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In college I had some back problems, so I improvised (an incredibly unwise) lay-down desk by putting my monitor face down on two chairs and just lying with my face underneath it. This was a heavy CRT, not a modern LCD monitor. (Did I mention this being incredibly unwise...?)
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The worst potential consequence of laying down is that your back muscles would become weaker. This is one of the reasons why sitting harms your back, and with laying down it would be even worse. Unless it's combined with some exercise it could be a really bad idea.
Are there good exercises for your back to offset sitting? Body weight exercises would be ideal.
Forearm plank, side bridge, bird-dog, dead bug.
This video is a meta-analysis of the best rehab exercises for the glute muscles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgWSsaC3UJk
This page has pictures of the above mentioned PT exercises: https://mikereinold.com/5-common-core-exercise-mistakes-and-...
I was in the market for a desk and chair recently. Long story short: sitting at a floor table and on the couch all day was causing issues with my back and hamstrings. I did look into the AltWork setup mentioned. At $7000 (or $4500 for manual option), it's quite expensive but not that bad if amortized over a 20 year period of working 8 hours a day. Investment in long-term health is worth it if the product works as it…
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Are there good exercises for your back to offset sitting? Body weight exercises would be ideal.
Not body weight, but deadlifts are a good counteraction. Glutes, lower back and upper back all come into play.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.#Later_life_...
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Are there good exercises for your back to offset sitting? Body weight exercises would be ideal.
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 friend once said “There’s all these studies about how bad sitting is for you. Now there are even studies about how bad standing desks are for you. Nobody ever says anything bad about laying down so I just try to do that as much as possible.” I still laugh. Perhaps true in part though.
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A phone is usually less than 200g, a CRT monitor can easily be >10kg, so at least 50 times worse
And damage does not scale linearly. I'd much rather have 50 200g rocks falling on my head than a single 10kg rock :)
I was in the market for a desk and chair recently. Long story short: sitting at a floor table and on the couch all day was causing issues with my back and hamstrings. I did look into the AltWork setup mentioned. At $7000 (or $4500 for manual option), it's quite expensive but not that bad if amortized over a 20 year period of working 8 hours a day. Investment in long-term health is worth it if the product works as it…
Does HM Embody squeak from plastics grinding like some reviews I've read online. Thank you for sharing your experience!