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3 HN users recommended this between 2015 and 2017, in 3 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
I've read quite a bit on standing desks and I'm curious if there is any study/research that shows, experimentally, that it's actually [standing] that leads to some of the proposed benefits. I only ask because I wonder if simply exercising while sitting [1] or in general [2] lead to the same benefits or if the very sedentary nature of the circumstances surrounding sitting that lead to these poor outcomes (which then are solved by standing).
[1] http://www.amazon.com/FitDesk-v2-0-Desk-Exercise-Massage/dp/...
[2] http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B1VDNQA/ref=psdc_3407781_t3_B00C...
EDIT: Forgot to mention, when I say exercising, I mean during the same time where you would be sitting (e.g. during work, continuously)
Story is far more nuanced than the title suggests:
"Our study overturns current thinking on the health risks of sitting and indicates that the problem lies in the absence of movement rather than the time spent sitting itself,"
Translation: sitting is still bad for you, but standing isn't any better, which puts a pin in the standing desk fad.
Guess it's time to get one of these!
http://www.amazon.com/DeskCycle-Exercise-Pedal-Exerciser-Whi...
I have one of those under-desk exercise bikes. I don't know if it has any overall effect on my health, but it keeps the circulation going anyway.
I definitely recommend this particular model. It's smooth and quiet, works under a normal height desk, and is heavy enough that it doesn't slide around.
https://www.amazon.com/DeskCycle-Exercise-Pedal-Exerciser-Wh...