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Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

#11
Dumbest idea ever. The hyper-fit guy sitting in the gym isn't looking too bad, though having the knees rotated that far out for any length of time isn't going to work out well. (Yes, knees-out squatting and knees-in squatting are very different things.) The woman in the second picture has the same problem, plus hyper-extending her arms and bending her wrists too far back. The third woman . . . oh, I don't even know where to start with that one. None of them are doing their vision any favors being that far from the screen, either. There's a reason they only picture twenty-somethings.

I love squatting. I have ever since I was a child, and people have often commented on my tendency to squat when others would stand or sit. I also use a standing desk. Nonetheless, there's just no way whatsoever that squatting while using a computer seems like a good idea.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

#12
I think it's satire-esque. I think sitting like that is for people who dont really "work" - or maybe I am mad because I invested in a 2k stand up desk only to be sent thousands of miles away on a job.

Plus I feel like sitting like that would fill the office with farts and stuff.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

#14
post #5

Arguing standing vs sitting (vs squatting) is missing the point. It's not an either or proposition. Holding any one position for a long time is bad. A good desk should be quick and easy to move from sitting height to standing height, and you switch between them regularly.

Or just get a drafting stool.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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Interesting. I've been a desk squatter for years--I've never wanted a dedicated stand desk, but I've been able to configure my set-up to allow good posture while squatting. It certainly provides a nice break from sitting.

I'm curious on how your desk would be arranged for squatting. This is the first I've even heard of desk squatting so I am struggling with how it would be set up.

In my desk chair, squatting works exactly like sitting. I'm actually less hunched over.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

#17
Let's think about why we gave up this position for going to the toilet, even though it allowed for better hygiene and simpler toilet designs. Is it because we "lost" this position at some point, or perhaps it wasn't that comfortable after all (for the bowels, for example)?

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

#18
post #5

Arguing standing vs sitting (vs squatting) is missing the point. It's not an either or proposition. Holding any one position for a long time is bad. A good desk should be quick and easy to move from sitting height to standing height, and you switch between them regularly.

I was thinking this. Ironically, this fits with the original vision for cubicles, as I heard it. You could arrange multiple "desks" if you will, so that you could switch between them easily. I don't believe I have seen this done, though.

Nor do I have any references. Apologies.

Re: Screw your standing desk. How about squatting?

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post #8

Except some of us are morphologically incapable of squatting the restful way: http://themovementfix.com/the-best-kept-secret-why-people-ha...

Great explanation, but what an awful awful site design. The last thing I want an image to when I move my mouse over it is twitch and suddenly display less information.
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