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How has standing or standing-sitting vs sitting while working affected your life? (www.bowflex.com)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm going to start standing-sitting while working. Got a desk that can do it. Was curious how it has affected other people.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have bad eyes and a love of computers/gaming, so I spent 30 years hunched over a keyboard squinting at the monitor. It fucked my back all the way up, I've had chronic back pain every day for ~20 years now. Fortunately nowadays I have a recliner and monitors/keyboard on arms so I can see while in a comfortable position. Take care of your back, kids.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Does recling helps with back pain? I work on laptop so I work on bed as well with lots of pillows to support my back.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Having my feet up helps with back pain because it changes the natural angle that my lower back sits at, which affects the level of strain of the surrounding muscles. I sat with my feet up on my desk for a long time before I finally realized why I was doing it and just bought a recliner and a desk that could accommodate it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I thought I really liked it at my old job. So when I moved I bought an electric adjustable desk. Turns out I just had a shitty chair at the old job. When I wfh, I have an Aeron, so I'm perfectly comfortable. I have only raised my desk a few times when I wanted to show something on screen to other people. Having the right ergonomics makes all the difference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They make a kit to convert Aeron chairs to stool height. I've been thinking about doing that instead of getting a motorized desk. The downside is that you're apparently supposed to lock out the recline feature for safety.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh, I wouldn't like that. I swing back in my chair a lot of the time that I'm seated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Me too, which is why I haven't done it yet. That said, I find myself wondering if the caution is overblown, despite the warning to disable the tilt function on the third-party sellers product pages typically being in red and all caps, since Herman Miller itself appears to offer 'standard tilt' as an option when you buy the thing in its drafting stool version to begin with. (Herman Miller's site doesn't really seem intended for individual consumer self-service, though -- it'd probably be best to ask a salesperson or something.)

Edit: I called Herman Miller customer service and the rep confirmed that Aeron drafting stools don't have any restrictions on reclining. She couldn't speak to the use of third-party kits, of course, but it really seems like that warning is more of a CYA thing than a real danger.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

It really is such a great chair that I expect I'll have it forever. One arm got damaged by my old desk being just the right height that when I sat, the arm could go under and when I stood, the chair raised a bit and put pressure on the arm. Other than that, it's as good as the day I bought it, outside of cosmetic wear. This is after ~20 years. What an investment!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I like having the option to sit or stand, myself, but I'm very active physically so the negative effects of sitting all day are largely muted.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't understand why everybody seems to want motorized desks instead of stool-height office chairs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (7 children)

High stool?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If you have back problems, get a wide desk, a smaller desk to place on one side, set up two workspaces for one computer, and place a treadmill under the one where you can stand.

Then alternate between sitting and walking with timers. I recommend 10 minutes of walking, 30 minutes of sitting, rince and repeat. Your back issues will be as much as cured, and you'll also not have to worry about heart problems because you'll essentially be walking a few kilometers every day.

If you can't sit for 30 minutes, 10 min walking and 5 minute sitting works just as well. Just don't walk for too long at a time. 10-20 minutes is a good amount. If you're fine with just standing, I still r ecommend alternating. Don't stand for more than 30 minutes at a time.

If I didn't have this setup I would have been without a job right now. Absolutely recommend it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I dont think I have back pain yet. I feel it some times when i focus on it. I dont have a big space but I can easily switch my setup standing-sitting. I dont have space for treadmill either but my work allows me to take 20mins break easily every hour or so. I plan on walking for 10-20min wherever i find myself.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have never had a job where I spent the majority of my working time sitting. I really have nothing to compare it to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Same here. I'd reckon most people do not sit or even stand idle at their jobs. I'd fucking kill to bitch about my posture from sitting at home all day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Sadly, you'd be wrong. In a country where many are too lazy to wash their hands, there's a lot of crossover with being too lazy to exercise.

I used to weigh 350 pounds. What precipitated my weight loss was noticing that, when I got up from my chair, my hips would have to get right (sorry, that's the best way I can explain it) before I'd be able to walk to the copier or go to the rest room. It was a huge early warning sign.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I had a standing desk at my old job and liked it a lot.

So when a desk riser came up at an op shop for $20, I snapped that up.

I tend to have the desk up when I'm gaming or studying, and lowered if I feel like I just want to chill and watch some YouTube.

However I wasn't aware of the sit-stand technique, so I may give this a go!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I got double hernia from working on the computer. I started doing exercises and got this chair called spinalis and was good ever since.

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