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Software & System Engineers. Stand up for your health. Chris Hettinger Software Developer. The Damage . Foggy Brain Bad Back Organs Muscles Leg Disorders. The Damage. What can you do?. Chairs the force you to use core muscles Stretching Walking or pacing Exercise / Yoga
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Software & System Engineers Stand up for your health Chris Hettinger Software Developer
The Damage • Foggy Brain • Bad Back • Organs • Muscles • Leg Disorders
What can you do? • Chairs the force you to use core muscles • Stretching • Walking or pacing • Exercise / Yoga • Alternate between sitting and standing
Buy a solution Martin Keen’s Focal workstation: $1,800 + The Human Solution Treadmill Desk: $1500+ The Human Solution Uplift 900: $800+
Build a solution Eric Harlan’s DIY Treadmill workstation Janne’s Improvised Standing Desk: $0 IKEA DIY workstation: $22+
Finding your solution • Experiment • Standing only • Standing and sitting • Standing and leaning • Stools • Mats and shoes
The IKEA Stand-up Desk Deluxe • Lack side table - $7.99 x 2 • Viktor Shelf - $5.99 • EkbyValter bracket - $4.00 x 2 • Screws • Total cost: $29.97
References and Links • Berger, S. (October 7, 2012). Get a Standing Desk. Retrieved March 10, 2014, from http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/mf-standing-desk/ • Berkowitz, C. and Clark, P. (January 20, 2014). The health hazards of sitting. Retrieved March 10, 2014, from http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/the-health-hazards-of-sitting/750/ • Focal. (2014). Focal store. Retrieved March 10, 2014, from http://store.focaluprightfurniture.com/.
References and Links • The Human Solution. (2014). Retrieved March 10, 2014, from http://www.thehumansolution.com/uplift-treadmill-desk.html • Harlan, E. (2012). Building a Sitting - Standing desk. Retrieved March 10, 2014, from http://www.ericharlan.com/Everything_Else/building-a-sitting-standing-desk-a229.html. • Nederkoorn, C. A standing desk for $22. Retrieved March 11, 2014, from