Best standing desks (2019): for better posture and more productive work

You really don't need a PhD to know that sitting not exactly the most beneficial for our body. Basically, it is a position to which man was not well adapted by evolution. Believe it or not, it's supposed to be for us much healthier, if we are standing. We are also in an upright position more productive, so it should not be surprising if in several companies people are standing at work. Hey, even Tim Cook, the head of Apple, set up office desks for his employees in Cupertino to work standing.

There are several ways to get to the office desk for standing work. The most obvious is that we just buy it fully. These are usually well made, with built-in motors that raise the table to the desired height. But such tables are a little more expensive. We can also buy attachments, which we install on an already existing table and raise our workspace as desired. These solutions are cheaper but supportive lower load capacity. Then they are still separate here legs, to which we install the work surface (board) ourselves. They are also very helpful the cushions we stand on and they relieve pain in our legs and back.

If you need one of these solutions at home, you should our list helps to choose.

Best Standing Desks (2019)

Serve Opløft

Let's start with the most design perfect products. The extension, which is installed on top of an already existing desk, is the work of the Scandinavians, which will only make the working environment more beautiful. Carefully selected quality materials and attention to detail will only enhance the experience. Gas suspension will slowly lower or raise the attachment, all the way to the height 42 cm. We will be able to install up to 14 kg loads, which will be enough for a monitor and a laptop. We would like an additional stand to make the monitor stand higher at eye level, but such a stand must be purchased separately.

1home Sit-Stand

A similar solution to the one above, a more affordable. The usability remains exactly the same, only the design is not as striking. 1 home offer us here metal frame and a work surface made of wood (plywood). The attachment can be raised up to a height 43 cm and holds the weight up to 13 kg.

Yo-Yo Desk

A case of best seller table top at Amazon online store. The design makes a difference here practicality, as the Yo-Yo Desk can be ordered in three different widths of the work surface. And yet additional shelf keyboard and mouse are included. Attachment made from aluminum, can with help gas springs we lift up to 50 cm, and we can load it up to 15 kg.

Slypnos Sit Stand

Here, too, we were looking for a more wallet-friendly solution, which is exactly what it is more than excellent it serves its purpose. Gas suspension raises the metal attachment to the height 43 cm, and the maximum permissible weight of the upper working surface is 13 kg. At the top we also find dent, which is intended for reclining tablet computer or phone.

FlexiSpot E2B

One option is choice table frames, which requires your own selection of the work surface (board, wooden or metal, on which we will work). This can then serve as a regular table at which we sit and as a table for standing work. The magic of buying a framework is that it doesn't just go up to 120 cm, but also extends to 160 cm, as far as we need more work surface. Metal frame will come with controllers, through which we manage the height of our table.

Songmics Bamboo

It's quite a lot simpler a solution that still allows the user quite a bit freedom. Due to its light construction, it will be easily transferred from table to table. The plywood extension measures the maximum in height 45 cm, and we also get two shelves, which we put on at the desired height. Songmics will last until approx 19 kg weight.

Flight 1

It's a winner awards for the best table for standing work. Flytta is operated by pressing a button placed under the table, very quiet electric motor so he raises the table to 121 cm. The load capacity amounts to 80 kg. You can choose between several sizes work surfaces, as well as between different colors. Frytta 1 is suitable for users up to 185 cm, and those who are taller should use the Frytta 2 model.

BONUS: Duronic DM-MAT1

As stated in the introduction, standing is healthier than sitting. This does not mean, however, that we will get rid of all the pain that a state of peace brings us. The answer lies in the cushions we stand on while working. Our feet are not flat, so they don't get along well with flat floors. A pillow DM-MAT1 it is soft and it will nicely hugs your foot, which will make the body weight distributed more evenly. Duronic recommends the use of a pillow for any task that requires standing, including cooking.