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I‘m not sure standing 4+ hours a day has been established as healthy without exception. Long sitting is bad, sure; but switching things around ad libitum might
by manmal 4y ago
I‘m not sure standing 4+ hours a day has been established as healthy without exception. Long sitting is bad, sure; but switching things around ad libitum might be better than enforcing standing all the time.
- philwelch 4y agoHealthy human beings can walk, let alone stand still, for over four hours a day easily.
- manmal 4y agoStanding still is different from walking. It’s not that great really: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00140139.2017.1420825 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00140139.2017.14... Swelling in lower limbs doesn’t sound good. From an evolutionary POV I can’t really imagine why our bodies should be optimized for standing still.
- philwelch 4y agoSounds like the best option for a standing desk is to add one of those walking treadmills then. For me though, whenever I'm using a standing desk I move around a lot; I almost never stand still.
- jwestbury 4y agoI can walk all day quite happily. Standing still for even an hour is quite uncomfortable, however.