Weight Loss Tip : Stand up!

14 Dec 2009 3 Comments

by wenain back, ergonomic, health, posture, weight loss Tags: health

Amazing as this may sound, one of the major weight loss impact throughout my journey this year, has been the fact that I’m standing up a lot more than I used to. Before I had my slipped disc re-injury, I was sitting down a lot and that included slouching my shoulders.

This is my current setup at home with my 15″ laptop. A lot of people had something to say about it. Like it’s too high or too far away from my eyes that I have to squint. I actually don’t have to squint at all since I always did make sure that my specs were always the correct prescription. So it’s not so bad. At the same time, my eyes got the necessary rest away from the monitor so that helps too.

Since I started standing up when using the laptop, my body has become smaller. It takes a lot more energy to stand up for 2 hours than it is to sit down for 2 hours. Plus, it helps my back by putting less pressure on the herniated disc that I can now stand for long hours with no problems. Of course, proper shoes also helps a lot.

I have a similar setup at the office where my standing workstation helps to reduce the pressure on the spine, especially the discs pressure. It’s interesting to be working while standing and I do get a lot of feedback from people. But ergonomically, it is definitely more friendly than sitting down for 8 hours. And trust me, I became smaller. That was definitely a plus.

3 Comments (+add yours?)

annna
Mar 13, 2010 @ 09:50:10

wow! this is smth new! Will try it out too Thanks for the tips!
Pink Cotton
Jul 10, 2010 @ 09:57:28

wow! this is amazing…easy to do and effective i suppose? Lol
wena
Jul 10, 2010 @ 12:13:54

Oh yes, very but provided that you’re wearing flats and not heels. LOL! If you wear heels, it’s going to hurt in the long run.