You just have to line up your joints,” says Auburn Scallon, a former ballet teacher. “One of the best metaphors I ever got while studying ballet, that I repeated to my students for years, is that your skeleton is designed to hold your weight without your body working too hard. After a while, it’ll become second nature to sit and stand throughout the day." Idleness is the enemy: Mix in movements and stretchesĬhan uses a standing desk as do many of her clients, and while she appreciates the benefits, she’s emphatic that a standing desk must not replace walks, stretches and other movement. You can set the times for whenever you want. I encourage users to set alarms on their phones or on their computers to remind themselves to stand up - and sit back down.
“We get so used to sitting in a sedentary position all day, so we forget that we have this sit/stand desk to use. "Using a standing desk does take some getting used to,” says Webb. An office person isn't normally active, so we need to learn to move in realities and environments that we’re not used to doing so in.” In the beginning, set an alarm to remind yourself to stand Working on some core strengthening, back strengthening and leg exercises will be important and helpful to get your body in shape for standing. Add 10 minutes as you’re able to tolerate it. “See how that goes and then sit down for a bit.
“On your first day, for 15 minutes,” says Chan. This should become easier in time, but take care in building up to a level of comfortable tolerance.