Author: Jason Fitzpatrick / Source: reviewgeek.com

We’ve put a FlexiSpot standing desk through an extended test and we’re happy to report that if you’re in the market for a really flexible and back-friendly work space, it’s a fantastic option.
Why Stand?
If you’re already familiar with standing desks, this section might not be of particular interest to you and you may want to skip right into the details of our review below.
If you’ve never used a standing desk before or are unfamiliar with the trend, however, a quick primer is in order.Standing desks have been around for ages (there are many lovely antique examples of them from the 18th and 19th centuries) and in some professions, like drafting, they’ve been a staple for decades, but it was only recently (around 2008-2010) that there was a resurgence in interest in standing desks.
The argument for standing desks is that they make it easy to have better posture (it’s easier to keep your spine and general body aligned while standing), it helps with back pain from sitting at a desk for too long (a benefit I, as a long time standing desk user can certainly attest to), and it encourages you to move more (when standing you shift about and are less reluctant to move since you’re already on your feet).
Flexibility in how you work is an important element of workplace ergonomics and health—an adjustable sit/stand desk is a great way to introduce easy flexibility into your work space.
Even manufacturers of standing desks, however, will tell you that standing all the time instead of sitting all the time can come with it’s own host of issues including, naturally, aching feet. It’s just not healthy for our bodies to be in the same position for too long.
With that in mind, if you’re in the market for a new desk there’s a lot to be said for selecting a desk that offers the flexibility to sit, stand, or even use your desk in a less conventional way like walking on a treadmill or cycling in place. That’s the kind of flexible arrangement that an adjustable sit-stand desk from FlexiSpot provides.
Flexible arrangement or not, though, the $560 price point for a full kit (electronic legs + work surface) is a chunk of change. Let’s run through our experience assembling and using the desk to help you decide if it’s worth it.
Easy to Assemble, Rock Solid Construction
All of FlexiSpot’s full size desks, including the one we’re using, ship to you in three pieces across two boxes (one box with the heavy metal legs and one box with the sturdy work surface). You don’t have to buy the top from them—you could use any solid work surface you can drill pilot holes into and secure to the legs with screws—but their desk surfaces are very nice and come pre-drilled and ready to go.
Assembly is a snap if you can handle screwing in a some screws and hex bolts to secure the bottom of the legs to the post and then the posts to the desk. In fact the assembly process went so smoothly the only picture we snapped was of the bag full of fasteners. By the time we stopped to think about snapping another picture we were already done.

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