Sitting down at work no worse than standing up itv news reports.
Is a standing desk better than sitting.
These desks easily convert between standing and sitting.
Sure sitting is killing us but after the initial hoopla wore off researchers started poking holes in the idea that standing was any better than sitting.
But i also love the idea of studying some of the assumptions surrounding standing desks.
Making it easier to stand up and work for a few minutes before lowering the desk and returning to work as.
The european journal of preventative cardiology 2017 published a study that found that standing for 6 hours per day rather than sitting can prevent weight gain and help in shedding the pounds.
They estimated that a 143 lb person can burn an extra 54 calories per day with this routine.
An internationally based expert panel has weighed in on the sitting or standing debate and recommended that workers stand a minimum of two to four hours per day to maintain optimal health.
Using a standing desk promotes more muscle activity and thus better circulation compared to a traditional desk.
For desk workers fluctuating from a sitting to a standing desk is the only way to ensure they get more exercise.
Another way to increase your daily standing time vs daily sitting time is to get a desk that makes working while standing easy.
A new study seems to contradict earlier advice including recommendations on this website that standing rather than sitting at work could bring health benefits and reduce the risk of early death.
Standing desk questions answered by experts.
Personally i love the idea rather than sitting all day staring at a computer screen surely it would be better to be standing while staring at a computer screen.
Since i had a nice desk already i had.