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I stand at work and at home. I'm standing 90% of the time on a computer, and that's most of the day. First, if there's evidence that sitting down all the time i
by proc0 11y ago
I stand at work and at home. I'm standing 90% of the time on a computer, and that's most of the day. First, if there's evidence that sitting down all the time is bad, then NOT doing that is already better. Second, and most importantly, standing is better not because you're not sitting down, but because you're in an active state, in a position ready to move around.
If you stand in exactly one position for hours (as if you're stuck in a chair) then you're doing it wrong. Standing up is really about having the freedom to move around as you're reading things on the computer, or taking micro-breaks to stretch your arm, etc. Constantly being in motion is the best way to stay active and use the computer all day.
- zyxley 11y ago> Standing up is really about having the freedom to move around as you're reading things on the computer, or taking micro-breaks to stretch your arm, etc. This is why I really like a standing desk combined with a barstool-height chair. Your work surface is at the same height both sitting and standing and you can easily switch back and forth.
- weego 11y agoFirst, if there's evidence that sitting down all the time is bad, then NOT doing that is already better. That is something of a logical fallacy. Standing all the time is not necessarily better than sitting all the time just because research into sitting suggests it's bad. It may well be the case, but it cannot be concluded so in that way.
- proc0 11y agoWhat I meant was that since sitting down all the time is bad, then not doing that is good. So, avoiding sitting down all the time is good (which means you will stand some of the time).