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I'm going to start standing-sitting while working. Got a desk that can do it. Was curious how it has affected other people.
I have never had a job where I spent the majority of my working time sitting. I really have nothing to compare it to.
Same here. I'd reckon most people do not sit or even stand idle at their jobs. I'd fucking kill to bitch about my posture from sitting at home all day.
Sadly, you'd be wrong. In a country where many are too lazy to wash their hands, there's a lot of crossover with being too lazy to exercise.
I used to weigh 350 pounds. What precipitated my weight loss was noticing that, when I got up from my chair, my hips would have to get right (sorry, that's the best way I can explain it) before I'd be able to walk to the copier or go to the rest room. It was a huge early warning sign.
If you have back problems, get a wide desk, a smaller desk to place on one side, set up two workspaces for one computer, and place a treadmill under the one where you can stand.
Then alternate between sitting and walking with timers. I recommend 10 minutes of walking, 30 minutes of sitting, rince and repeat. Your back issues will be as much as cured, and you'll also not have to worry about heart problems because you'll essentially be walking a few kilometers every day.
If you can't sit for 30 minutes, 10 min walking and 5 minute sitting works just as well. Just don't walk for too long at a time. 10-20 minutes is a good amount. If you're fine with just standing, I still r ecommend alternating. Don't stand for more than 30 minutes at a time.
If I didn't have this setup I would have been without a job right now. Absolutely recommend it.
I dont think I have back pain yet. I feel it some times when i focus on it. I dont have a big space but I can easily switch my setup standing-sitting. I dont have space for treadmill either but my work allows me to take 20mins break easily every hour or so. I plan on walking for 10-20min wherever i find myself.
Standing a whole day usually doesn't make my body happy, but I regularly stand for like half a day. Sometimes I even switch multiple times. When I work from home I have a standing desk, hit unfortunately at work there are only a few. So sometimes I'm forced to sit all day which I hate.
Standing at home is also way nicer because I can move around without having to check whether someone walks behind me or something. It's nice to have some music playing and having the freedom to move with the rhythm. Or to just walk around a bit while thinking.
I recently got a huge standing desk at home, 2 meters wide, the computer sits in a holder on the side, it has excellent cable management, and is really durable.
I mostly sit at the desk, but being able to stand when I am tired is amazing.
Aslo, doing cable management under the desk is sooooooooo much easier when you can raise it up and roll in under it on your chair.
I got double hernia from working on the computer. I started doing exercises and got this chair called spinalis and was good ever since.
I had a standing desk at my old job and liked it a lot.
So when a desk riser came up at an op shop for $20, I snapped that up.
I tend to have the desk up when I'm gaming or studying, and lowered if I feel like I just want to chill and watch some YouTube.
However I wasn't aware of the sit-stand technique, so I may give this a go!
I got one of those balance boards that uplift sells, it's actually kind of fun
