Standing vs. Sitting

Yo..

For the first 11 years that I did beats, I stood while doing them. I did that because the dude that showed me the ropes was a rock and roll keyboardist and he always worked with his on-stage gear.. which was stand-up. In 2004, I bought a production desk and started sitting to do my beats. Then I got really fat. I could FEEL my legs and belly turning into sludge!

Finally, it occurred to me: It started happening when I started sitting to do beats! Think about it, when you stand, you are actually using muscles to keep erect. Humans evolved to be either upright (hunting and gathering, fighting lions, running away from lions) or completely horizontal (sleeping, fucking). If you go against that formula (sitting at a desk and eating Wendy's) you're gonna get fat and dead. No fighting lions, no gathering, no fucking. You won't even be able to run away from your sister when she's in a drunken rage! Pathetic.

I started standing again after elevating my computer keyboard and mouse on the same production desk and damn, things are falling back into place homie! I STRONGLY suggest that everyone that is sitting down to do beats knock it off. It ain't worth the comfort, dog!

Don't get me wrong: if you're morbidly obese, you need to stop eating lardburgers and take the stairs for real. But standing while you spend hours producing is a really good start!

Here's an article on the subject of standing vs. sitting:

http://www.sixwise.com/Newsletters/2009/October/28/How-to-Boost-Your-Health-Just-by-Sitting-Less.htm

HOLLA!