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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 82 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

I heard hanging all day can have some adverse effects

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 20 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours 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 13 points 21 hours 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 22 points 1 day 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 20 hours 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.

[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 day 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.

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 1 day ago (1 children)

My back feels better, but my hips are killing me

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 20 hours ago

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

[–] DerArzt@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 45 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] hmonkey@lemy.lol 40 points 1 day ago

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

[–] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] potoo22@programming.dev 11 points 23 hours ago

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

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago
[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day 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