explanade
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My sense is that a lot of FIRE'd people spend a fair amount of time on the computer, if not at ER, then on other sites or other computer pursuits like photography.
So sitting for long periods of time is bad for you and since you no longer have to be at a desk for work, you can still be online without sitting.
I just ordered a new iMac and want to get an adjustable desk. My office has one of those Herman Miller electric setups, with two memory presets that lifts a corner unit as well as about a 50-inch right leg.
I use it standing a couple of times a day but probably should use it all day or most of the day.
The Herman Miller setups are several thousand. Ones made for the consumer range from around $1000 to $1500.
Fixed height desks, with a wide surface area, at least 30 inches deep by 60 inches wide, go around $800 to $1000. Doesn't seem much of a savings over the electrical adjustable ones.
Anyone have this kind of setup?
With an iPad, the temptation is the slouch back on the couch -- actually, I was looking also at getting a recliner but heard about "zero-gravity" recliners too.
There are a lot of brands out there and options. There are even some web stores which will bundle an adjustable desk with a treadmill, so you can walk while you work at the computer. Actually, I've taken my iPad to my health club for treadmill sessions, though I should probably be running faster rather than loping at a pace that still allows me to use the iPad. The treadmill indicates my heart rate only gets up to about 110 at most when I'm walking to jogging and still using my iPad.
But at least standing or avoiding sitting all day seems to be strongly encouraged.
So sitting for long periods of time is bad for you and since you no longer have to be at a desk for work, you can still be online without sitting.
I just ordered a new iMac and want to get an adjustable desk. My office has one of those Herman Miller electric setups, with two memory presets that lifts a corner unit as well as about a 50-inch right leg.
I use it standing a couple of times a day but probably should use it all day or most of the day.
The Herman Miller setups are several thousand. Ones made for the consumer range from around $1000 to $1500.
Fixed height desks, with a wide surface area, at least 30 inches deep by 60 inches wide, go around $800 to $1000. Doesn't seem much of a savings over the electrical adjustable ones.
Anyone have this kind of setup?
With an iPad, the temptation is the slouch back on the couch -- actually, I was looking also at getting a recliner but heard about "zero-gravity" recliners too.
There are a lot of brands out there and options. There are even some web stores which will bundle an adjustable desk with a treadmill, so you can walk while you work at the computer. Actually, I've taken my iPad to my health club for treadmill sessions, though I should probably be running faster rather than loping at a pace that still allows me to use the iPad. The treadmill indicates my heart rate only gets up to about 110 at most when I'm walking to jogging and still using my iPad.
But at least standing or avoiding sitting all day seems to be strongly encouraged.