"I used to have a sore back and shoulders on a regular basis, I’m pretty confident it was because I’d spend 10+ hours in a chair, staring at a screen, hunched over. I pushed my body because my mind wanted to keep working. It loves the feeling of being productive, even to the detriment of the body."

"Thanks to the stand-up desk and the dynamic nature of how I structure my day now, I rarely have physical complaints."

[John, from Cambridge]

"I like that I can easily walk away from the table. Back when I used to work in a chair at a desk, I often found myself 'trapped'. I’d get so lazy that I could spend hours staring at the screen, often doing non-productive work. The World Wide Web is a great procrastination tool after all."

"With a stand up desk I walk away from the computer all the time. You don’t experience that feeling of apathy or laziness that sets in while sitting."

[Claire, from West London]

"I love my standing desk. I've used it for a little over a year now, and wouldn't go back. I'm much more productive and have lost a lot of weight. I can’t say for certain it's due to the desk, but it wouldn't surprise me if it is."

[Marcus, from Bristol]

"With a stand up desk you are constantly taking micro breaks, moving around and looking at different things. Your eyes are not built to stare at objects, like a monitor, close up for long periods of time. They like to look at things in the distance and change focus from near to far and back again. This is exercise for the eye muscle, which like all muscles, is designed to be dynamic, to change, and not locked into one setting for long durations."

Because I walk away from a stand up desk more frequently, I’m not staring at the screen consistently.

Tip! – If you are a high intensity computer user and you want to look after your eyes, go outside and stare at the mountains, or buildings, or whatever is off in the distance for 15 minutes every two hours – preferably every hour. This could save your eyesight long term.

[Amanda, from Cheshire]