How to deal with all the sitting at work

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I work in a cubicle. The nice thing about cubicles is the desk can be set at any height you want. I asked our facilities people to move my desk up to a good standing height for me. Now I stand the majority of the day. I found a chair that was being thrown away from a nearby office that can extend up to tall enough for me to sit at my standing-height desk. I sit for about 30% of the day occasionally.

This has also been covered in other threads for sure.

A standing desk has had way more of a benefit for my running than any stretching/fidgeting/walking to the breakroom every 20 minutes routine that I tried before. I can come into my afterwork workout with so much more energy. If I was just a hobby jogger I probably wouldn't notice a difference, but seriously training means it makes a huge difference.

Also sitting all day is just bad for you, even if you aren't a runner.

I was about to say the same thing as this guy.

runnerd nerd wrote:

If I was just a hobby jogger I probably wouldn't notice a difference, but seriously training means it makes a huge difference.

Oh please. You probably are "just a hobby jogger".

sitting kills my hips.

I set an alarm to go off every 30 minutes and I stand up, do some wall sits or one legged deadlifts, calf raises and bicep curls.

Helps a huge amount - not making any faster, but my hip pain completely stopped.

I work from home. Started using a stand up desk 3 months ago. My hips feel better since I made the switch. I also have a stool for when my legs get tired.

The working man wrote:

I just started full-time work 2 months ago and have already run into issues that are likely due to hip flexor tightness. Turns out sitting 8-10 hours a day isn't the best thing for a runner to do. A couple things I've found that help:

-Sitting on an exercise ball instead of a chair in order to engage your core

-Stretch breaks whenever possible

-Rolling out before and after work

-The "scorpion" stretch is good for stretching out your back after sitting for a while

Anyone else have tips to share? I realize a couple of these are pretty generic.

Ummmm, you realize that roofers and other blue-collar workers are sneering at you......and rightly so.

runnerd nerd wrote:A standing desk has had way more of a benefit for my running than any stretching/fidgeting/walking to the breakroom every 20 minutes routine that I tried before.

+1

You can sometimes piece this together from what your office has - shelves, boxes, etc. They make custom standing desks that are a bit pricey. A drafting table locked in a horizontal position (which is what I use) might be easier to find.

Ideally, you can come up with a way of standing most of the day while sitting occasionally just to take a break and change position.

If you don't have a good surface to stand on, look for GelPro mats. They sell them through kitchen supply places and on the internet.

Standee wrote:

You can sometimes piece this together from what your office has - shelves, boxes, etc. They make custom standing desks that are a bit pricey. A drafting table locked in a horizontal position]/b] (which is what I use) might be easier to find.

That's a great idea!

Another easy solution is to cut off a solid door to length, put four plastic water (or milk) crates on the top, with the door on top of the crates. Adjust for height with squares of plywood on the crates.

You don't find that your legs are tired after work if you're standing all day? I would think that this might be fine for running 30-40 mpw, but I'm running 100mpw and I want to save my energy and stay off my feet somewhat. Any thoughts here?

I have an inclined foot rest, similar size as those in airplanes.

It allows me to stretch my legs out more without pointing my toes (to be flat with the floor)

Also keeps my knees from being bow-legged.

I really like how relaxed it makes my legs feel, and I can see it helping out tight hip flexors, as simple as it might be.