Standing desk might be as bad as sitting all day
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Standing desk might be as bad as sitting all day
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#2Discussion (38 points, 25 days ago, 19 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41862258
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#3I find the healthiest thing to do is to work remote and move around your house doing errands while occasionally returning to your computer to type some thoughts on your mind and then return back to errands.
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#4Walking desk it is!
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#5Walking desk it is!
Stephen Wolfram was always correct.
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#6Maybe we need to, I dunno, rethink the way we work in general. Stop chasing silver bullets and admit that movement is medicine. Reading articles like this reminds me of the people I've watched exhaust every possible option for weight loss save for mindful eating and exercise.
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#7> The researchers found no association between time spent standing and the risk of cardiovascular disease, suggesting standing desks and similar work postures might not be enough to stave off the health problems associated with sitting around.
I always assumed it was also probably pretty good for my back and neck - I'd love to see a study on that.
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#8'The best posture is the next posture,' as they say.
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#9On the bright side, my standing desk is great as an adjustable desk.
It's nice to be able to get the height just right.
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#10Maybe we need to, I dunno, rethink the way we work in general. Stop chasing silver bullets and admit that movement is medicine. Reading articles like this reminds me of the people I've watched exhaust every possible option for weight loss save for mindful eating and exercise.
Butts in seats is a very poor way to get productivity. It is, however, management enforced. Management only pretends to care about productivity. Until managerial ideology shifts we'll never bother.
I think countries beyond the US have a much better prospect of doing this.