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I've got one for a week now. It's not very accurate for certain workouts, but you can see a trend in it. It's like 20 beats lower than the heartbeat registered by other means during intensive workout. Doesn't really matter as I've got it for the trending anyway. For instance I can try that my heart rate remains high for at…

Have you tried standing up first? I took me half a year to be able to concentrate enough to write software while standing ((re)thinking up solutions for a problem). Before that I could only do "automatic" work. (reading docs, type out simple classes, creating database tables, shifting GUI-elements) I've tried to use a…

I've watched and read some reviews about the surge. The fact that you need a few minutes before it has a satellite fix and you can start running will become annoying VERY fast. Not gonna do that for $100 extra.

after a month of fulltime standing (before I only did half day) I've noticed one thing today. I can't sit for a long time anymore. I become restless and will just move around if I can. Since yesterday I have a Fitbit Charge HR, so I'll check how much higher my calorie-usage is seated vs standing. (I think using heart rate…

I've noticed long before that my weight correspondent with my waistline. Every kg I lost equals to 1 cm lower waistline. What about you guys?

If it works for you, it works. I don't feel anything different when I put 3 TBSP ground flaxseed in my morning oatmeal.

If you hurt your shoulders, you're out of the running for a LONG time. So using a machine for higher weights is actually a wise thing to do. To at least get the power to perform the exercise correctly. But are you doing only shoulder presses or are you doing the right thing? That is doing compound exercises like…

Same problem here after a leg surgery and normal running shoes and heavy weight. My solution was minimalistic shoes and barefoot running technique http://zenhabits.net/barefoot-running/

I bought an ikea sit/stand desk. The new bekant. It's a full desk which can transform from sit to stand electrically. Love it

I had a cheap one at home for revalidation purposes after a leg surgery. It didn't really help because it's quite weak. At the gym there is a professional one. It can vibrate your tooth fillings out. I use it as port of the cooling down to shake the leg muscles loose and to train a bit of balance too. It helps with…

200 calories gives me enough juice to power 90 minutes of good quality workout. If I want to do 120 minutes, I need to feed myself some protein drink after 60 minutes to maintain quality. (I usually do one hour of group session, followed by 30-40 minutes weight lifting ending with 20 minutes cardio)

Thing is, you can sit motionless for hours, days. But it's quite a feat for ordinary persons to stand motionless for more than a few minutes (I bet Royal Guards have a long training period). You'd have to shift your weight, hop around, etc. It's these little movements which keeps things burning. NEAT if you will It's OK to…

You have to condition yourself to it. Just like any change in activity. It took me like 3 months before I can stand while doing work which needs concentration. It took me half a year to be able to stand a full day.

I'm using a standing desk at work and at home. It's only recently that I've been able to stand all day if I want (I do try to take 15 minutes sitting-breaks every 3-4 hours). Here are two screenshots of my Fitbit log today. Guess what time I had a seated meeting and what time I've been standing behind my desk (according to…

What kind of job do you have now? maybe you can do some imprompto raising work space like many have done before. Standing desks are all over the news lately it seems, maybe your boss is in for an experiment?

Or maybe you need adjustable monitor stands. Standing desks are great if you can adjust everything for your length. That is including the height of the monitors. If you say that it's supposed to be for visitors, the desk must be empty and visitors brings their own laptop to work. Well, let me tell you it's no fun. I can…

standing the whole time could kill your back too, your lower back it is. If you're used to sitting all day and have tight hip flexors due to that. Had to work the gluten en loose the hips before I could able to stand for hours. And still my lower back gets tired (not hurt)

I'm using a standing desk at work and at home. It's only recently that I've been able to stand all day if I want (I do try to take 15 minutes sitting-breaks every 3-4 hours). Here are two screenshots of my Fitbit log today. Guess what time I had a seated meeting and what time I've been standing behind my desk (according to…