Standing Desk Mat – Topo Mini by Ergodriven | The Smaller Not-Flat Anti-Fatigue Standing Desk Mat with Calculated Terrain | Ultra-Thick Premium Comfort Foam, Durable, No PFAs or PVC | Obsidian Black

A Playground for your FEET! And the best therapy for foot injuries!
When I had to work from home long term, I opted for a standing desk, but my feet did hurt after a few hours. When I was in a Trader Joes I noticed they had soft rubber floor mats for the cashiers to stand on. They were INCREDIBLY soft – I’d never seen anything that soft on feet before!The Topo Mini is NOT THAT KIND OF PRODUCT. It’s something COMPLETELY different, but it’s totally awesome.The “flat part” of the Topo Mini is pretty thin, and not all that soft – I’d be hard pressed to say it was any softer than just wearing a pair of sneakers. The POINT of the TOPO Mini is all the various foam bumps on it…The bumps are all different shapes and levels of softness. You can stand on them to massage your feet, or change your position – like to prop up your heels, or to balance on your toes. It feels so great you can’t help playing with it. And besides the massage benefits of doing so, and the softness of the bumps, you do move your legs around and use different muscles. The first couple days I used it I had sore muscles in my legs and back – this was a good thing – it showed I was too sedentary before.I used to dread doing the jogging in place for my Fit Bit’s Reminder To Move (250 steps each hour) – now I utterly look forwards to it! I also developed a bad case of Plantar Fasciitis – I was to sensitive for standard physical therapy. I couldn’t handle pushing on tennis balls or ice bottles, and I’d try to find bumps in the road to press on with little luck. This Mat couldn’t be more perfect! All the bumps are high enough to do the trick, and some are much softer than others, so I can take it easy on my more sensitive points.The result – I now love working standing up. I’m not fatigued as much, as moving around and playing with the bumps really does help you not tire out. And the benefits as a gentle massage table for my foot injuries are the best I’ve ever had, and that saves me a fortune in foot therapy products.Like other reviewers, I think by far you get the best benefit from this in bare feet. If you can’t have bare feet, I’d recommend either those jumpy house socks with the non slip rubber bottoms, or some really flexible house shoes.However, if you can work barefoot (like at your home), this crazy weird product can literally change your life. And if you don’t get enough walking in these days, it’s all that more important.UPDATE: After a month of use, I’m still overjoyed with this product for so many unexpected benefits. For example, it has so strengthened my calf muscles that I can now sprint up hills better than I ever could before. I’d rate the exercise value of this as comparable to doing an hour of mountain biking a day without even seeming like you’re exercising at all…Second update: It’s been several months now, and this is become one of only a handful of products I’ve ever bought that I’m so happy with, and has become such a critical addition to my life! Among everything else, I use it for all my jogging in place that I use to get in exercise while working, and the feel is the closest I’ve come to my dream of running on a sandy beach by the ocean. 🙂

Good product
Comfortable, makes standing and working easier. Also small and light enough to push aside when ready to sit. Only thing preventing a 5 star is it could be a little thicker, for extra comfort.

Topo vs Topo Mini
I just happened to have friends with a Topo and Topo Mini, who let me borrow each at the same time for a few days. They’re actually more different than you’d think…The biggest difference, obviously, is the size. The Topo is actually kind of unwieldy in how large it is. When you’re standing on it, it’s fine; but moving it out of the way underneath the desk, it’s actually so long that your feet are on top of it when you’re using your desk chair. My friend had it next to her desk, taking up quite a bit of space on the floor. The mini is shorter, which gets it further out of the way when you slide it under the desk, though my toes did still rest on it.The first non-obvious difference is the squishiness. The Topo is much squishier than the Topo Mini. I found that I preferred the firmer Mini, as it felt like it gave you more of an ability to massage the bottom of your feet. The Topo, on the other hand, was so squishy that I felt like it was leading me to hyper-extend my knees as I rocked around on it.The second non-obvious difference is that the mini isn’t just a truncated Topo, it’s actually a functionally different topology:- The circle in the center is smaller on the mini (I actually wish it was the size of the Topo), but since it’s firmer, you can work your arch a littler more.- The front corners on the mini are bigger, and are flattened off. Combined with the mat being firmer, this actually allow you to stand on them more with your toes, whereas the Topo front corners are more just inclines.- The rear center section is functionally quite a bit different on the Mini. Where the rear of the Topo is kind of just a big thing to rest your heels on, with the Mini you can massage your arches, stand on it with your toes and do calf raises, put one set of toes on it and one on a front corner to rock back and forth, etc.So overall I’d say that both are pretty great, and I would get one or the other over a flat mat, as they keep you much more engaged, and feel like they’re good for your feet. I also find myself choosing them over the balance board, which now feels like it’ll be far more secondary. I definitely feel like I can stand at my desk much longer with the mat.As for one versus the other, I preferred the mini. Originally I would have said the main reason was that I wanted my feet flat on the floor when using my chair, as opposed to resting on the mat; but the more I used them, the more that I found the firmness and topology of the Mini kept me more dynamic, and was more fun to move around on. That said, I think if you want something more squishy, don’t see yourself being as dynamic (I’m a fidgeter), or feel like you’re primarily going to stand all day; I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with the Topo. After looking at the other options, I’d definitely get one or the other!

The material is good.The comfortability is limited; Maybe due to my own feet reason.

J’utilise un standing-desk environ 4-5h par jour, et ce tapis anti-fatigue m’est devenu tout à fait indispensable. les quelques reliefs qu’il comporte permettent de changer de position en station debout ce qui est un gros plus niveau confort. rien à dire sur la qualité du produit, qui est impeccable.