Do you exercise?

[tossy]

I go for walking 1 hour every morning ....

[lor]

I'm not an idiot, X_Programmer, I don't need to be listed the strains of the human body when we sit down. We're on a programming forum, most of us have common sense.

@lor
No matter how good the ergonomics we are still motionless, straining are eyes and losing circulation in our legs(unless you're standing and working on the computer(read *unlikely*))
Also, our lower backs take a lot of strain unless you do not slouch or sit back.

Losing circulation in our legs and straining our eyes? The whole point of ergonomics is to prevent that.

[Davide]

I do push-up's every 50 minutes, this helps blood go back to my brain .

[Irfan_A]

I usually go to any places that were located near my house on foot. If not, I go ride by tricycles or bicycles. Understandably, I was not able to ride a motorcycle up to now. Perhaps with that walking is my exercise. I also just stretch my muscles so as not to strain every time I felt tired. Although in my house there are two sports equipment, but I rarely use it. I hope I would do it if I have enough time. I should put into exercise in my life like you all.

[X_Programmer]

I'm not an idiot, X_Programmer, I don't need to be listed the strains of the human body when we sit down. We're on a programming forum, most of us have common sense.

Losing circulation in our legs and straining our eyes? The whole point of ergonomics is to prevent that.

I wasn't saying anyone was an idiot here(this is the last place in the internet that you would find idiots), but when we work on the computer, no matter what position your in, you are still motionless. I'm not in tune with modern ergonomic advances, but I don't think people jog in place while working on the computer(although it could be possible...).

Anyways, I'm a 15 year old that doesn't have a job, and is not great at programming. You could say I don't know anything because I have no experience.


However, I think we all feel the same way after sitting at the computer for 8 hours straight working on an annoying, frustrating programming error.
No sense denying it.


<own opinion>
I just think we should try to get some exercise each day to help balance the time that we spend on the computer.
</own opinion>

[asafe]

I pretend to do Krav Maga and I play soccer sometimes.

[lor]

I wasn't saying anyone was an idiot here(this is the last place in the internet that you would find idiots), but when we work on the computer, no matter what position your in, you are still motionless. I'm not in tune with modern ergonomic advances, but I don't think people jog in place while working on the computer(although it could be possible...).

Anyways, I'm a 15 year old that doesn't have a job, and is not great at programming. You could say I don't know anything because I have no experience.


However, I think we all feel the same way after sitting at the computer for 8 hours straight working on an annoying, frustrating programming error.
No sense denying it.


<own opinion>
I just think we should try to get some exercise each day to help balance the time that we spend on the computer.
</own opinion>

I never said you called me nor anyone else an idiot. I was only stating that I'm no idiot thus I don't need to be lectured about ergonomics, I've already endured those.
And yes, you're right, but 8 hours is ridiculous. People who sit that long at a computer deserve (maybe 'deserve' is too harsh, 'have it coming to them' is probably more suitable) to have RSI and back pains more than anyone else. Plus, I never said anything about what would happen if people sit at their computers without breaks (it's pretty obvious), I'm talking about ergonomics, the complete opposite to what was previously stated.
And yeah, I totally agree with your opinion. IT does have a rising obesity percentage too... Kind of sad.

[X_Programmer]

I never said you called me nor anyone else an idiot. I was only stating that I'm no idiot thus I don't need to be lectured about ergonomics, I've already endured those.

And yes, you're right, but 8 hours is ridiculous. People who sit that long at a computer deserve (maybe 'deserve' is too harsh, 'have it coming to them' is probably more suitable) to have RSI and back pains more than anyone else. Plus, I never said anything about what would happen if people sit at their computers without breaks (it's pretty obvious), I'm talking about ergonomics, the complete opposite to what was previously stated.
And yeah, I totally agree with your opinion. IT does have a rising obesity percentage... Kind of sad.

Well 8 hours was sort of an exaggeration(that would be really bad lol), so it would probably be more like 4-5 hours non-stop, which is still pretty bad.

But regardless of the ergonomics of your workplace you are still sitting, which a couple recent studies have concluded is really bad for you.

I think there was a link on Yahoo somewhere to an article about a study conducted over a decade or so in Australia about sitting and your health...but it's not there anymore as it was posted a couple months ago.

Anyways, the study yielded that the more you sit, regardless of how much exercise you get in a day, makes you likely to live a shorter life.
I'm hoping they're wrong, and that the study was conducted poorly, but I can't find the article anymore.


But it's like what my dad once said: "If the evolutionary process had optimized us to sit for hours on end, we have wheels for feet by now."
Actually, maybe in a couple thousand years we will have wheels for feet

[lor]

Well 8 hours was sort of an exaggeration(that would be really bad lol), so it would probably be more like 4-5 hours non-stop, which is still pretty bad.

But regardless of ergonomics(it obviously helps a great deal to have a workplace that is designed to help you maintain good posture and healthy angles) you are still sitting, which a couple recent studies have concluded is really bad for you.

I think there was a link on Yahoo somewhere to an article about a study conducted over a decade or so in Australia about sitting and your health...but it's not there anymore as it was posted a couple months ago.

Anyways, the study yielded that the more you sit, regardless of how much exercise you get in a day, makes you likely to live a shorter life.
I'm hoping they're wrong, and that the study was conducted poorly, but I can't find the article anymore.


But it's like what my dad once said: "If the evolutionary process had optimized us to sit for hours on end, we have wheels for feet by now."

Lol, ergonomics isn't all about the design of the workplace, it's about getting up and moving around, stretching, having things in reach of you when you're working, etc. When you sit down there are lots of exercises which you do to help maintain the feeling of your legs, even walking around every 50 minutes or so. But yes, sitting down all the time is bad for you, but no one ever sits down all the time, do they? Besides the handicapped ones. We need to be realistic.
Oh, that article sounds interesting, though if you end up having a shorter life regardless of how much exercise you do, how is that relevant to ergonomics?
And well, I wouldn't be surprised if the human race adapts that way in the future, studies have concluded that this generation are 60&#37; less active than previous generations without TVs, computers, etc, imagine what it will be like within, say, 100 years when technology expands even more. I guess you could say we're inventing ourselves to an early grave.

[X_Programmer]

Lol, ergonomics isn't all about the design of the workplace, it's about getting up and moving around, stretching, having things in reach of you when you're working, etc. When you sit down there are lots of exercises which you do to help maintain the feeling of your legs, even walking around every 50 minutes or so. But yes, sitting down all the time is bad for you, but no one ever sits down all the time, do they? Besides the handicapped ones. We need to be realistic.

Oh, that article sounds interesting, though if you end up having a shorter life regardless of how much exercise you do, how is that relevant to ergonomics?
And well, I wouldn't be surprised if the human race adapts that way in the future, studies have concluded that this generation are 60&#37; less active than previous generations without TVs, computers, etc, imagine what it will be like within, say, 100 years when technology expands even more. I guess you could say we're inventing ourselves to an early grave.

Oh. I thought ergonomics only had to do with the way the design of an object was suited to comfortable use by humans. I've only seen the term ergonomics used for design, like the ergonomics of a car.

But yeah, I agree that human productivity and the sophistication of our technology form an inverse relationship with each other. The more advanced our technology the less us humans have to physically and mentally do for ourselves.
People that work in offices mostly sit for 8-9 hours a day. They take breaks yes, but not nearly enough to even come close to balancing the ratio between sitting at the computer and moving around.
A lot of people would probably not choose to sit that long, but they have to if they want to work with computers.

I guess the best thing to do is be efficient when using the computer(to spend the least amount of time possible) and take breaks when you can.