• PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1. Sitting weird is good so long as you keep altering your position. It’s sitting still in the same position for a long time that is the worst. I can’t sit still either way, thanks ADHD :)
    2. Squats and deadlifts, other back exercises and running can compensate for hours of sitting (at least in terms of back issues). The technique has to be right though or it can make things worse.
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    Slouched down in my chair

    Opened lemmy

    literally the Top of my feed

    > MFW

    👹

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    I used to sit weirdly too but it was never a problem. I would guess the main problem for people with pain is lack of any exercise. It seems some people don’t even walk anymore, they use those electric boards to move. No surprise their body becomes crap.

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        I started trying to run now actually. I hate cardio but it looks so good when people can run and it looks effortless. So I have set a 2 month plan for myself now to get on running machine every second day and do 20 minutes of mixed uphill walking and running.

        Chat gpt says I will see results in 2 months, so im hoping for it. :) My goal is to be able to run 20 minutes with no walking.

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    I once had someone at a party tell me “I can tell you’re in IT because of how you sit.” I didn’t think I was sitting weird.

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    I sit like the second picture to keep my back from hurting. Remember kids, just because you CAN lift that person that weighs more than you you SHOULDN’T lift that person

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    tbf, almost every single chair out there is wildly un-ergonomic. Whoever came up with all that 90 degree “perfect posture” bullshit must be exhumed, revived and then executed again. Just get yourself a laptop and work from bed if you can, otherwise, get a recliner that can go back at least 45°, find your comfortable angle, then plan the rest of the setup around that.

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    My back has rarely hurt through my life. Only recently after working as a kitchen aid in my second job have I started feeling any at all.

    Now my knees are a different story. I’ve had bad knees since I was 12.

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      I worked in a kitchen with a subtly sloped floor, so water goes towards the drains. I’m convinced that messed me up

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        Physically and possibly also mentally.

        I’m basing this on nearly nothing, but I honestly think hanging around on slopes for too long without skiing, snowboarding, or cycling messes with your mind…