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3 HN users recommended this between 2010 and 2015, in 3 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
FYI, I picked up the same mat as linked above at Amazon for a smaller chunk of change:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EFK9KM/
Thanks for the recommendation. I've been standing for several months and really enjoying it. Hoping this mat helps with the occasional foot/ankle pain.
Sorry, OSHA guidelines advocates them in certain jobs.
Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores
Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA 3192-06N
https://www.osha.gov/ergonomics/guidelines/retailgrocery/ret...
Use footrests and anti-fatigue mats in areas where workers stand for prolonged periods. Standing on anti-fatigue mats, as compared to bare floors, provides a noticeable improvement in comfort.
There's a few designs. They usually look something like this: http://images.newpig.com/wcsstore/NewPigUSCatalogAssetStore/...
or behind a bar or in a kitchen they usually look like this: http://www.madmatterinc.com/images/comfort_flow_thumb_8vhy.j...
If you ever watch Bar Rescue with Jon Taffer he gets really upset if he goes into a bar and there isn't anti-fatigue mats behind the bar.
A lot of people put them in their kitchen for when they are on their feet preparing food or doing dishes.
http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Joe-Anti-Fatigue-Beveled-3-Fee...
They are not well known enough. The difference you feel standing on bare floor all day vs an anti-fatigue mat all day is the difference between night and day.
Is easy for exercise to focus to fast/soon in goals like become stronger or lose calories.
The first goal is just "go to class". Be able to form a routine. Don't get crazy and not worry with other goals until the body is in shape (and routine) to it.
But probably because your are more concerned in the health you already know this ;)
This is a very simple one to ramp-up:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=scientific+work...
Eat well. I'm in Colombia, so is far easier than in the US (get raw food is just a 1min walk in most areas of the city!). I think also get crazy and do a too fast switch is wrong. Living here, we never thought "We must buy organic!, Not processed food!". Good food is what we already have. Don't worry about it until the US culture get widespread in this area.
So, also not worry too hard about calories. Get normal food, not processed, and think about it as a normal thing. From what I hear from people that live in USA the food thing is probably the hardest to pull off...
--- Use a standing desk. Not be standing all the day! I use a fatigue mat:
http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Joe-Anti-Fatigue-Beveled-3-Fee...
(Super-durable!)
and a bar chair (to sit without move the desk). I lift the keyboard mouse on top of my speakers (they are squared) and put a pice of wood on top of it. So with ingenuity you can setup one...
Think like put a small table on top of the desk, and put everything there...