Why a desk timer doesn't need your data
A sit/stand timer needs a schedule and a state — not an account, not a server, not your data. Why local-first is the path of least complexity for a desk tool.
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Notes from the desk on workday rhythm — short pieces about sitting, standing, moving, and how to make eight hours at a desk feel like fewer.
Why your walking-pad steps don't reach Apple Health — and how to fix it
Your walking pad counts 2,000 steps but Apple Health barely registers them. Here's why the Watch undercounts at a desk — and how DeskRhythm fills the gap.
DeskRhythm for iPhone is now in open beta
The same calm workday rhythm, now native on iPhone — quiet nudges, lock-screen actions, and your walking-pad steps in Apple Health. It's open for testing on TestFlight.
Why 'stand more' is incomplete advice
Standing beats sitting only when it breaks a long static hold. The real benefit comes from transitions between positions, not from standing itself.
Sit, stand, or walk — matching your position to the task
Different desk tasks pair with different postures. A practical guide to when sitting, standing, or walking fits best — and why matching position to task makes transitions stick.
Walking pads + DeskRhythm: when to use them, when not to
Some tasks fit walking and some don't — DeskRhythm's dashboard button lets you start a walking-pad session when the next chunk of work fits.
The 30/20/5 rhythm — why it works for desk workers
DeskRhythm's default cadence is sit 30, stand 20, move 5. The numbers aren't arbitrary. Here's the research and the workday reasoning behind each block — and why the rhythm is a default, not a prescription.
Movement breaks at work — what actually works
Most movement-break advice fails because it asks too much. Short, varied, low-effort breaks beat ambitious ones. A practical guide to the kind of desk-side movement that actually fits inside a workday.
How often should you switch between sitting and standing?
There isn't a magic number — but there is a useful one. A practical look at sit-stand switching cadence: what the ergonomics research says, what works at a real desk, and why standing all day isn't the goal.