[silviot]

My personal experience with lying down to work is that it feels good in the short term, but causes problems in the long term (increased pain).

I have no data to back this claim, but I can provide this single data point.

I completely agree with both your other points about trust/discipline and important decisions though.

[thisisnico]

I believe there are many studies, even posted here that lying down < Sitting < Standing < Walking. Lying down for long periods of time is worse for you. (sleeping excluded). Less activity with the body = worse for the body.

[fimdomeio]

One good way to make sure you're not straining any part of the body too much is to have multiple confortable positions that you can change from along the day.

[derefr]

The ultimate good-for-you background activity would probably be some movement equivalent to climbing a tree (pumps your whole lymphatic system; suspected of being a causal factor of the health of people in “Blue zones”, as said zones all contain a lot of orchard workers; something our bodies probably expect us to do a lot of, given our evolutionary roots; etc.)

I’m not sure how you could combine it with typing, though!

[ghostbrainalpha]

This is good info in this comment but it makes me very sad.

I now hate my standing desk and want a climbing desk.

[garettmd]

I worked at a place that had a treadmill desk. Takes some practice to use it...