I know that I have been gradually slipping when it comes to using my standing desk setup on a regular basis. I’m assuming that happens to everyone, but I’m doing my best to actively realize this fact and get back on track to standing at least half of the day.

I think that the toughest thing for me is that I currently have two PC’s set up–a “sitting” desktop, and a “standing” laptop–instead of one sit/stand desk solution. Of course, when I’m a my desk, most of the work is on my “sitting” desktop, as it is faster, has a bigger screen, and usually has the most up-to-date files stored on it. Once I sit down, I usually stay sitting down–it’s too much of a pain to sit. And that’s how I spend most of the work day. Of course, it doesn’t help that I need to travel all of the time, where I don’t have the option to stand most of the time.

Well, here’s the story of another person who has tried the standing desk lifestyle. She’s had a bit more success at it than myself. She details his daily routine, along with the downsides and upsides of working at a standing desk.

This comes in from reader John Stone, who created his own guide on how exactly to go about designing and building your own treadmill desk. John was good enough to write a blog post detailing parts needed, how to choose a treadmill, and build steps over at his blog, Node Floating.

Touted as a “simple standing treadmill desk”, it does seem to be very functional, and gets the job done at a low price point (just a few dollars, besides the obligatory treadmill itself). An added benefit is that it is portable–able to be easily removed at will from the treadmill unit when not needed. This design also has no need for specialized bottom-only treadmills, which is what a lot of full-size adjustable standing desk designs call for.