of both worlds.