how often can i cross my legs...

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without getting varicose vains! I find it extremely uncomfortale to sit with both feet on the floor!

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Health and Safety regulations say that best practice is that you shouldnt spend more than 30mins sitting at a computer at one go, get up, walk about a bit, stretch...etc.

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Yeah i dont think theres like any huge risk, unless you sit in the same position for 24 hours :chin:

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Re: how often can i cross my legs...

Originally posted by VinylVicky
without getting varicose vains! I find it extremely uncomfortale to sit with both feet on the floor!

I never knew that could happen!!! I always cross my legs.

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Vicky, you might also want to have a breif look at the Display Screen Regulations, they are quite extensive and give users of computers quite a lot of rights in regards to comfort.

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i rarely cross my legs the girly way because it starts hurt me after 5-10 minutes. its as if i can feel my leg putting perssure on my other leg and then i get scared thinking im goin to get varicose veins. i'd just try gettin out of the habit if i was you.

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Re: ...

Originally posted by VinylVicky
how often can i cross my legs
I find it extremely uncomfortale to sit with both feet on the floor!

I could hold them open for you! And keep them off the floor by putting your feet over my shoulders!

I never realised that crossing your legs could cause problems like that. That reminds me of a girl I used to work with who would sit for nearly the whole day with her legs crossed. I doubt if she knows the potential problems. :eek:

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Originally posted by bongbudda
Vicky, you might also want to have a breif look at the Display Screen Regulations, they are quite extensive and give users of computers quite a lot of rights in regards to comfort.

Thanks, I will do!

It's at home and anywhere I sit too....I got rid of my pc chair at home and i have a wooden round one that swings, i'm sitting now with my legs crossed like we did in scholl assembly! Watching tv my legs will be curled up, even when i'm in a pub I get the urge! But now i'm just gona try and get out th habit like Lipsy said.

And Mr Wobble I doubt that would be helpful :rolleyes:

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Vicky, you might find these links useful, lucky for you the health and safety manager at my work is an arse and shoves this kind of crap on us.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/offices.pdf

http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/vdubreaks.htm

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg36.pdf

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Actually, Mods, I think those links might be a useful addition to your sticky somewhere if you dont have something like that. Just a thought.