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Sitting is the new smoking. It’s true! I mean, I don’t smoke. Never had. But I sit! A lot! That’s the disadvantage of having an office job! You sit around a lot! And you sit there and sit there. All day, every day! I tried to change this in the past. I really did! But I wasn’t successful. Or at least not as successful as I wanted it to be. But these days I am making progress! I stand way more than before.

What have I changed? I have the hight adjustable table for more than 3 years by now. So that can’t be it! I have changed the way of looking at the topic. Before I wanted to reach a certain amount of hours standing. That was a mistake. Now I just try to stand as much as possible. It doesn’t sound like a big deal, but it was to me. Now that I just stand whenever I want to, I stand whenever I can. I have figured out that I shouldn’t stand while doing certain tasks. Somehow it consumes too much energy. But following an active meeting, standing is perfect for that! It’s even enhancing my involvement into the topic. I love it!

Now the only problem is my bad body posture. I stand straight for about 3 seconds before I fall back into my old pattern. But I am getting there. Minute by minute.

See you next time!