Poll: How often do you stand up from your desk while working?
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neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 00:26
Spanish to English
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Other Mar 15, 2018

It varies. If I'm busy and engrossed in something, I might not get up for almost an hour at a time. This week, I'm looking after a friend's dog and I take him for a run in the morning and evenings, so I'm getting a bit more exercise...

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 23:26
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Other Mar 15, 2018

It depends, but not at regular intervals for sure! I have to interrupt work when the phone rings or someone calls at the door. I tend to have a break when I get stuck with a problem, then I get up to stretch my legs, take a coffee, do some chores, walk the dog… Let's say that if the source text is interesting and well-written I might get so absorbed that I forget to take a break for some time (2/3 hours?). When I am absorbed in what I'm doing, I’ll activate an autopilot mode and I’m known ... See more
It depends, but not at regular intervals for sure! I have to interrupt work when the phone rings or someone calls at the door. I tend to have a break when I get stuck with a problem, then I get up to stretch my legs, take a coffee, do some chores, walk the dog… Let's say that if the source text is interesting and well-written I might get so absorbed that I forget to take a break for some time (2/3 hours?). When I am absorbed in what I'm doing, I’ll activate an autopilot mode and I’m known to have answered my daughter without my mind registering the fact.Collapse


 
Jennifer Forbes
Jennifer Forbes  Identity Verified
Local time: 23:26
French to English
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In memoriam
Well, there's the washing ... Mar 15, 2018

Going downstairs to hang out the washing and coming back up, ten minutes later going downstairs to bring in the washing and coming back up, hanging it up indoors, repeat ad infinitum ... it rains a lot down in darkest Cornwall. No shortage of exercise here.

 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Yetta Jensen Bogarde  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 00:26
Member (2012)
English to Danish
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Other Mar 15, 2018

Every 1-2 hours

 
Jasa Pipan
Jasa Pipan
Slovenia
Local time: 00:26
French to Slovenian
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Washing! Mar 15, 2018

Jenny Forbes wrote:

Going downstairs to hang out the washing and coming back up, ten minutes later going downstairs to bring in the washing and coming back up, hanging it up indoors, repeat ad infinitum ... it rains a lot down in darkest Cornwall. No shortage of exercise here.


Ah, the washing!! If it weren't for house chores, I dare say I would have gotten even less exercise than I do now. Once or twice an hour - first time to put in a load, second time around 50 minutes later when it's done, depending on the cycle.
But like many of you said, if the text I'm translating is interesting, I'm less prone to take a break...


 
R. Alex Jenkins
R. Alex Jenkins  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 20:26
Member (2006)
Portuguese to English
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Subliminal message :D Mar 15, 2018

Are Proz.com staff insinuating that were out of shape? I have to agree to an extent, as it's mostly a sedentary profession.

 
Gudrun Maydorn (X)
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Germany
Local time: 00:26
English to German
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Several times per hour Mar 16, 2018



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Nikki Graham
Nikki Graham  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:26
Spanish to English
Stand-up desk Mar 16, 2018

I have a stand-up desk with a treadmill so I actually spend part of my working day walking. As I also have a Fitbit, I now aim for 15,000 steps a day, which is around 6.5 miles. I find that the more I work while I walk, the easier it gets. Walking is a great way to focus without getting distracted.
In case anyone is interested, you'll find a few posts on my blog about non-sitting setups.
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I have a stand-up desk with a treadmill so I actually spend part of my working day walking. As I also have a Fitbit, I now aim for 15,000 steps a day, which is around 6.5 miles. I find that the more I work while I walk, the easier it gets. Walking is a great way to focus without getting distracted.
In case anyone is interested, you'll find a few posts on my blog about non-sitting setups.
https://nikkigrahamtranix.com/work-life-balance/
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Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 16:26
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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It can be a very long time Mar 17, 2018

I remember when I was working in an office, sometimes I would step outside my room to talk to the staff only to find out that they had left a long time ago and everything was dark.

 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 20:26
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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About twice an hour Mar 18, 2018

I smoke and the deal in my place is smoking only in the balcony. So I stand up about twice every hour. While I'm smoking, I wash dishes and do other home tasks (breaking the balcony rule, WTF).

 
Sara Massons
Sara Massons  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 00:26
Member (2016)
English to French
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Every two hours, but I don't really feel like sedentary... Mar 21, 2018

My work day is organized around my kids' school hours and my house chores. I get up early in the morning, work for two hours "non-stop" at my desk, then I stop for two hours to get up the kids, take care of the washing, the dishes and other chores and take the kids at school (cycling). When I'm back, I work again for two hours more and stop to prepare lunch, get my kids from school (cycling again), have lunch and cycle back to school, this takes about three hours. Afternoon, I work again for two... See more
My work day is organized around my kids' school hours and my house chores. I get up early in the morning, work for two hours "non-stop" at my desk, then I stop for two hours to get up the kids, take care of the washing, the dishes and other chores and take the kids at school (cycling). When I'm back, I work again for two hours more and stop to prepare lunch, get my kids from school (cycling again), have lunch and cycle back to school, this takes about three hours. Afternoon, I work again for two hours and cycle to school to get the kids home, then I stop for five hours untill they go to bed and I go back to work for two more hours before I go to bed or read a book or prepare my plans for the garden or anything else... Cycling is very good for me to unscrew problems, I often have my best ideas whyle I cycle to school and I carry a notebook to scribble down anything before it goes (and before the kids start to count me their day).Collapse


 


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