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I built a lay-down desk
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#212Here’s a simpler solution that works well for me: https://medium.com/@jcraigk/healthy-hacking-diy-supine-works...
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I have often thought about how driving for hours in a bucket seat, at least in the cars I've owned, has never been a struggle. The only thing that comes out wrong is I don't always hydrate, and that makes me a zombie (which is now a solved problem for me). So that leads to the thought that maybe, have the water supply for the hydroflask at a distance from the desk, so you have to get out of the chair to refill.
Back in 2008, BMW introduced an "active" anti-fatigue feature in their X6 that subtly and continuously changed the contour of the seat. I tried it on a long drive, and it is barely perceptible. If I didn't know I had turned it on, I'm not sure I would have noticed it was on.
I would pay for a chair with this tech. I have back problems which go away when I exercise and some pain when sitting still caused by an accident a few years ago.
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not an expert, but I talked to my physical trainer about this. he said sitting all day is not necessarily that bad for you if you sit with a good upright posture that engages the core. of course, almost no one does this. most people will tend to slouch forward, which has a couple consequences. your shoulders will shrug and round forwards, which will limit your range of motion over time. any stretch that retracts the…
A swivel-less hard chair forces one to find the right position to sit up IMO. Chair height, distance to keyboard, desk height, they all play a role too. But comfy chairs are not good in the long run
I found they impact your legs..
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#215I'm an engineer and yogi. I've been experimenting with tons of working positions in the WFH era. I really need to take pics.
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Are there good exercises for your back to offset sitting? Body weight exercises would be ideal.
Locust pose from yoga is phenomenal for back strength. Edit: You probably also should focus on core work too. Try some forearm planks to start.
Did you mean Lotus position?
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If you don't mind taking a picture of that set-up, I'd like to see it. If you don't feel comfortable, I'd understand as well. :) I have back-pain and have been looking for a (cheaper/affordable) way to have a lounging work set-up like that for two years now. Every decent option I see would cost me ~$5000 and I cannot afford that right now. Thank you.
I'm afraid I no longer have any part of either of those setups except for one of the monitors, the bike maintenance stand, and the monitor arm. I looked through the oldest photos I have online, and it looks like they are all after that setup, or at least don't include any photos of it. With the exception of the two monitors, which were $1,100 each, the setup boiled down to roughly: $300 for super duper monitor arm, $…
Got it! Thank you for replying with the details. :)
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#218Honestly glad that this guy is out there doing his thing but I wonder if his dating challenges (also discussed on the blog) might be somehow correlated with this setup...
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#219I started this journey because of neck pain. My posture has been pretty bad for neck pain, as I prioritized avoiding carpal tunnel. Now that I have a relaxed neck, I'm finding that I still get neck pain due to shoulder position. So having built a zero-g solution for my neck (i.e reclined with monitors still "in front" of my eyes), I am still working on shoulder and arm positions. I thought solving awful neck position would resolve the pain but it didnt. However, removing that problem now allows me to be sensitive to arm position, and all the times i'm using muscles to grab the mouse, or reach for a key.
My WIP involves a Zero G chair from relax-the-back, a sit-stand desk from which I mount the three monitors only, and a side table for the Mac. I dropped the $$$ on the chair because (a) it is motorized so I can change position throughout the day slightly, and (b) because if I ever have to go back to the office 100%, the chair is nice enough to put in the living room. The sit-stand desk allows moving the monitors up and down. Finally I have a couple of pieces of foam, with an MDF board glued on top for a workspace. The foam rests on the chairs arm rests, and now also two more side-tables just to support the foam. I use two magic keyboards, one for each hand (karabiner is required to make the cmd key etc work across keyboards)
It is a WIP. Step 1 was taking the load off my neck. I can now totally relax it during the day, with the result that I am now taller. Step 2 is taking the load of my shoulders. My second iteration has resulted in my elbows being slightly above my shoulders, so I'll be needing to get some thinner foam.
I'm in for about $5k so far, mostly the chair.
Will hopefully get to a writeup when it is 100% comfortable.