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"After two weeks, I was able to stand for about four hours a day, but I still needed to take multiple breaks." I work as a teacher. I don't sit down much in a

"After two weeks, I was able to stand for about four hours a day, but I still needed to take multiple breaks." I work as a teacher. I don't sit down much in a typical working day, so I found that sentence strange to say the least. Then I realised that I don't stand still ever in the classroom. I'm effectively walking around my patch of savannah all day like our ancestors did, occasionally sitting or squatting down to talk to students on their work. Perhaps it is the lack of movement that is the problem?

davidkuridza 13y ago
My thought exactly. I've been using a standing desk for over a year now, yet I'm hardly standing still for more than an hour at a time. If nothing else, I go and grab a cup of water or simply just walk around the office for a minute or two.
TillE 13y ago
Walking for an hour straight is so much more comfortable than standing still for even 10 minutes. Presumably because you're constantly engaging different muscles, giving the others a chance to briefly rest. Now I just have to figure out how to build some kind of treadmill desk.
chaostheory 13y ago
A standing desk is great paired with a treadmill designed for walking.
mason240 13y ago
I've been using standing desk for over a year at work, and the first month went similar to the way the OP described. Unlike the OP though, it was never my intention to stand all day. I stand when I feel like, and sit (on a tall chair) when feel like it (right now it is probably 70/30). I have a bar running across the bottom of the desk 1 foot off the ground. I can put my foot on it, so I can bend my legs and move around quite a bit. Trying to just stand stationary all day, which appears to be what the OP was trying to, sounds very uncomfortable and counter productive. The whole point (at least for me) isn't to not-sit-all-day, but to able to move legs through the day.

davidkuridza 13y ago

My thought exactly. I've been using a standing desk for over a year now, yet I'm hardly standing still for more than an hour at a time. If nothing else, I go and grab a cup of water or simply just walk around the office for a minute or two.

TillE 13y ago

Walking for an hour straight is so much more comfortable than standing still for even 10 minutes. Presumably because you're constantly engaging different muscles, giving the others a chance to briefly rest. Now I just have to figure out how to build some kind of treadmill desk.

chaostheory 13y ago

A standing desk is great paired with a treadmill designed for walking.

mason240 13y ago

I've been using standing desk for over a year at work, and the first month went similar to the way the OP described. Unlike the OP though, it was never my intention to stand all day. I stand when I feel like, and sit (on a tall chair) when feel like it (right now it is probably 70/30). I have a bar running across the bottom of the desk 1 foot off the ground. I can put my foot on it, so I can bend my legs and move around quite a bit. Trying to just stand stationary all day, which appears to be what the OP was trying to, sounds very uncomfortable and counter productive. The whole point (at least for me) isn't to not-sit-all-day, but to able to move legs through the day.