To think office jobs are very unhealthy

I use a standing desk and take the stairs and go for a short walk at lunch - but my in office days are still far less healthy.

On WFH days I have time for a run before work and still work a full day and still go for a 25min walk or pilates at lunchtime.
The time.saved from commuting when I WFH makes it all doable.

In office I'm up earlier and still struggling to make up the time and then trying to catch up with DD in the evening (having not seen her all day). It's incomparable.

Completely agree.

Humans are not made to be at a desk in one room all day staring at screens. Add to that the daily commute and it just create a really unhealthy sedentary life.

I am 54 and I prioritise my physical and mental health above everything else. I work from home and part-time only.

I got my first office job in my 30s - would have really struggled in my 20s as I have adhd.

I have to walk about 30m in the morning to work, 30m after work and nip out for lunch at some point.

Ideally I would have a sit stand desk but it's only 2 days in the office.

I have a sit stand desk for the 3 days when I WFH. I also have a walking treadmill at home for under the desk.

I think sit stand desks should be more common.

Well I have to look at a screen and type reports or process data etc etc and spend time on teams calls with clients and colleagues, i’m not sure they’d appreciate a progress meeting with a view of my
arse in downward dog.

Fair

Professional gardeners tend to do their backs in by their 30s. And on my RHS gardening course the lecturer was great, lovely man but also one of the fattest men I've ever seen.

My best friend is a horse behaviouralist. She’s outside in all weathers, 30,000 steps a day on average and has broken her back twice. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yes it is, but my dad did manual work most of his life and in spite of being fit needed his hips replacing as soon as he retired and had constant aches and pains.

I feel healthier for having a balance between commuting and working from home and not doing stupid hours these days. It's long hours and stress that really affects my health adversely and I don't do that now. I can get quite a few steps in on my commute but tend to have more convenience food on those days. When I'm at home eating healthily is easier and I potter about, walk the dog and fit in a few chores. Commuting 5 days a week and doing long hours was never particularly healthy. I put a stone and a half on in my first two years as a trainee solicitor which says a lot, as I've always been a proper gym bunny.

Living statue?

What work do you do that you can't?

How the hell do you work and do yoga??

They can be OP and I’ve witnessed people spending their days like that (& also the constant stream of cakes, biscuits etc in some offices).
Before I had a child I worked full time in an office (though the job involved going out and about) but I would go for a run before or after work, or gym classes, a walk at lunchtime, yoga when I woke up.
Now I work from home 3 days / week and my time around that is not so flexible with a young dd. But instead I walk the school run (usually both drop off and pick up) totalling around 4 miles a day, I do weights workouts or jog on my day off, up and down stairs to make drinks etc, yoga in evening.
Not to mention all the running around / housework etc that are par for the course with a family.
I’m an active and fairly health conscious person so I do what I can to incorporate that into my day, wherever I’m working.

I do chair yoga when working from home, company pay for us to attend Zoom classes at lunchtime break if we want. Its only 30 min twice a week but it feels good.
And we have fresh fruit delivered twice a week.

Op you can see how bizzare this is maybe lead the charge and just move!!

Drink water and move every hour.

I try and stand when I’m not on a call but we can’t take time away from our desk except for allocated breaks
can move about a bit but I’m attached with a headset!

I had a very sedentary office job at an out of town office so everyone drives to the car park, stays at their desk at lunchtime then walks the 20 metres to their car at the end of the day.

When I was 50 I left office work for a manual job outdoors.
Ten years later and I am still friends with the two women I worked with there.

They're still in the same job and are the same age as me but oh my goodness the difference in our fitness levels is huge. I have to slow right down when I walk with them and they both have joint problems.

As you age you lose fitness so quickly if you don't work at it and it's much harder to get it back.

I have never worked with people who sit at their desks all day, some people go for a run at lunchtime break or use a gym.
I walk to work, which takes 40 minutes, and walk back home. My lunchtime breaks are active.
The manager and the company encourage people to take breaks. If you sit at the desk all day, it will look weird. I pay attention to my posture. Gosh, my health is more important than anything.
If employees are healthy they can perform better.

No I'm a lawyer - I can do yoga while doing most of my work and it helps my focus (not meetings unless you count Sukhasana)

i completely agree, I wish the government would send this memo to employers… starting with mine please 🤓

A standing desk worked wonders for me.

I hate sitting for long periods. It would drive me insane, have a brisk walk on your lunch break, stretch regularly, it might feel strange to start with, they might start stretching too.

I’ve got a sedentary desk job - in the office 2-3 days a week. The days I’m home I’m better about building in breaks, go and sit in the garden for 5 minutes, put a load of washing on, go to the gym at lunch or even just a walk.
When I’m in the office I’m better if I don’t take lunch in because it forces me away from my desk and to stretch my legs for the 10 minute walk to M&S and 10 minutes back and I might also wander round other shops. Today though I took lunch in and pretty much didn’t leave my desk apart from a couple of trips to fill my water up and go to the loo. It’s rare though as I usually purposely don’t take lunch!
I’m not sat slumped over my desk though, I’m comfortable and sit properly at the correct height and use a foot rest and a laptop riser so it’s the same height as my monitor.
I did get up at about 3:30 though and have a little tidy up of a messy area as I did need to get away from my desk for a bit.

With hot desking it’s even worse as every desk set up is different. We used to have to do ergonomic assessments but now you rock up and sit at a desk.