Standing up while gaming

[OneManCruel]

Hello my techies.

 

Recently bought a sit-stand desk from IKEA, noticed that after a while just standing up i tend to get some pains in my feet 

 

So I was wondering if anyone is standing up while gaming or at their job in an office or something that would recommend a comfortable mat or something?

[themctipers]

Buy a chair?

[OneManCruel]

1 minute ago, themctipers said:

Buy a chair?

I have a chair, but I wanna be able to stand up and play

[themctipers]

Just now, OneManCruel said:

I have a chair, but I wanna be able to stand up and play

Why?

[OneManCruel]

1 minute ago, themctipers said:

Why?

Because i want to?

[xboxonthego3]

If you are wearing shoes buy yourself some better shoes or better souls for you shoes. That might fix your problem. Other wise you might just by a yoga mat. I would imagine those are fairly comfortable. And could be easily stored as well.

[fank]

your body will adjust over time, at first youll need more recovery and more rest until you can stand longer periods with less pain

youre strengthening muscles

make sure youre standing on something comfortable

nike free's are a good option for my feet personally

[MoonSpot]

Anti-fatigue mats might help, I've only used throw away ones that are generally available through industrial and auto-mechanic supply chains.  Not a bad option it you want to inexpensively try it out and see if it helps ya.  If your feet are getting sore, your knees may not be far behind.  Probably best to sit down a bit more in between more often.

[OneManCruel]

32 minutes ago, fank said:

your body will adjust over time, at first youll need more recovery and more rest until you can stand longer periods with less pain

youre strengthening muscles

make sure youre standing on something comfortable

nike free's are a good option for my feet personally

When i'm working im always standing up, tried 3 types of shoes with souls, still hurts, and ive been there for 4 years, so i think i got the muscles.

[Totallycasual]

Yeah get some good quality soft sole shoes, or even a soft/thick yoga mat or something to stand on maybe?  

[Rahikeru]

Could use one of those foot baths? Unless of course your computer's on the ground, then forget about it.

 

You could invest in some spongey sandals, but what made you want to stand up and game? Is that even good for your posture?

[DJHenjin]

You will almost certainly need an Anti fatigue mat for stationary standing for long periods of time. It does not matter much how the soles of your shoes are, likely your issue is arch support, for which you will want insoles for your shoes. No shoe by default is going to be right for everyone and you probably have a High arch. the anti fatigue matting I can recommend as I used to work in a casino dealing table games. All our tables had anti fatigue mats and I never had an issue in that casino. Went to work at a different casino in the same shoes where they did not have anti fatigue mats and my feet were sore after the second hour long rotation on the table.

You may also like to have a 4 inch tall moveable step under your desk so that you can stand on one leg, and have your other foot up on the step just to steady you, when the leg on the floor gets tired switch to the other, this will help stimulate some motion as you will not be standing in a fixed location at all times. This is another technique used at the first casino I worked at where I did not have any issues.