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The book called "The Healthy Programmer" talks a bit about Hemingway and his standing desk. The book also cites research showing that standing for extended peri
by dj-wonk 12y ago
The book called "The Healthy Programmer" talks a bit about Hemingway and his standing desk. The book also cites research showing that standing for extended periods has different (and arguably worse) health risks than sitting for long periods. People who stand too long often use poor posture, may favor one side over another, not to mention other potentially severe complications. The book's solution is simple: move often! Change position about every 20 minutes. For example, sit in a chair, then stand, then sit on an exercise ball, and so on.
- mattlutze 12y agoPosture is the key -- I put a standing desk together and got about 10 hours in on it over two days. Worst neck pain in my life because I was essentially looking down too far from neutral. The walking desks make some sense, but standing/sitting is probably the best compromise for the many of us without space in our home offices (or ability in our office-offices) to put a treadmill in.
- Scarblac 12y agoI think that's just like starting to run by doing 5kms the first two days, you're going to be injured. It needs to be built up at first. On the other hand, my own experience with doing one 25-minute Pomodoro standing per day is that it isn't enough, too easy to stop doing it.