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Sitting all day long has been linked to a whole host of ailments, including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. A study of 63, males ages found that participants sitting more than four hours a day were significantly likely to have chronic disease, according to this study cited by the National Institutes of Health. What are you supposed to do?
I had been sitting at a desk for 30 years. So I decided to try standing. My first stand-up desk was simply an old metal office desk elevated on two-by-fours, which were painted black to match the rest of the desk. It looked kind of strange, but it did the job and it was a great conversation piece when someone would visit my office the first time.
Now, I stand all day. I love it.
I highly recommend standing. I have an elevated workstation that is a step up from my original invention, but it does the same job. I do have chairs in my office for visitors, but most days I rarely sit down. The key to standing comfortably all day is a good cushion, such as a rubberized floor mat, under your feet.
It is a common phrase that is used before you deliver some kind of shocking news. The idea is that the person receiving the news might pass out or fall down so they better sit down before they hear it. It doesn't imply that the news is bad necessarily, just that it will be a shock. Driven said:. So, Frostypotter, would you illustrate the meaning of the idiom, "to knock a person off their feet", please?
Consider an example of someone fainting because she witnessed something so awesome, she just can't seem to stay conscious. It's almost as if what the person is doing is so amazing that the act of doing it has the physical power to literally knock someone down.
Does that make sense?
Yes, thanks. Encolpius Senior Member Praha. Hello, it is a common set phrase in the same context in Hungarian and I think many other languages , but a Hungarian would just say: Are you sitting?
Would that be false? Is only "Are you sitting down for it" idiomatic? Not "are you sitting down for it " but "Are you sitting down for this? All of these are said before delivering shocking news.
Thank you, JamesM!