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Seconded. I used to feel lower back pain due to the amount of sitting at a desk. Running and lifting weights did wonders for how I feel on a daily basis.
by ffumarola 9y ago
Seconded. I used to feel lower back pain due to the amount of sitting at a desk. Running and lifting weights did wonders for how I feel on a daily basis.
- eropple 9y agoExercise didn't help me with my occasional back issues, but switching to a standing desk really did. I didn't get one of those adjustable ones, because $400 for a desk that raises and lowers was silly--instead I just got a draft-height chair and stand and sit as appropriate.
- gknoy 9y agoAt some point, I decided I wasn't even going to bother with a chair. Every time I sit on the tall chair at work, I'm just Not Productive compared to standing.
- flachsechs 9y agofwiw, they make drafting stool aeron high-chairs. protip: buy one used, because the new price is high even for HM.
- eropple 9y agoYou can also buy high bases for existing Aeron chairs. I use a knock-off, though.
- komali2 9y agoJust running and lifting before or after work doesn't necessarily solve the problem though. I was talking to my doctor about it, and she said it was equally if not more important to take regular breaks during work to walk around, "look at something far away" (computer job), etc.
- technofiend 9y agoLosing enough weight so that there's not cantilevered fat out front acting as a lever on your lower back muscles really helps.
- DougWebb 9y agoThat also makes things like using a standing desk, or taking breaks to walk around, a lot easier to do. That weight hanging out in front makes everything but sitting painful.