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There are studies suggesting that exercise does not totally cancel out the damage caused by long hours of sitting.

by antirez 10y ago

vog 10y ago
Alternatively, you can use a standing desk, or switch between a sitting and a standing desk. That way you have an additional litte exercise during the working hours.
- scrollaway 10y ago
  I've read so many (anecdotal) stories about standing desks doing a number on knees and ankles that I think I'd rather go in a tanning bed than get one.
  - ekianjo 10y ago
    the pain on ankles is real if your floor tends to be hard. Using a soft mattress helps somewhat.
  - vog 10y ago
    Do these issues also occur when you switch between standing and sitting? (I suspect that the real issue is neither sitting nor standing, but monotonicity.)
    - scrollaway 10y ago
      In my experience -- again, completely anecdotal --, investing in a high quality office chair, mattress and set of pillows goes a long way towards less joint pain/damage. Standing desks just move the damage lower down.
  - bjelkeman-again 10y ago
    I have used a standing desk for several years now. Probably standing/sitting 60/40. For a few years it was 80/20. Any issues I had where primarily related to my feet. Some good supporting sandals fixed that. Other than that I practice martial arts 2x1.5 hour a week quite intensively. Walk to work and back 40 min/day. I now control my weight easily and am much healthier and alert. Sleep one hour less per day, and still feel great.
  - noir_lord 10y ago
    Moderation in all things, I built my own standing desk because I wanted a huge work space and it to be higher than the usual. I sit/stand about 50/50 (30 minutes before switching), I use a panel timer (xfce) to remind me to switch and it works great.
  - jclardy 10y ago
    Everyone seems to think going all-in is the only option...I have a standing desk and stand maybe 33% of the day at most. The real issue is likely just taking a break from sitting and walking around the office every hour or so. When standing I am much more likely to walk around in the first place.
stinos 10y ago
Yeah that's what I recall aas well, even think I saw it here on HN. Consensus was along the lines of 'an hour of exercise every night cannot cancel out the damage done by sitting down continuously for 8 hours' and the remedy 'interrupt sitting evrey hour or so, e.g. by a breif walk'.
- brlewis 10y ago
  "Conclusion: Prolonged sedentary time was independently associated with deleterious health outcomes regardless of physical activity." http://annals.org/aim/article/2091327/sedentary-time-its-association-risk-disease-incidence-mortality-hospitalization-adults http://annals.org/aim/article/2091327/sedentary-time-its-ass... Found via https://blog.fitbit.com/sitting-hurts-fitbit-data-suggests-you-should-move-more-often/ https://blog.fitbit.com/sitting-hurts-fitbit-data-suggests-y...

There are studies suggesting that exercise does not totally cancel out the damage caused by long hours of sitting.

by antirez 10y ago

There are studies suggesting that exercise does not totally cancel out the damage caused by long hours of sitting.

vog 10y ago

Alternatively, you can use a standing desk, or switch between a sitting and a standing desk. That way you have an additional litte exercise during the working hours.

scrollaway 10y ago
I've read so many (anecdotal) stories about standing desks doing a number on knees and ankles that I think I'd rather go in a tanning bed than get one.
- ekianjo 10y ago
  the pain on ankles is real if your floor tends to be hard. Using a soft mattress helps somewhat.
- vog 10y ago
  Do these issues also occur when you switch between standing and sitting? (I suspect that the real issue is neither sitting nor standing, but monotonicity.)
  - scrollaway 10y ago
    In my experience -- again, completely anecdotal --, investing in a high quality office chair, mattress and set of pillows goes a long way towards less joint pain/damage. Standing desks just move the damage lower down.
- bjelkeman-again 10y ago
  I have used a standing desk for several years now. Probably standing/sitting 60/40. For a few years it was 80/20. Any issues I had where primarily related to my feet. Some good supporting sandals fixed that. Other than that I practice martial arts 2x1.5 hour a week quite intensively. Walk to work and back 40 min/day. I now control my weight easily and am much healthier and alert. Sleep one hour less per day, and still feel great.
- noir_lord 10y ago
  Moderation in all things, I built my own standing desk because I wanted a huge work space and it to be higher than the usual. I sit/stand about 50/50 (30 minutes before switching), I use a panel timer (xfce) to remind me to switch and it works great.
- jclardy 10y ago
  Everyone seems to think going all-in is the only option...I have a standing desk and stand maybe 33% of the day at most. The real issue is likely just taking a break from sitting and walking around the office every hour or so. When standing I am much more likely to walk around in the first place.

stinos 10y ago

Yeah that's what I recall aas well, even think I saw it here on HN. Consensus was along the lines of 'an hour of exercise every night cannot cancel out the damage done by sitting down continuously for 8 hours' and the remedy 'interrupt sitting evrey hour or so, e.g. by a breif walk'.

brlewis 10y ago
"Conclusion: Prolonged sedentary time was independently associated with deleterious health outcomes regardless of physical activity." http://annals.org/aim/article/2091327/sedentary-time-its-association-risk-disease-incidence-mortality-hospitalization-adults http://annals.org/aim/article/2091327/sedentary-time-its-ass... Found via https://blog.fitbit.com/sitting-hurts-fitbit-data-suggests-you-should-move-more-often/ https://blog.fitbit.com/sitting-hurts-fitbit-data-suggests-y...