My Treadmill Desk
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My Treadmill Desk
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#3Why does the article cut off unexpectly? Is it not finished, or is it a chrome bug?
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#4For me, this is not about “cardio”. This is simply about not sitting. That’s it. That’s all.
In which case, wouldn't the author be better off with a lectern with a stool. Then they could stand or sit depending on mood.
It seems to me that some combination of sitting and standing are likely to have the greatest health benefits. There's evidence that standing all the time is itself not good for you.
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#5Computer programmers have a fixation on treadmills other sedentary hobbyists don't have.
I have a treadmill behind the main TV couch in my house, and I sometimes use it while the TV is on. I don't watch much TV with the result that I don't walk on the treadmill very much, but it does sometimes happen.
The main treadmill problem I can see is they're not really compatible with little kids or small animals WRT obvious hazard, so for a variety of reasons its only recently that I can safely use mine without any worry. This focus does fit in with the stereotype that startups are really good at solving 25 year old kid problems, not so good at the other 90% of the population. What doesn't fit in is a stereotypical startup kid would live in a tiny apartment and the "whiiiiiir" would drive the other inmates crazy pretty quickly, to say nothing of the horrible open office fad, if my treadmill takes up 3ft x 6ft or so area and a fad style open office only allocates a 2ft x 2ft space per person this is a problem.
I have no complaint with this implementation and anytime I see someone do carpentry I like it. I'm just commenting on the general fascination with treadmills and desks seen on HN, its kinda funny.
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#6All those things wrong about 'sitting' are wrong about standing also. It's the fact that your spine is supporting your weight that causes back pain and issues. If you are sitting, it's best to use the chair back to support your back so you can recline in a 135 degrees.
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#7Computer programmers have a fixation on treadmills other sedentary hobbyists don't have. I have a treadmill behind the main TV couch in my house, and I sometimes use it while the TV is on. I don't watch much TV with the result that I don't walk on the treadmill very much, but it does sometimes happen. The main treadmill problem I can see is they're not really compatible with little kids or small animals WRT obvious h…
There's also something deliciously ironic about literally being on a treadmill while you're working. It's a metaphor we often use to describe the feeling of not getting anything done, or working just for the sake of working.
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I think what he is pointing out is the paradox of walking inside a house int he middle of the redwood forest. If you're a hiker, it's a wonderful place to hike. I'm not a hiker, but hell I would love to spend the entire day walking in the redwood forest.
Not sure that I'd jump to the conclusion of him personally destroying the redwood forest in order to live there. I think much of the bay area was redwood forests which were used to build houses and boats etc, over the last few hundred years.
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#9For me, this is not about “cardio”. This is simply about not sitting. That’s it. That’s all. In which case, wouldn't the author be better off with a lectern with a stool. Then they could stand or sit depending on mood. It seems to me that some combination of sitting and standing are likely to have the greatest health benefits. There's evidence that standing all the time is itself not good for you.
The extended content in grey covers my experiments with standing desks prior to this. tl;dr: Standing for a half hour leads to aching body parts — walking doesn't.
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I think what he is pointing out is the paradox of walking inside a house int he middle of the redwood forest. If you're a hiker, it's a wonderful place to hike. I'm not a hiker, but hell I would love to spend the entire day walking in the redwood forest. Not sure that I'd jump to the conclusion of him personally destroying the redwood forest in order to live there. I think much of the bay area was redwood forests whi…
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