Standing desks, avoiding chairs

My company replaced all desks with adjustable work tops. I mostly work from home but bought an inexpensive high top table and do all video calls there on my laptop. Sitting is the new smoking.

During the pandemic, I bought a desk top standing desk from Amazon to use while working from home.

It feels nice on my pelvis to stand barefoot/socked feet flat on the floor while I tap away. But I have to say atm I'm feeling pressure in my ankle/heel and calf area. Will that loosen and go away with time? I've only been doing this a few weeks, and while I walk my dog daily I'm not the most active limber person otherwise.

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Not practical after a certain age. At Datalounge that certain age would be anyone who appears older than 42. Standing, without moving, impedes blood circulation and places undue pressure on lower leg joints.

If you stand for long periods of time, consider using compression stockings to improve circulation and prevent pain and swelling in the calf and ankles.

It’s not just standing, but also walking around, doing squad, jumping up and down, and dancing even [ if you WFH]

A nice part of standing is that one naturally moves around--placing the weight one foot and then the other

Mark Sisson has a good guide to standing-at-work.

[quote] If you stand for long periods of time, consider using compression stockings to improve circulation and prevent pain and swelling in the calf and ankles.

Ugh. Compression socks are so uncomfortable.

R10 they're not the cutest either. If anyone has recs for comfy youthful compression socks hmu!!

Why does one have to wart compression socks with a standing desk?

I would imagine we should wear them with standard sitting desks instead

The WHS people came to work not that long ago to give us tips on how to stay safe working and they specifically pointed out that people THINK standing is better for them but standing in one spot too long can cause a lot of problems too. The even mentioned the shifting of weight that r8 mentioned as being a bad thing over time.

R13, yes, mix it up. Stand some, sit some

WFH time for me is half stood at my counter using my laptop, then moving to lie down on my belly on my couch and type for a bit, then sitting lotus style at my coffee table, then standing at the counter again etc.. With breaks for tea or a snack or a quick walk around the house to pick up or pet my dog or whatever. Basically just trying to avoid a formal chair. Idk if that's right or healthy but it feels natural to me.

[quote] in that one respect I have to admit that I got really trim and tight staying on my feet 8 hours or more a day, burning fat and building muscle

Standing instead of sitting does seem to have health benefits, but so far no one has been able to claim that it causes people either to lose weight or keep weight off. In fact a recent Harvard study claims such a finding is "unlikely."