A new study from Australia involving over 83,000 participants found that prolonged standing may not improve heart health and could even increase the risk of certain circulatory problems.
Researchers discovered that standing for extended periods did not reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. In fact, spending too much time either sitting or standing was linked to a higher risk of problems such as varicose veins and feeling dizzy or lightheaded when you stand up.
I thought the idea was to be able to sit and stand for limited intervals, though I could understand how people might stagnate in practice (I.e. remain stood for hours without realising).
Your legs ache if you stand for a long time. Your really need to train to stand for 9 or 10 hours.
I have a high chair so I sit/stand at will. When my legs hurt I sit more.
I think the long term is probably that office work is just bad for humans and shouldn’t exist.
I have an adjustable sit stand desk, and I sometimes stand for hours without realising.
I have a friend elsewhere in Europe with a similar office setup, and we remind each other to move the desk up and down during the day 😊
To your last point, I would ordinarily agree but we sometimes ‘trap’ ourselves playing halo 3 together and what not.
true, 3 hours of video games is still probably better than 30 years of 9 - 5 though. Modern sedentary lives i guess are the real problem
Bingo on that last sentence.
Our bodies are made for walking and running
Wildly misleading title on the article
Definitely loaded. I figure we were already kind of on board with the idea that both sitting and standing in one place for too long isn’t great, and that you should move about regularly if possible.
Very rarely I might stand all day, some days I alternate several times a day, most days I’ll alternate once or twice.
I have fewer back issues since standing for some of my day but otherwise I doubt it makes much health difference either way.
I have a lot of people coming to my desk for consultation and standing definitely improves this interaction. I feel more alert throughout the day (and just switching between standing and sitting gives a small, brief, burst of energy).
hell yeah. My work provided me with a sit / stand desk, ergonomic office chair and monitor arms around the pandemic since we were all working from home.
Having that adjustability has helped my hamstrings a decent amount. I still need to do a better job of stretching throughout the day rather than just at night.
I will agree that I feel more… creative(?) when standing but I try not to overdo it.
The mat I stand on has a track in the middle for a rubber ball. Keeps my legs moving as I roll it back and forth. I love it.
It’s better!
It’s bad!
It’s worse!
No wait, it’s better!
This is the constant cycle I’ve seen throughout my life regarding so many things.
The news cycle moves a lot faster than scientific consensus.
looks like the healthiest way is not to work at all 😄
Reject modernity
Return to monkey
Just put me in a fucking vat that perfectly suspends me with out need of external force
I’m pretty sure that any position is bad if you are not moving for a prolonged period of time. AFAIK the clue is to change positions as much as possible and standing desk can help with that because well, there are only so many ways you can sit.
Perfect, I just built a new standing desk this weekend - was looking forward to not spending 90+% of my time sitting and now I’m gonna get varicose veins and die from it.
Put a treadmill under it
I should, I’m a bit worried about under desk clutter, but a coworker recently commented that the walking treadmill is a game changer
Get an under desk treadmill and don’t just stand, walk at 2mph/3kph as you’re working
I worked with a guy who had one of those at home, and his camera mounted at an up angle.
Whenever he got on zoom meetings it looked like he was laying on top of you fucking you missionary.
Truly disturbing.
Yuck, I at least take the time to turn it off whenever I have a meeting
That’s why you need a treadmill under it.
Pretty sure the desk is for your back, not your heart?
This tracks.
How many of these people started wearing knee high compression socks to mitigate long term issues? Not many, probably.
