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Oct 28, 2025 10:43 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n__frA6l4bY
henryvk
The only time I crank my desk up is when I’m looking at my screen with a coworker. I don’t want them to pull up a chair and it would be rude for me to stay seated while the are doubled over, so a standing desk is the ideal solution.
quietwalker
There have been no long term studies, and few actual scientific studies, on the benefits of standing desks. The few that did said, yes, they help avoid a certain type of problem that can occur with regular sitting over 5+ years, but that they caused a whole other set of more severe issues associated with standing in one place that can happen in less than 6 months, that we already know about thanks to retail sales & cashier jobs.
Bystandr
Yep. Pharm tech for 3 years here. We had spongy mats to stand on to mitigate the problems with standing 8-12 hours a day. Still had back
Bystandr
issues that stemmed from the foot issues created by the work requirement. Its a bullshit move to stop people from sitting. That's about it.
ourari
I use my standing desk with a walking pad. When I'm not walking, I fold up the walking pad, lower the desk and sit. Just standing was Not Good.
quietwalker
There's also a teeny tiny problem with standing desks in that focus and attention are down - but so little as to be unlikely to cause a real issue, about the same as yoga balls/balance chairs. HOWEVER, when it comes to walking or cycling, yeah, 20% productivity right off the top easy.
Likely - but not proven - best strategy: sit to do work, take a 5-10 minute walk every hour or two.
ourari
Productivity is less of a concern than health from the POV of the person doing the sitting/walking/standing or taking the physical and mental damage. In the long run, a loss in productivity as a result of healthier behavior in the short term is probably made up for in the long term? Bluntly: A healthy employee is more productive than a disabled one.
ourari
But I recognize I don't have actual facts to go on here.
quietwalker
Sure. But standing desks (& walking desks, and cycling desks) haven't been shown to make you more healthy.
One study of walking desks shows that after a year, the average weight loss was only 2 lbs (I think the max was 5.6 lbs from one?), and all the other metrics were down. Luckily the business could absorb it and not have to fire anyone or make other cutbacks, but ...
Not being able to afford rent, food, etc isn't very healthy either.
ourari
Weight loss isn't the best indicator for overall health on its own. I'm skinny as fuck. If I lose weight, I'm in trouble. But I do need to exercise a lot more! But point taken :)