Benefits Of Standing Desks
There was a time when standing desks were only used by the most eccentric individuals, but were seldom seen inside a regular office setting. That has changed, in large part due to research showing that the cumulative impact of sitting all day for years is associated with a range of health problems from obesity to diabetes to cancer. The average office worker spends over five hours sitting each day at his or her desk. The solution isn’t to sit for six hours at work and then head to the gym afterward, because evidence suggests that the negative effects of extended sitting can’t be countered by brief spurts of exercise. The answer is incorporating standing, pacing, and other forms of activity...