Hacker News Reader

For me, this is not about “cardio”. This is simply about not sitting. That’s it. That’s all.

In which case, wouldn't the author be better off with a lectern with a stool. Then they could stand or sit depending on mood.

It seems to me that some combination of sitting and standing are likely to have the greatest health benefits. There's evidence that standing all the time is itself not good for you.

View on HN

Sitting and standing for extended periods both have their perils. However, given that we're built for long distance walking, that might be more optimal:

http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/13/the-dangers-of-sitting...

The extended content in grey covers my experiments with standing desks prior to this. tl;dr: Standing for a half hour leads to aching body parts — walking doesn't.

Right, but I wasn't talking about walking vs. standing, I was talking about standing vs. sitting. There seems to be evidence that being upright all the time isn't good for you either.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com