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How effective are standing desks?
At a first glimpse the standing desks seem like another "improvement" companies throw to an item to make customers upgrade and re-buy the same thing. Essentially it's just a desk, right? That's what I ...
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How effective are standing desks?
A recent meta-analysis of 23 published studies is MacEwen, MacDonald, and Burr, "A systematic review of standing and treadmill desks in the workplace," Preventative Medicine 70(January 2015):50-58.
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How effective are standing desks?
According to Dr. Jos Verbeek of The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, "What we actually found is that most of it is, very much, just fashionable and not proven good for your health."
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How is she aligning the hips?
She doesn't know what she's talking about.
The hips do not interface with any socket, rather they each contain a socket, so it makes no sense to try to describe the hips as moving relative to their ...
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How effective are standing desks?
Anecdotal, I've been using a standing desk for about a year. I write software so it used to be ~8hrs sitting. Now I'm always standing.
Dont notice a difference tbh. Some days my legs and lower back ...
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How effective are standing desks?
Being immobile in one position (whether sitting or standing) for long periods of time is just not good for you.
Sit too long and you get all those posture problems and what not.
Stand too long and ...
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How to correct muscle imbalance in front half vs back half of my body
"For example I always feel my quads after squatting and hardly ever feel my hamstrings."
This is because squatting is a quad dominant exercise, this is normal. Yes squats use your whole leg but you ...
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What activities are good for your posture?
An illustration of your problem:
your weight training may improve or worsen the problem.
It depends on which exercises you do and how you do them.
First thing is you want to "stop" training ...
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Wide-grip pull ups or bent over rows for correcting computer posture?
Horizontal rows are generally better for correcting posture in deskbound workers.
You should be looking to strengthen your rear-shoulder muscle-groups: Trapezius, scapular deltoid, rhomboids, ...
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Can chiropractor really fix lateral pelvic tilt?
You're right to be skeptical about this, because a lateral pelvic tilt can be caused by either something very severe, or something mild.
I had this issue recently (I'm grown up with symetric pelvis)...
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I can't figure out which muscle is weakest/tight
I'd highly recommend seeing a local Physical Therapist. A full evaluation is required to properly diagnosis and plan a corrective exercise regimen based on your unique situation. I've included ...
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Do I need to squeeze my back when I am doing overhead(military) shoulder press?
A very common movement impairment is using the lower back to compensate for a lack of overhead shoulder mobility.
Here is a person with their hands above their head:
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Prolonged sitting is bad; so is prolonged standing. But what about regularly shifting between the two?
Interestingly, the risks of mortality between the two conditions, sitting and standing, appear to be causally different.
Our understanding of the former is supported by a large body of research ...
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Is this yoga rod/pilates stick exercise helpful to get better posture?
It depends on what the problem is. Usually, I believe that there are 2 things you need to address for any postural issues/imbalances. Stretching the shortened muscle and strengthening the antagonist.
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Really Bad posture now hurting me whats the best solution?
We can't provide a full life-routine for you to follow, as we'd need to diagnose a lot more than what we can see in the picture, and the paragraph you wrote. But I'll touch on the most immediate ...
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Is cycling good or bad for lumbar hyperlordosis?
I wouldn't say that cycling is "bad" for your health. There's solid research that cycling can fix a bum knee, as an example:
It is suggested that cycling might be a useful exercise in the
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Most efficient way to stand?
Probably depends just how still you have to stand. Beefeaters (the fellows in black hats and red jackets who stand at attention at the Tower of London) have to stand absolutely still for hours at a ...
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Movement for Good Morning vs. RDL
Romanian deadlifts and good mornings are both hinge patterns, however there are some major differences. Such as the lever action in relation to where the load is placed. A true good morning is a ...
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Abdominal breathing vs proper posture
Common issue, you misconceive that pulling belly in is correcting your Lumbar Lordosis, or Anterior Pelvic Tilt (APT).
Your erector spinae (lower back spinal muscles) and hip flexors tend to be ...
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What should be the volume and intensity of a posture workout program?
Workout program
First off, I hope you're doing more than just the 5 exercises in the article you linked to. Those exercises are indeed a good set of exercises for the upper back, but good posture is ...
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Sitting on the floor instead of in a chair
It seems comfortable as you describe. The first things I'd check is that:
Your upper body is supported by your hips and your back isn't becoming rounded,
Your head is where it should be, not extended ...
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How can I train just one side of the neck?
You can, but probably shouldn't train just one side of the neck.
Any exercise involving neck lateral flexion (bending the head to the side) or rotation can obviously be performed in one direction only,...
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What is a good (indoors) exercise regiment for a computer scientist?
Seems like everyone has giving you some good advice. However, I agree with JohnP the most because your health should be the most important aspect of your life. Find something you like, get up and take ...
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What is a good (indoors) exercise regiment for a computer scientist?
The good news is that, while sitting will kill you, the research seems to show that as little as a two minute walk each hour largely reverses the effect. Either set yourself an alarm or get up and get ...
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Flexibility exercises for better posture
A few years ago, I stumbled upon someone who had written a book about pain management. I was intrigued, so, I picked up his book and readily use his exercises as part of my daily routine.
Pete ...
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Flexibility exercises for better posture
Ok so 2 very basic nonfunctional postures are in short the "donald duck" (butt sticking out, or overextension of the thoracic spine) and the "pink panther" (vice versa, the butt tucking under). These ...
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Proper ergonomics for a standing desk?
I recently purchased the Ikea Sit and Stand desk. It has been the solution I was looking for for a long time. You may want to give that one a shot. I got the electric one, which runs just under $500, ...
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Right abs are more worked (and possibly poor posture), how can I correct that?
First of all, given we don't know much about the exact situation - have in mind there could be an underlying medical condition so you should consult a doctor if you have any such doubt.
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Should maintaining neutral sitting posture be tiring for someone trying to fix anterior pelvic tilt?
Anterior Pelvic Tilt vs Innominate Torsion
How exactly was it determined you have an anterior pelvic tilt (symmetrically bilateral tilt) vs an innomate torsion (R) vs (L) asymmetrical tilt?
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