Benefits of Working on Your Feet

1. Workstation:

Not simply a desk where I locate yourself daily, but a workstation. Working with focus for extended periods of uninterrupted time can become monotonous and exhausting, so standing helps break up those long periods.

2. Back-wellness:

Sitting compresses the spine far more than standing. When sitting, the core is not as activated as it is when standing, which is essential to good posture. Standing properly loads our bodies key positioning of our shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles, and reduces our discomfort. You will notice more energy, and less back pain & fatigue after only two days of standing while working.

3. Unforeseen benefits:

The following was only realized after my decision to transition to the standing workstation:

a) Standing puts me up at eye level when speaking with someone who has approached, where previously, people would stand over me, talking down, or even behind me over my shoulder. This change has had an immediate effect on subliminal communication, body language, and general conversation within the team and especially with guests. It has seemed to neutralize and even things out.

b) My higher workstation now separates public and private space more clearly in my small area, clearly defining my space differently from a lower common table in the middle of the shared working area.

c) It is easier to move away from the workstation quickly without having to get up, and I find myself moving away and returning more frequently because I'm already standing.

4. Increased energy:

I feel more focused, have more energy, and seem to be less tired when I leave at the end of the day.

5. Less laziness:

I don't want to sit all day just because dogma, habit, and assumption have defined the evolution of the modern office the last 100 years.

6. *Mic drop*