I’m in Indonesia now and my place doesn’t have an office chair, just one without a backrest. I was told that was a nono, but when I checked online there is a lot of information on how standing is better for you long term, and I do know people who stand and use the computer.
I care about my health, so I want to know what is the best practice. I can’t get another chair on short notice. Do I continue standing for now? I use the computer most of the day.
I work faster and more effectively sitting than standing. I drink a lot of water so bathroom breaks are stretch breaks. A good chair is important.
The standing advocates never seem to have credible, peer-reviewed scientific footnotes.
I’ve had jobs with lots of standing and it’s a misery. If you sign up for the hype, get really good shoes.
Not sure why you’re getting downvotes, it’s true. Most of the hype around how bad sitting is comes from people trying to sell you standing desks.
I mean, that’s just not true. There are tons of peer reviewed studies that show stand-sit desks and mixing up your posture by switching between standing and sitting has beneficial effects.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=standing+desk
Science for the win. 💯