You are no stranger to physical activity so I'm surprised to see you being such an advocate for a sedentary lifestyle.
You mention that being on one's feet isn't natural .. are you suggesting that we evolved to spend our time sitting or lying down? I'm curious how you think we gathered or hunted our food without spending the majority of our day on our feet.
As for it being unhealthy, well most recent research contradicts your claims. Sitting for long periods of time raises your risk of becoming overweight and developing high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, & hyperlipidemia--ie: metabolic syndrome--as well as the risk of dying from cancer & cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, its not clear if this effect can be countered by exercise. Remaining active throughout the day is shown to be the best way to stay fit and in good health.
I would be interested to see the studies you have showing that standing is harmful to one's health.
My friend, you are completely misreading what I wrote. Standing virtually ALL the time, ALL day, is not good. Neither is sitting. How you come to the conclusion that because I believe that standing all the time is not healthy that therefore I advocate sitting all the time. A classic example of the logical fallacy, False Dichotomy/Black and White Fallacy. That if it's not this then it must be the opposite. (I remember the example given in logic class years ago: "So the soup is too cold? So I suppose you want it scalding hot?")
Nothing is good when taken to extremes. I don't know how in the world you got the notion that I advocated a sedentary lifestyle. It's amazing how people read something and just make something up when it was the opposite that was stated clearly. Did you just gloss over the part when I said that when I had a job that required standing that I did squats, standing leg curl motions, and knee ups constantly throughout the day to keep circulation in my legs going? I would also constantly stretch and my manager use to give me a hard time for putting my feet up on the counter to stretch out a bit.
Also, I consider it a huge difference between just standing in place like a grocery cashier does and walking. Standing there is less circulation. Blood just pools in your legs with constant pressure on your feet, knees, and back. With walking, you do not have constant pressure on your feet. It's constantly off and on. And if you've ever been a hunter you are not walking constantly. There are a lot of periods where you are down on the ground stalking or a getting a layout of your surroundings.
I am going to pass on looking up the studies for you. Just using common sense it should be obvious that doing anything to the extreme is detrimental. No one who has had to live a life in a wheelchair ever gets varicose veins. They will have a host of other health issues but varicose veins will not be one of them.
