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		ThomPete on July 31, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My Standing Desk Experiment I was meeting some guy who have worked in ergonomics. His claim was the following. If you sit down most of your life you likely will end up with back problems around 40. Just standing up 50% of the time would hugely benefit and as he said standing up all the time would be the best. I am contemplating whether to do the standing up all the time. So far I am doing 50/50. Was thinking for those who like to switch 50/50 or some variation of that,whether it would make sense to create a little reminder app. Would people be interested in that?

tortilla on July 31, 2011 [–]

I use the Time Out app to remind me to take breaks every X minutes.

http://www.dejal.com/timeout/ (osx)

http://www.workrave.org/ (win, linux)

delackner on Aug 1, 2011 | | [–]

Timout is amazing. Dramatically improved my daytime energy levels and in the evening I feel much more clear and awake so I have much more productive time overall. Donate!

ThomPete on July 31, 2011 | | [–]

thanks

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