3570 OWC blogger Patrick has a tale of woe about breaking his tailbone (Coccyx) moving a riding lawn mower on an icy driveway, obliging him to either sit on a donut or stand for anywhere between six weeks and a year while the injury heals.

Patrick says that in his 30 years of life, he's spent about 20 of them planted in a chair in front of one or several computers. A standing desk was a new experience, and it started out pretty rough. He relates that within an hour, his feet, legs & lower back were screaming for a break and he was seriously reconsidering the decision to stand, but five minutes sitting in his old chair to rest reminded me why I was standing, so he toughed it out the rest of the day.

On day two, his feet started hurting just as fast and his back was screaming, but he discovered he was practically bouncing with energy - throughout the day wide awake and concentrating on work with less effort.

By day five, he has acquired an anti-fatigue mat that made his feet hurt a little less and found his appetite had increased while dropping 1.5 pounds of weight.

He began trolling the Web for more reports of people working at standup desk and found that there seems to be a mini-movement of people moving to the standing desk, citing better attention spans, more energy, more creativity, better health, etc.

Here are some links:

http://icecreamforeveryone.com/2009/03/12/moving-to-a-standing-desk/

http://lifehacker.com/5378869/the-diy-standing-desk

http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1001-standing-versus-sitting

http://unclutterer.com/2009/11/13/workspace-of-the-week-standing-desk-conversion/

http://www.fitbuff.com/i-can-stand-my-stand-up-desk/

http://cominganarchy.com/2009/02/26/in-praise-of-the-standing-desk/

http://lifehacker.com/5190734/save-your-back-and-some-cash-with-a-diy-standing-desk

http://thefitnessinsider.menshealth.com/2006/07/the_standup_des.html

Nearing the end of week three, Patrick says his feet don't bother him much at all and his back is no longer sore, he has more energy, his productivity is up, he can zone in on his work quicker and easier, he's not dying in pain, and as a bonos his trousers pants look better on him.

Patrick says that even after his injury is healed, he's fairly positive he'ill never go back to sitting at a desk.

You can check it out at:
http://blog.macsales.com/4244-kicking-the-chair-to-the-curb

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