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Fellow programmers - If you have a standing desk but find it difficult to stand for hours, I highly recommend an under desk treadmill. I picked up a Treadly t
by ubertoop 6y ago
Fellow programmers -
If you have a standing desk but find it difficult to stand for hours, I highly recommend an under desk treadmill.
I picked up a Treadly treadmill a few years ago and have logged hundreds of miles of walking while programming. It's thin and can easily slide under my bed, or be propped up against a wall when not in use.
- jacksonkmarley 6y agoThat is a pretty cool idea. I would never consider standing still at a standing desk (uncomfortable for me), but walking would make it bearable at least for a while. Probably couldn't do it all day though.
- ubertoop 6y agoI don't do it all day either. I usually try to get a minimum of 3 walking hours per day. So in an 8 hour day, those can be any time. The rest of the day I sit.
- elboru 6y agoDo you walk while typing? Or only while reading/thinking? If you walk while typing is it difficult?
- ubertoop 6y agoI walk while typing. It's not difficult. What I DON'T walk while doing is - really cognitively challenging tasks OR learning something difficult/new, because that is markedly more difficult while walking. If I really need to focus because a task is well outside of my comfort zone then I will almost always be sitting. Luckily, software development isn't always that kind of work (though it often is!)