| Standing Desks 11:38 - Jul 20 with 2383 views | hype313 |
Got myself a standing desk and have been using it all week, have to say it has helped with my lower back pain to a degree, anyone else doing this, is their any scientific evidence to say its better than being sedentary at your desk, or is it just a fad? |  |
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| Standing Desks on 11:41 - Jul 20 with 2358 views | footers |
"Sitting is the new smoking." Or so I was told by one batty old lady I used to work with. She tried to foist this on us company-wide, along with hot desking and other modern corporate b0llocks, to which I refused.
Horses for courses. If it works for you, great; just don't try to impose it on anyone else. |  |
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| Standing Desks on 11:41 - Jul 20 with 2362 views | Steve_M |
Moving is definitely better than being sedentary all day. I suspect standing at a desk all day is equally tiring though and starts to put strain on the back.
The best solution is to do whatever feels comfortable but move around, stretch and change posture regularly. And make sure that the desk is properly set up. |  |
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| Standing Desks on 11:43 - Jul 20 with 2349 views | hype313 |
| Standing Desks on 11:41 - Jul 20 by footers |
"Sitting is the new smoking." Or so I was told by one batty old lady I used to work with. She tried to foist this on us company-wide, along with hot desking and other modern corporate b0llocks, to which I refused.
Horses for courses. If it works for you, great; just don't try to impose it on anyone else. |
Yes I read that sitting down for 8 hours a day having slept all night is like smoking 20 fags and eating a burgers everyday. | |
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| Standing Desks on 11:44 - Jul 20 with 2342 views | hype313 |
| Standing Desks on 11:41 - Jul 20 by Steve_M |
Moving is definitely better than being sedentary all day. I suspect standing at a desk all day is equally tiring though and starts to put strain on the back.
The best solution is to do whatever feels comfortable but move around, stretch and change posture regularly. And make sure that the desk is properly set up. |
I have it t a height which means it's at my chest so my posture means I stand up straight. Going ok so far, If it means I'm not sat for hours at a time then suppose it might be worthwhile. | |
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| Standing Desks on 11:44 - Jul 20 with 2333 views | footers |
| Standing Desks on 11:43 - Jul 20 by hype313 |
Yes I read that sitting down for 8 hours a day having slept all night is like smoking 20 fags and eating a burgers everyday. |
I do all those things. Maybe not a burger every day, mind you. My life will be shorter but I'll be a lot more comfortable while it lasts. | |
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| Standing Desks on 11:45 - Jul 20 with 2332 views | blue62 |
They work well, had them in the office for the past couple of years and everyone likes them. Some stand up all day, some still sit.
Got the ones from IKEA, £400 a desk and have worked ok. |  | | |
| Standing Desks on 11:46 - Jul 20 with 2317 views | hype313 |
| Standing Desks on 11:44 - Jul 20 by footers |
I do all those things. Maybe not a burger every day, mind you. My life will be shorter but I'll be a lot more comfortable while it lasts. |
So in conclusion you're on about 40 a day then  | |
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| Standing Desks on 12:08 - Jul 20 with 2261 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Standing Desks on 11:45 - Jul 20 by blue62 |
They work well, had them in the office for the past couple of years and everyone likes them. Some stand up all day, some still sit.
Got the ones from IKEA, £400 a desk and have worked ok. |
We offered these as an alternative.
https://www.backinaction.co.uk/kneeling |  |
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| Standing Desks on 12:11 - Jul 20 with 2248 views | Rob88 |
Yeah where I work is big on it. There must be some rhyme or reason to it and I can see some logic. I don’t think sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day with poor posture is any good for you. |  | | |
| Standing Desks on 12:12 - Jul 20 with 2247 views | vapour_trail |
| Standing Desks on 11:43 - Jul 20 by hype313 |
Yes I read that sitting down for 8 hours a day having slept all night is like smoking 20 fags and eating a burgers everyday. |
My first job in an office, I had an ashtray on my desk so was combining the two. |  |
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| Standing Desks on 12:14 - Jul 20 with 2230 views | Herbivore |
I'm sure they are good for you, the main issue is they make you look like a bit of a knob. Maybe that will change if they become more common. |  |
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| Standing Desks on 12:14 - Jul 20 with 2231 views | hype313 |
| Standing Desks on 12:12 - Jul 20 by vapour_trail |
My first job in an office, I had an ashtray on my desk so was combining the two. |
What, putting a burger in an ashtray  | |
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| Standing Desks on 12:45 - Jul 20 with 2160 views | connorscontract |
| Standing Desks on 12:14 - Jul 20 by hype313 |
What, putting a burger in an ashtray |
Fag underneath in the ashtray, bit of wire gauze across the top, plonk on your burger: low and slow, smokehouse style. All the hipsters will be doing it by next Spring. | | | |
| Standing Desks on 12:48 - Jul 20 with 2148 views | Pendejo |
Yes I did it until someone nicked the handle to wide the [shared] desk up and down, and yes you feel like a right knob when doing it. Healthier though than sitting. |  |
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| Standing Desks on 12:57 - Jul 20 with 2112 views | vapour_trail |
| Standing Desks on 12:14 - Jul 20 by hype313 |
What, putting a burger in an ashtray |
Even when a fully committed smoker, eating and smoking at the same time was always a no no. | |
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| Standing Desks on 13:14 - Jul 20 with 2076 views | blue62 |
| Standing Desks on 12:14 - Jul 20 by Herbivore |
I'm sure they are good for you, the main issue is they make you look like a bit of a knob. Maybe that will change if they become more common. |
if you are sitting while everyone else is standing you will be staring at a load of knobs! | | | |
| Standing Desks on 13:15 - Jul 20 with 2074 views | hype313 |
| Standing Desks on 12:14 - Jul 20 by Herbivore |
I'm sure they are good for you, the main issue is they make you look like a bit of a knob. Maybe that will change if they become more common. |
Luckily, I work from home, so don't have to worry about that. | |
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| Standing Desks on 13:16 - Jul 20 with 2063 views | Herbivore |
| Standing Desks on 13:15 - Jul 20 by hype313 |
Luckily, I work from home, so don't have to worry about that. |
Then crack on I say. | |
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| Standing Desks on 14:36 - Jul 20 with 1975 views | GeoffSentence |
A quick google suggests that, at best, the benefits of stand up desks have been oversold. Which is good news for me as I don't like standing for work, though I do enjoy a good long walk at lunchtime, which along with regularly sauntering about doing nothing but stretching my legs should be better than just standing. |  |
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| Standing Desks on 16:31 - Jul 20 with 1875 views | Meadowlark |
Not at work any more, but for the last couple of years of my time in "the office" I got one. I thought it was great. I spent all day (8 hours) standing except for a half hour lunch break or if anyone came in to see me. No more back-pain, better posture (probably) and generally felt better. Another bonus was when I was at trade-shows and everyone else was complaining about sore feet and painful backs at the end of a long day manning the booth, I suffered from neither.
Thoroughly recommended. |  | | |
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