Standing Up for the Truth
Standing desks have grown in popularity in the last few years, but it’s certainly not their first appearance in offices. They were used by clerks, draftsmen, and bankers as far back as the nineteenth century. Some schools at the time even provided them for students.[35]
Many standing-desk-users of old were standing for reasons that we now know to be invalid. They were often concerned about crushing their abdominal organs or developing kyphosis (a hunchback). None of these concerns were based on scientific evidence. Yet most programmers are making the same mistake by not considering the real impact of standing while working.
According to the research of Dr. Alan Hedge, the benefits of standing must be balanced against ...
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