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Wait, Standing Desks Might Be Bad For Your Health? (www.inverse.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Agree with this, especially about movement. Overall the main bad thing about regular desks and comfy chairs, is that you can sit at them without changing your posture for hours, which is bad for everything: blood circulation, posture, muscles, etc. "The best posture is your next one."

I work from the floor now mainly... it's cheap, portable, forces you to move, doesn't require anything besides maybe a few pillows and any coffee table or raised surface for a laptop.

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

I got a small treadmill with a standing desk, and it works surprisingly well. I get good 3-4 hours walking in every day now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Nice, that's a really good idea.