INTRODUCTION

   It's a hard fact that office workers and people in general who spend more than 6 hours per day sitting face from simple health issues/concerns such shoulder, back and neck pain and all the way up to serious health risks connected to high blood sugar and blood pressure. Working while standing up may be a relatively new thing in the workplace (some people even call it a whole new culture) but many companies and individuals all over the world have already invested heavily on it (Apple being one of those companies) and with the health benefits several recent studies have shown it's just a matter of time before many more join. Now as many of you certainly know currently there are two available choices if you want to work while standing up, standing desks and standing desk converters with the latter being more affordable (in most cases that is) and of course requiring less space (since you can place them on desks, tables and even benches). Ergotron is among the most popular manufacturers of standing desk converters in the world and today we'll be testing their latest WorkFit-TX model.

   Ergotron, Inc. is a global movement company focused on designing and manufacturing kinetic work environments so people can thrive as they work, learn, game and care for others. The way we interact with technology, collaborate with others and pursue our individual potential is changing. Ergotron supports this evolution with innovative solutions that eliminate constraint through movement in healthcare, education, contract furniture and general office environments. Through the custom solutions group, Ergotron provides unique product offerings to companies like Amazon, Herman Miller, GE Healthcare and Cisco Systems. The company has a 35-year history of innovation with more than 200 patents and a growing portfolio of award-winning brands including WorkFit™, CareFit™, LearnFit®, JUV™ and OmniMount®. Ergotron is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with a global sales and marketing presence in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. All products are designed in the United States and produced in Ergotron's facilities in Saint Paul and China. Learn more at www.ergotron.com.

   Unlike some other standing desk converters, the WorkFit-TX by Ergotron is not motorized so you are required to pull it up and push it back down again in order to change its height. Now at first glance this may not seem ideal since it's not as convenient as pressing a button but standing desk converters are also meant to help you burn calories and using force (especially when pushing the desk back down) is certain to help with that. You can raise the top end of the WorkFit-TX all the way up to 430.4mm (via infinite click-free points) but what's even more impressive is that it can get all the way down to just 51.6mm which according to Ergotron is roughly 75mm lower compared to many competing products (for example the lowest setting of the ApexDesk Elite ZT is even higher than that at 145mm). The WorkFit-TX also has a separate ergonomic drop-down keyboard tray which has a 62mm vertical adjustment range and a backwards tilt range of up to 10 degrees. Both trays are made of 17mm thick MDF (medium-density fibreboard) scratch resistant surfaces placed on a steel frame made out of 12mm thick parts. Worth pointing out is that Ergotron covers the WorkFit-TX with a very generous 5-year limited warranty.