are standing desks or moving every 30 minutes "special accommodations"?

[Anonymous]

Trying to get a sense of workplace culture re: standing desks, treadmill desks or just getting up and moving around every 30 minutes.

It was this article that got me thinking about it:


http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/11/health/sitting-increases-risk-of-death-study/index.html

I do have a friend at State Department who has a coworker with a treadmill or pedal-type standing desk. Im not sure she received it for a special health concern, as she appears to be quite fit and healthy, but in any case it could be some time before workplaces yield to the findings in some meaningful way. Unhelpfully, the data are not clear on best practices to remedy the problem, and currently getting up every 30 minutes is the only recommendation.

I work from home and have complete freedom in that regard, but Im curious if anyone does this break every 30 minutes thing and is it something you feel comfortable doing, is it still very rare that anyone does it, etc.

[Anonymous]

OP didn't like the answers on her first thread: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/0/667849.page

[Anonymous]

Huh, never actually got my actual questions answered. That is why I posted here.

[Anonymous]

At my workplace (private sector), in order to get an adjustable desk (that goes up and down aka standing desk), you have to have a letter from the doctor saying you need this, or be in cahoots with one of the admins.

[Anonymous]

I get up every 30 minutes or so to smoke one....err...never mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my workplace (private sector), in order to get an adjustable desk (that goes up and down aka standing desk), you have to have a letter from the doctor saying you need this, or be in cahoots with one of the admins.

same with us, although we can purchase our own

[Anonymous]

Some corporations install a stupid software that you can't uninstall with those stupid 30 minute reminders (can disable till next reboot only).
I love my standing desk, many of the coworkers have them. Everyone, who got them just asked a doctor for a note. Nobody liked the treadmill desk, when we got one to try.

[Anonymous]

Standing desks are stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some corporations install a stupid software that you can't uninstall with those stupid 30 minute reminders (can disable till next reboot only).
I love my standing desk, many of the coworkers have them. Everyone, who got them just asked a doctor for a note. Nobody liked the treadmill desk, when we got one to try.

how can someone like to stand? I don't get it. It's so unnatural.

[Anonymous]

my husband is a fed and got a standing deck with a doctors note (due to significant back issues). It took many months but he did get it.

[Anonymous]

I don't think moving every 30 minutes would be a special accommodation. What's stopping you from standing up and walking to the bathroom or printer? It helps if you drink a lot of water. More bathroom breaks needed!

[Anonymous]

I had a guy who worked for me who had back issues. He asked to stand in meetings instead of sitting. I said "of course". It was no big deal.

Standing desk might require a Dr note unless you buy your own.

[Anonymous]

standing desks- no

moving around every 30 mins- yes

[Anonymous]

every desk at my office is a standing desk.

[Anonymous]

My office has a treadmill desk and I LOVE it - huge productivity booster. I use it when the post lunch slump hits.