Here s what i wrote back in 2011 when concern about too much sitting was first emerging.
Standing desks may be harmful to your health.
Position your work surface above a treadmill with a computer screen and keyboard on a stand or a specialized treadmill ready vertical desk so that you can be in motion throughout the day.
The impact of movement even leisurely movement can be profound.
A new study suggests standing for too long at a desk may have negative health and productivity effects.
Employees stand at desks at a robert bosch office in berlin on jan.
Additionally sitting all the time.
According to a new study published online in the international journal of epidemiology on oct.
Sitting too much is seriously bad for your health.
Indeed prolonged standing has been linked to a long list of health problems over the years.
Eventually you want to get to where you re splitting your time standing and sitting roughly equally.
Maybe it s time to replace your standing desk with a treadmill desk.
Is my sit stand desk harmful.
New research suggests that using standing desks for a prolonged period of time will create discomfort and deteriorating mental reactiveness standing desks may be harmful to your health.
While the new study suggests that a standing desk is unlikely to help with weight loss or avoiding weight gain there may be other benefits of a standing desk.
Which is why over the past few years standing desks which can easily cost hundreds of dollars.
Advocates of standing desks point to studies showing that after a meal blood sugar levels return to normal faster on days a person spends more time standing.
Walk with your colleagues for meetings rather than sitting in a conference room.
Your body may not be ready to stand at your desk for the same amount of time you ve spent sitting.
For those who may wonder whether their standing or variable desk is a health risk the short answer is no the focus of our study was prolonged standing at work.