They made us stand for hours on end during national service. I consider it a form of adhd torture.
Exactly how I feel about sitting up straight. If I can’t lean back or sit fully cross-legged (or lay down … 🤤), I would rather stand. To be clear, sitting straight hurts with more consistency than any other position. I’ll take it, versus all the things I can do relatively without pain that would cripple my father and most other men I know.
I work at a standing desk and I love it… I almost never stand still, though. I dance and pace as I’m thinking and get to bounce around and be a lot more active than when I was in an office chair.
When I need to stand for a thing I will inevitably fidget. I don’t frequently need to stand stoicly (I don’t have a job that requires me to be the silent background or anything) so it’s not really an issue for me. Pace and enjoy it… if you’re in a museum it’s actually kind of awesome once you realize you can pace and get different angles to view things from and, every once in a while, you’ll hyperfocus on something and just dead stare it… but it’s perfectly acceptable to pace and fidget as an adult.
I’d also mention that I think the constant need to fidget is actually a long term health super power - it’s unhealthy to maintain monolithic postures for extended periods of time - moving is healthy and micromovements keep your body on constant motion.
Yes exactly, that’s how I think of my standing desk too (and I thought that was the whole point of them). You’re not actually standing at them, you’re supposed to move around. Standing for too long is uncomfy, so a standing desk makes you move around more as you start to feel less comfortable standing in one position.
Not from ADHD but my knees will allow me 10-15 minutes of standing still until righty decides it’s sit or move time or you get the knife treatment. I can walk and move around for hours with no issues. There was a push for standing desks at work and that just sounds like torture for me.
Oh for real? I just got one and I never thought to get these types of things. I’ve heard of anti-fatigue mats, but what are these things called (just so I can look them up)?
I never “stand” at my standing desk, I’m always moving. Ngl, I thought the whole point of these desks was that standing for too long is uncomfortable, so you naturally move around more, take more breaks, and go for stretches.
So for the fancy version of stepping, I like this one, but a standard exercise board can also work. For the balance boards, I never purchased one but I remember someone recommending this brand. ymmv
