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Sitting, Standing, and Bouncing

Source: Hivelogic

Nov 03, 2009

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In my interview on The Setup (and subsequently on Twitter), I mentioned that I often stand while working, and that when sitting, I usually use a balance ball.

To my surprise, a lot of people have contacted me wanting to know more about it. Rather than answer everybody individually, I thought I’d share the information here.

Why work standing up or on a balance ball?

I began working standing up a few years ago to help alleviate a back issue I was having, caused primarily from sitting too long with bad posture in an unsuitable chair. Sure I was in decent shape, stretching, and running 3.5k every other day. But back muscles aren’t meant to be frozen in an unnatural, hunching, curving position for an extended period of time (even in a good chair, like the Aeron I was using).

Eventually these muscles can just give out. The many hours I was spending at the desk (without paying attention to my posture) combined with an overzealous weekend-warrior-style yard project took its toll on my back, and I wound up having to make a change while things healed up. This wasn’t th

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