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    • Reid CooperR
      Reid Cooper
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      Helps to keep the ankle stretched as well. Could tighten up otherwise.

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      • coliverC
        coliver
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        When I was working in manufacturing they had rubber mats all over the place. It's amazing how fatigued and sore your legs get after 10 hours a day 6 days a week walking/working on concrete.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @coliver
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          @coliver said in anti-fatigue mat:

          When I was working in manufacturing they had rubber mats all over the place. It's amazing how fatigued and sore your legs get after 10 hours a day 6 days a week walking/working on concrete.

          Oh yeah, on factory floors we always had those. Or when working the hotel desks. But those are super hard floors, too.

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          • Mike DavisM
            Mike Davis @NerdyDad
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            @nerdydad said in anti-fatigue mat:

            I'd feel like you're giving my feet toys to play with while my hands and head are trying to work.

            I just ordered toys for my feet. We'll see if I can stay on task at work. They actually named the different bumps on the thing. It was probably the marketing department's finest hour when they decided to call the ramp on the back the "power wedge".

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            • momurdaM
              momurda @NerdyDad
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              @nerdydad said in anti-fatigue mat:

              @mike-davis said in anti-fatigue mat:

              So I've had a sit and stand desk for two weeks now and have started to think about an anti-fatigue mat. What have you tried and what do you like? Is it worth the extra spend for something like this:
              0_1510845648844_anti-fatigueMat.png

              I'd feel like you're giving my feet toys to play with while my hands and head are trying to work.

              Or that I would trip multiple times a day getting to my desk. I have the soft rubber mat type, about 3/4" thickness but no lips or bumps like this picture.

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              • MattSpellerM
                MattSpeller
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                I rock the cold hard ground below my feet.

                60/40 stand/sit mix

                I see the value in the antifatigue things but honestly I trip over the bastarding things so often that I hurled the last one out of my office into the bin.

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                • MattSpellerM
                  MattSpeller
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                  I would very much like to try a treadmill desk.

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                  • Mike DavisM
                    Mike Davis @MattSpeller
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                    @mattspeller said in anti-fatigue mat:

                    I would very much like to try a treadmill desk.

                    You trip over a mat just sitting there, but you want a mat on rollers... good luck with that. 🙂

                    I actually have a keyboard tray on my recumbent bike.

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                    • B
                      bnrstnr
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                      Do you guys love your sit/stand desks? Which brand did you end up going with?

                      I've been seriously looking at them lately as I've been having some nerve issues and the more I stand the less I hurt.

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                      • Mike DavisM
                        Mike Davis
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                        I've only had one for a couple weeks. I've been thinking about it a long time, and built my desk for it when I built my new office. When my chiropractor told me I needed it, I ordered it from Amazon an hour later.

                        I got this one:
                        https://www.amazon.com/VIVO-Workstation-Ergonomic-Adjustable-DESK-V102E/dp/B071KGDGNK/
                        0_1510935431323_sitstandframe.png

                        It was $350 on monoprice and this seems to be the same thing. I'll take a picture of my set up once I have a chance to clean off my desk.... (don't hold your breath)

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                        • NerdyDadN
                          NerdyDad @bnrstnr
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                          @bnrstnr said in anti-fatigue mat:

                          Do you guys love your sit/stand desks? Which brand did you end up going with?

                          I've been seriously looking at them lately as I've been having some nerve issues and the more I stand the less I hurt.

                          One of the ladies in HR has a Varidesk and she is loving it. Managers that are ordering them are liking them. Other managers thinks they are a gimmick and won't touch them. So I have a mixed bag.

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                          • Mike DavisM
                            Mike Davis
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                            I have noticed that if I'm already on my feet, I'm more likely to move from my desk, which is good. I don't think you could argue that they make you more productive, but you can certainly argue that there are some health benefits for some people.

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                            • Minion QueenM
                              Minion Queen @bnrstnr
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                              @bnrstnr said in anti-fatigue mat:

                              Do you guys love your sit/stand desks? Which brand did you end up going with?

                              I've been seriously looking at them lately as I've been having some nerve issues and the more I stand the less I hurt.

                              I have had mine since February and I LOVE IT. I purchased mine from. https://www.autonomous.ai.

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                              • Reid CooperR
                                Reid Cooper
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                                Sit / Stand desks are great. I think that they do aid productivity, by making you more active and alert.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
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                                  All this tal of sit/stand desks, I had to move myself out ot the bar where I have kind of a standing desk setup ready to go.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
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                                    I've thought about adding an anti-fatigue mat here, not for IT work but for the bar, since it is basically a working bar.

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                                    • Mike DavisM
                                      Mike Davis
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                                      @scottalanmiller said in anti-fatigue mat:

                                      I've thought about adding an anti-fatigue mat here, not for IT work but for the bar, since it is basically a working bar.

                                      Foot rails were added to bars to decrease back pain. How old is that anti-fatigue technology?

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @Mike Davis
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                                        @mike-davis said in anti-fatigue mat:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in anti-fatigue mat:

                                        I've thought about adding an anti-fatigue mat here, not for IT work but for the bar, since it is basically a working bar.

                                        Foot rails were added to bars to decrease back pain. How old is that anti-fatigue technology?

                                        Foot rails are for sitting at the bar. This is for behind the bar.

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                                        • MattSpellerM
                                          MattSpeller @bnrstnr
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                                          @bnrstnr said in anti-fatigue mat:

                                          Do you guys love your sit/stand desks? Which brand did you end up going with?

                                          I've been seriously looking at them lately as I've been having some nerve issues and the more I stand the less I hurt.

                                          10/10 marks for this one. It's to modify an existing desk to be sit or stand.

                                          https://www.ergodesktop.com/kangaroo

                                          0_1510939365657_20171117_092104.jpg

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                                          • momurdaM
                                            momurda
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                                            Varidesk
                                            www.varidesk.com

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