4 ms·

I believe there are many studies, even posted here that lying down < Sitting < Standing < Walking. Lying down for long periods of time is worse for you. (sleepi

• fimdomeio 7y ago
  One good way to make sure you're not straining any part of the body too much is to have multiple confortable positions that you can change from along the day.
• derefr 7y ago
  The ultimate good-for-you background activity would probably be some movement equivalent to climbing a tree (pumps your whole lymphatic system; suspected of being a causal factor of the health of people in “Blue zones”, as said zones all contain a lot of orchard workers; something our bodies probably expect us to do a lot of, given our evolutionary roots; etc.) I’m not sure how you could combine it with typing, though!
  • ghostbrainalpha 7y ago
    This is good info in this comment but it makes me very sad. I now hate my standing desk and want a climbing desk.
    • garettmd 7y ago
      I worked at a place that had a treadmill desk. Takes some practice to use it...