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I really like the idea of standing desks and have loved many of the other articles previously posted on this subject, too. I don't know what it's like for othe
by krmmalik 13y ago
I really like the idea of standing desks and have loved many of the other articles previously posted on this subject, too.
I don't know what it's like for others but being a freelancer going from hot desk to hot desk, client to client and doing most of the travel by car or train - This is very hard to maintain since everything has been designed for sitting.
I might try standing on the tube from now on though but i might look weird if it's relatively empty.
- mgkimsal 13y agoif it's mostly empty, you're only going to 'look weird' to a handful of other people... who aren't burning as many calories as you are.
- krmmalik 13y agoYou're right. I need to stop worrying about what others think anyway.
- aestra 13y agoDon't be so self conscious! I see plenty of people standing on public transportation when there are seats. There are plenty of reasons why I can think of: - They have a lot or big luggage or a backpack with them. - They are only going 1 stop or two. - They have a medical condition where sitting down and standing back up again is difficult, so it is easier to stay standing. - They have been sitting all day at work and want to stretch their legs. - They want to leave the seats for other people who wish to sit if the train fills up, whereas they don't mind standing. - Standing is more comfortable for them than sitting. - A lot of times they are reading, so I think reading might be easier standing than sitting perhaps, but I don't know because I have never tried to read on the train. Nobody will question you.
- krmmalik 13y agoWow, great list. Thanks!
- keithpeter 13y agoReason 3 includes chronic back pain in my case. It is just more comfortable to stand than to sit in the really cramped seating (I'm very tall).
- aestra 13y agoI know someone who had surgery and for several months afterwards he wasn't allowed to sit. He could stand and lay down, but sitting wasn't allowed for proper healing. Someone else I know had some kind of nerve problem in the back of her legs and she preferred to stand unless she was going to sit for a long period of time. I guess constant standing/sitting motion aggravated it.
- kawsper 13y agoI was going from Mile End to Barbican which takes around 20 minutes, and was standing up the whole way, sometimes the tube was empty. No one looks weird at you.
- krmmalik 13y agoExcellent. I'm going to do this on my next trip to Baker Street.
- pfortuny 13y agoYou do not look weird on the tube. I do not know about the US but certainly, on the tube, there is no way to look weird, whatever you do. Or do not do. Try it, you will find that sometimes it is much more fun to stand than to be seated.
- krmmalik 13y agoYou're right. I should try it. Thanks!
- bencollier49 13y agoA friend of mine would stand on the tube and attempt to remain upright whilst holding onto nothing at all, which I suppose might be good for legs, balance etc. He was into Yoga.
- krmmalik 13y agoI had thought about trying that since it would be fun, but I was too scared to try it in case I embarrassed myself, but as others (above) have mentioned - I need not be so self-conscious.