About six months ago I built a stand up desk (see the corresponding picture).  Jeanne mentioned to me an article she had read about the health benefits of standing rather than sitting and I have discovered I feel more creative when I’m standing.  So I did a little research and discovered a website that specializes in stand up desks but after looking at their prices I became somewhat discouraged so I decided to build one (I was able to build the desk you see pictured for less than $100).

If you’re thinking that seems strange here’s some advice from Dean Karnazes author of Ultramarathon Man (after I read his book I was so motivated that I added an extra 100 yards to my run!).  He recommends:

Step one: dramatically redesign the way you work. This means removing the one thing in your life that everybody else (wrongly so) relies on daily as a necessity—a chair. That’s right; take that chair right out of your workspace, and your life. No more sitting for you during the workweek, or ever if, possible.

Michael Hyatt also references a great infographic from visua.ly that is fascinating and well worth seeing!

What are your thoughts about the infographic?

Associate Pastor – Discipleship.  The Church at LifePark

Professor of Discipleship, Columbia International University

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