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It's not so binary. I don’t know anyone who uses a standing desk and just stands still in one spot all day without breaks or without alternating between sitting
by patrickhogan1 2y ago
It's not so binary. I don’t know anyone who uses a standing desk and just stands still in one spot all day without breaks or without alternating between sitting and standing. The movement itself is beneficial for circulation.
I've been using a treadmill desk for the past 8 years and have a stool that I switch between. I'm constantly moving, and the standing desk encourages even more activity throughout the day.
Nurses, who are on their feet for much of the day, tend to live longer than office workers who spend most of their time sitting.
https://www.asrn.org/journal-nursing-today/291-nurses-at-risk.html https://www.asrn.org/journal-nursing-today/291-nurses-at-ris...
- pedalpete 2y agoI don't alternate between standing and sitting. I've been using stand-up desks for the last 18 years or so. I used to alternate between standing and lying on the floor in various yoga poses, pigeon was a common one (I worked from home), but once I got back to working in an office about 14 years ago, it was all standing all the time. Of course, I sit when I'm in meetings, but that's probably only an hour or so a day. I sit at lunch, and I'll regularly take an afternoon break where I'll sit for 30 minutes or so.
- greatgib 2y agoThere is a difference with nurses being that instead of being static, they will walk and move most of the day. You can easily see the difference of walking through a city that you visit for a day, versus standing still for 3 hours in a concert hall. It's like for the risk of thrombosis when you take an airplane, just standing regularly will not help that much. It is the body movement of walking that will enable blood circulation in the body.