Just Hanging Out

We’ve got a pull-up bar at home. It’s nothing fancy—just one of those contraptions that cantilevers on the door frame so you can put it away when company comes over.

I usually only take the opportunity to use it on the weekends, but ever since I’ve been working from home, I find myself doing a few pull-ups here and there sometimes when I pass by. It’s a little activity that feels good when I’ve been sitting at my computer for a while. My wife likes to hang from it for a few seconds because it helps her to stretch out her shoulders and spine a bit.

If I ever go back to the office, I don’t think I’ll need one at my desk, but it might be nice to have some of these around the office. Maybe in doorways or maybe there’s a tasteful way of incorporating bars to hang from into some of the hallways or the break room. We don’t have any problem with people leaning on tables or sitting on chairs whenever they feel like they need to take a load off their feet. Hanging from a bar, even if your feet never leave the ground, would be a similar solution to the problem of relieving tension and pressure from your back and hips.