Standing

Mostly, notes on standing vs. sitting, standing while working, etc.

Huberman standing / sitting advice

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• Sit half the day, stand half the day

• We weren't meant to stand all day, just like we weren't meant to sit all day

• Standing makes you more alert, sitting makes you more calm

• Stand, but don't lean

Movement (treadmill)

• No cognitive difference between treadmill vs. cycling

• Improvement in attention and cognitive ability (vs seating)

  • But, verbal memory recall scores is worse

  • So, don't do it for talking work. But maybe for analytical work, etc.

• Might reduce anxiety, because of optic flow

  • n.b. I'm not sure how stationary treadmills induce optic flow, though..?

Notes

• Medical researchers have long warned that prolonged sitting is dangerous, associated with a significantly higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and depression, as well as muscle and joint problems. Some have gone on to say that the office chair is worse for your health than smoking and kills more people than HIV. Even working out vigorously before or after work may not compensate for extending sitting. (source)
• Metabolism slows down 90 percent after 30 minutes of sitting (source)
• The enzymes that move the bad fat from your arteries to your muscles, where it can get burned off, slow down. The muscles in your lower body are turned off. And after two hours, good cholesterol drops 20 percent. Just getting up for five minutes is going to get things going again. (source)
• Not only health improved, but also productivity ticked up 15 percent when people stood and moved more during the day (source)
• Experts now say you should start standing up at work for at least two hours a day -- and work your way toward four. (source)

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