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I've tried a standing desk at about 30 years old, not really overweight, and my ankles became slightly swollen.

• brador 5y ago
  Because you stand still to type. Standing desks work because you move on your feet. You can’t move and type at the same time and so standing desks fail for programmers.
• pastrami_panda 5y ago
  Just as there's many ways of sitting there's many ways of standing. It's important to move around. I'd recommend starting out with placing your weight more towards the front of your foot. I imagine my foot having three zones: heel, mid/arch and front. I try to stand as much as possible on mid/arch and front but move around every few minutes to train more muscles and promote an overall more active/front leaning posture. Once you start doing this you will probably realize you have a strong tendency to stand on your heels which strains a lot of muscles and tendons imo it also promotes a less ideal posture. I'm not really qualified to give such advice though so your mileage may vary. This is just stuff I've noticed and has worked for me.