Putting together a stand up desk or a walking workstation can be a surprisingly daunting affair. Not only is there a dizzying array of options to compare and consider, but on top of that a lot of the components needed to assemble an ergonomically proper standing or treadmill desk run in the hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. With so few places to try these adjustable-height desks, office treadmills, monitor arms, standing mats, and more in person, how is one supposed to find the best equipment for their situation?
The best place to find in-depth information about the best and most popular products available is our full reviews. But if you want a quicker overview of your options when putting together your stand up desk or walking workstation, this is where you want to be.
We’ve put together several comparison reviews of the products most necessary to building a workstation that will let you cycle through sitting, standing, and ideally walking throughout your work day. We continually update these comparison reviews as we examine more products. Whether you’re looking through office treadmills, standing mats, or adjustable-height desks, these comparison reviews will give you an abridged version of each product’s pros and cons as well as provide a table of features so you can compare different products side-by-side.
As popular as standing desks have become—and as many companies as there are producing them these days—so-called “Standing L-Desks” or “L-Shaped Standing Desks” have been the red-headed step child of the active workstation category. Until recently.
While there aren’t a plethora of L-shaped standing desk options compared to their rectangular brethren, there are now enough offerings in the market to ensure that regardless of your space requirements, budget or existing décor, there’s an electric L-desk out there that will likely suit your needs. And if not, there’s always the DIY route, and we’ll cover [...]
We’ve reviewed dozens of standing mats over the years, and beyond question, they significantly increase the amount of time users can stand in comfort each day, reduce injuries and keep employees happier at their jobs. But what if your job involves standing and moving around in a larger area than just in front of your computer, such as at a workbench, assembly line, large machinery, a pharmacy desk or even at a trade show? Such extra large standing mats fall into two categories: single-piece and puzzle-piece.
Single-piece mats are often the best deal if your area is small enough, but to go really large or to customize the fit to a specific irregular shape or even wall-to-wall [...]
An ergonomic keyboard tray is any keyboard tray that corrects two problems caused by placing your keyboard directly on your desk. The first is height—without a keyboard tray, most desktops are too high for strain-free typing, causing you to engage muscles that should be more relaxed. Just about any under-desk keyboard tray will alleviate this issue. The second problem is tilt. For your wrists to be properly aligned, your keyboard should be able to achieve a negative tilt of around 15° when seated, up to 30° when standing, and potentially more if working at a treadmill desk.
Ergonomic keyboard trays overcome the innate inadequacy of desks, [...]