- Sitting weird is good so long as you keep altering your position. It’s sitting still in the same position for a long time that is the worst. I can’t sit still either way, thanks ADHD :)
- Squats and deadlifts, other back exercises and running can compensate for hours of sitting (at least in terms of back issues). The technique has to be right though or it can make things worse.
I used to sit weirdly too but it was never a problem. I would guess the main problem for people with pain is lack of any exercise. It seems some people don’t even walk anymore, they use those electric boards to move. No surprise their body becomes crap.
walking is good but running (upright) is much better. Deadlifts and squats are an absolute hack
I started trying to run now actually. I hate cardio but it looks so good when people can run and it looks effortless. So I have set a 2 month plan for myself now to get on running machine every second day and do 20 minutes of mixed uphill walking and running.
Chat gpt says I will see results in 2 months, so im hoping for it. :) My goal is to be able to run 20 minutes with no walking.
Slouched down in my chair
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Those cameras we planted all over your home are finally starting to lead to some content inspiration 🥳
I once had someone at a party tell me “I can tell you’re in IT because of how you sit.” I didn’t think I was sitting weird.
Not weird at all
hehedude I had a random teammate tell me once in a video game that I sounded like I had a stand-up desk
Well was it true?
yes, but I wasn’t using it at the time. I was gaming at my Ikea kitchen table desk, with my standup work desk right next to me
You don’t have to call me out like that
I feel attacked
I take offense at that. My chair doesn’t look that comfortable. It also sounds like a Nazgûl when I sit on it.
tbf, almost every single chair out there is wildly un-ergonomic. Whoever came up with all that 90 degree “perfect posture” bullshit must be exhumed, revived and then executed again. Just get yourself a laptop and work from bed if you can, otherwise, get a recliner that can go back at least 45°, find your comfortable angle, then plan the rest of the setup around that.
Wat.
This is how you get chronic heart burn
I sit like this and have no pain… I also climb 3 times a week, which, accoiding to my informal survey, helps inmensly with back pain.
I sit like the second picture to keep my back from hurting. Remember kids, just because you CAN lift that person that weighs more than you you SHOULDN’T lift that person
just because you CAN lift that person that weighs more than you you SHOULDN’T lift that person
Also, consent is good.
Oh I had consent from all involved except my back lol
First picture gang checking in. Especially as a 2 metre tall person, I don’t fit anywhere, gotta get creative
Yeah that’s how I fucked up my knee lol
Standing desks actually need to go right down so you can kneel, sit cross legged or lie at the keyboard.
My back has rarely hurt through my life. Only recently after working as a kitchen aid in my second job have I started feeling any at all.
Now my knees are a different story. I’ve had bad knees since I was 12.
I worked in a kitchen with a subtly sloped floor, so water goes towards the drains. I’m convinced that messed me up
Physically and possibly also mentally.
I’m basing this on nearly nothing, but I honestly think hanging around on slopes for too long without skiing, snowboarding, or cycling messes with your mind…
I sit like this and have no back pain, but I also exercise regularly
come back in 10 years and tell us how it goes.
Yeah turns out core strength is important, who knew
That’s exactly what my physical therapist just told me
My back hurt at 16
