Postmodern Movement at Work – Still Standing

The benefit of working at a standing desk isn’t that you’re standing. It’s that you’re not sitting still.

When you stand, you’re constantly shifting your weight back and forth from one leg to the other. You might rock back and forth from the balls of your feet to your heels. You might arch your back once in a while. You might reach backwards with your arms or even overhead occasionally just to stretch. You might twist because you feel your hips, neck or back stiffen up. You might flex your knees a little because they’re stiffening up, too. If you’re like me, you might even crouch down once in a while to alleviate some of the tension that your tight hip flexors place on your lumbar spine. You might notice your posture and straighten up or re-align.

If you’re sitting down, your body is at a standstill. But it’s really hard to stand perfectly still.

(Nerd note: when you’re standing, your body is constantly solving the inverted pendulum problem. Your body doesn’t have to solve shit when it’s sitting down.)