Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review

Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by oniMaker on Thursday January 28, 2016 @06:29PM (#10992366)

I bought a treadmill desk recently. It's fantastic. I'm walking 15k steps at 2.3km/h daily, and slowly increasing the speed. I've dropped 3+kg and will soon have a healthy BMI again. After the first few days, the novelty wore off and I stopped noticing it while I worked. If I want a standing desk, I just turn the treadmill off.

One thing I've noticed is that I still have to sit down to maximize focus and think through certain problems. Alternating walking for 30-60 minutes, then sitting for a while feels natural.

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by cylinder on Thursday January 28, 2016 @08:53PM (#10992979)

I have seen one in person; great for passive consumption of what's on your screen but seems like typing would be a pain. How does that work?

It seems like one of those under desk ellipticals would be a better idea: http://www.amazon.com/FitDesk-Under-Desk-Elliptical/dp/B00Y1...

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by oniMaker on Thursday January 28, 2016 @09:00PM (#10993010)

I did lots of research on this before buying one, and have found what most people reported to be true: it's easy to type and be accurate with a mouse at speeds under 2mph.

Mine stops within five seconds, so taking calls etc. is not really a problem either. Plus you can stand motionless on the side rails while it slows down.

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by msfoamy on Thursday January 28, 2016 @09:17PM (#10993070)

15k steps per day is awesome! I have no idea how much 3kg is but that's awesome too ;)

And it's cool to hear you say that last bit because I feel the same way. I really need to sit down to work through through a complicated problems that requires focus. Emails and phone calls are standing and furrowed brow activities are sitting.

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by jmnicolas on Friday January 29, 2016 @03:52AM (#10994230)

According to Google 3kg is 6,61387 pounds.

As a rule of thumbs if you multiply kilograms by 2 you get a rough equivalent in pounds ;-)

I can manage inches, feet and pounds quite OK but Fahrenheit are a bitch though.

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by annnnd on Friday January 29, 2016 @04:34AM (#10994335)

> ... but Fahrenheit are a bitch though.

Ha, ha, couldn't agree more... :)

Anyway, I looked it up just now, looks like you substract 32 from Fahrenheit and then divide by 1.8 to get Celcius: http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-Between-Fahrenheit,-Celsius,-...

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by oniMaker on Friday January 29, 2016 @12:56PM (#10996985)

I know you're half joking, but if you really don't have a feeling (or actual understanding) of the units of the metric system you should spend some time acquiring that knowledge. There are reasons that 95% of the world and the entire scientific community uses it.

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by trhway on Thursday January 28, 2016 @07:55PM (#10992742)

i think treadmill desk is fantastic (i'm currently (for 6 months already) at the "cardboard boxes on the table" stage) and wondering - are you in the office with others, ie. what about noise?

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by oniMaker on Thursday January 28, 2016 @08:01PM (#10992769)

It's in my home office, and it's pretty quiet. Not much louder than simply walking around.

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by rosege on Thursday January 28, 2016 @09:56PM (#10993190)

Do you have a link for the one you bought?

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by georgefrick on Thursday January 28, 2016 @10:42PM (#10993328)

You can get the treadmill attachment for the evodesk. It's 999.00, so about $1800.00 total w/desk.

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Re:Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review by oniMaker on Friday January 29, 2016 @12:37PM (#10996803)

It's the Lifespan TR-1200 DT.

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