tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post2421951863313802748..comments2023-08-18T03:15:05.539-07:00Comments on Microbiologist XX: Lab stancemicrobiologist xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578078880223116616noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-60905011816567985502009-09-17T10:32:21.043-07:002009-09-17T10:32:21.043-07:00Fnar fanr...utilizing your stool... hurgh hurgh......Fnar fanr...utilizing your stool... hurgh hurgh...<br /><br /><br />Ahem. Sorry.<br /><br />I was a stander too; and when I started doing electrophysiology I noticed my back and legs aching terribly from sitting!tideliarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570056632131128856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-89027938748302871652009-09-15T17:14:08.363-07:002009-09-15T17:14:08.363-07:00Cath, I'm having the same problem! I've g...Cath, I'm having the same problem! I've gained so much weight in the last 6 months, which roughly corresponds to when I finished most of my lab work. It's also harder to have snacks when I'm in the lab a lot.EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-34980640640019842912009-09-15T16:56:39.772-07:002009-09-15T16:56:39.772-07:00I rarely sat at the bench. Mostly because I was do...I rarely sat at the bench. Mostly because I was doing OMG GO FASTER!!111! type extractions where I was running like a chicken with it's head cut off every 5 min. So it never took. That and benches are usually at an unfortunate height for my proportions where I need a freaking mile-high stool to comfortably sit at them. So I gave up.Hermitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526192542331220475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-73828815620580716732009-09-15T16:02:08.114-07:002009-09-15T16:02:08.114-07:00TJ - 1. Some extra cushion Nikes and I only wear t...TJ - 1. Some extra cushion Nikes and I only wear them for running. They are a size larger to accommodate foot swelling during a long run, making my already large feet look like skis. Any desire I would have had to wear them somewhere else is pretty much abated by that. I've tried every brand, but the Nike seem to fit my foot the best. I've learned the hard way that you have to get the microbiologist xxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578078880223116616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-66676436414326888642009-09-15T12:14:01.281-07:002009-09-15T12:14:01.281-07:00I always used to stand too. When I left the lab, I...I always used to stand too. When I left the lab, I put on a few pounds very quickly - I'd had no idea exactly how many extra calories I was burning just by standing and moving around rather than sitting all day!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-74319936262258572692009-09-15T09:22:51.923-07:002009-09-15T09:22:51.923-07:00I too stand most of the time in the lab. It's...I too stand most of the time in the lab. It's uncomfortable to sit because there is no place to put my knees, and I have to move around too much to make it worth my while anyway. However, I've noticed that some of our summer interns find ways to sit when I wouldn't bother.<br /><br />I'm starting to have trouble with the arches of my feet. My lab time has massively waned latelyEcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-13174331549297646062009-09-15T08:29:20.913-07:002009-09-15T08:29:20.913-07:00I'm with you - I never sit at the bench. In pa...I'm with you - I never sit at the bench. In part because I'm short and the bench is at an inconvenient height for me. The stools match, but I have to stand up to reach anything stowed in the cabinets above or even things at the back of my bench. <br /><br />Your knees will likely adapt - but TJ is right on the money about having a dedicated pair of runners that are used for nothing else. Ambivalent Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908454781195782927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-39232845792071127382009-09-15T06:41:46.634-07:002009-09-15T06:41:46.634-07:001. What type of running shoes are you using? Do yo...1. What type of running shoes are you using? Do you use them <b>only</b> for running? If you answered no to the second question, go out and get yourself a new pair of dedicated running shoes. I'd suggest Asics, New Balance, or Brooks. I'm a big fan of New Balance.<br /><br />2. Do you have a stool or one of those huge monstrosities which gets in the way of everything, takes a ladder to Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211618861743447072noreply@blogger.com