Comic Strips @lemmy.world donut_shaped_universe @lemmy.world 5mo ago

Ergonomics

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AFAIK, standing all day isn't any healthier than sitting all day. No idea about the last panel tho ...
- 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.
  
  My back feels better, but my hips are killing me
  
  Are you standing all day, or are you swapping between sitting and standing throughout the day?
- 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.
- 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.
  
  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.
Would this actually be healthier, or would it be just as bad as sitting?
- I don't know, but I actually do want to try it
- The constant bouncing would definitely be a lot more exercise than sitting.
  
  Hmmm... does this mean bouncing my leg all day counts as exercise? :P
- yes
Are those supposed to be the bouncy things rhat young children have?
- I think so
- They exist for adults too, but I've only ever seen extreme versions at carnivals.
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

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