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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 87 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

AFAIK, standing all day isn't any healthier than sitting all day. No idea about the last panel tho ...

[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 46 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Pure anecdote, but as someone with a long, shitty back, I definitely noticed a marked improvement in how my back felt when I switched to a standing desk.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe that's part of the reason I can't sit still too long, for I too have a long, funky back.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My back feels better, but my hips are killing me

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'd get pain in my feet (flatfoot) and my lower back about one hour in.

[–] DerArzt@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you standing all day, or are you swapping between sitting and standing throughout the day?

[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

I stand all day. When I first switched I alternated when my legs got tired, but that only lasted a couple days.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

You’re suppose to move around throughout the day. Being sedentary is what makes it unhealthy. Standing in the same place all day is as bad as sitting in the same place all day.

Offices are bad for our health.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 17 points 3 weeks ago

Back in the day, every single video game used to have a little note on the box, in the manual or even on screen when starting it up that you should stop playing every 15 to 20 minutes to walk around and look at something other than a screen.

Haven't seen that warning in multiple decades now. And I doubt it was ever shown on office software.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hybrid desks are where it's at. As soon as I start to get uncomfortable sitting in up like a meer cat. Then twenty minutes or so later back down I go.

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

A Home Assistant standing desk controller exists. I don't have a standing desk, but if I did I'd have it automatically rotating every half hour.

[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I heard hanging all day can have some adverse effects

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 47 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Would this actually be healthier, or would it be just as bad as sitting?

[–] hmonkey@lemy.lol 41 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know, but I actually do want to try it

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The constant bouncing would definitely be a lot more exercise than sitting.

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Hmmm... does this mean bouncing my leg all day counts as exercise? :P

[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago
[–] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Are those supposed to be the bouncy things rhat young children have?

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago
[–] potoo22@programming.dev 13 points 3 weeks ago

They exist for adults too, but I've only ever seen extreme versions at carnivals.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Wow, I’d forgotten about this strip! I used to start my day with several comics and they were one but that was years ago now