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Using a standing desk for a couple of months now. Most of the time I'm sitting, but somedays I prefer to stand for an hour to max 90 minutes. After that the re
by myspy 9y ago
Using a standing desk for a couple of months now. Most of the time I'm sitting, but somedays I prefer to stand for an hour to max 90 minutes.
After that the reverse effect sets in and I get the urge to sit again. In this regard I don't get the study. Using a standing desk to be more dynamic and switching the position is good, but standing long and sitting long are both problems in my book.
Mixing it up brings the benefit, which should be observed more closely here.
- DiThi 9y agoThis is my experience as well. I don't use the standing position of my desk much, but I'm glad I have the option. Sometimes it helps me to get started or to not get distracted.
- fsavard 9y agoI have a very similar experience with sit-stand setups. I have one at home and had one at work. I stand up for routine tasks (email etc.) and sit down for deeper work. I find standing unconsciously restricts breathing (core muscles contract) so makes me exhausted more rapidly. I rarely work standing for more than an hour. Reading comments here it seems a very common experience. I think no matter how many studies on the subject there will be, personal experience dictates how we'll do it. Like you I'm just glad the option now is now socially acceptable to be a bit more mobile when doing desk work.