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Many of us have seen our posture worsen while working from home, but there are ways to improve this.
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Children who stand at their desks instead of sitting stay on task better, according to a new research project by a team at Texas A&M University.
Another reason, apart from the health benefits, of using a standing desk!
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A treadmill desk is not just an investment in your health, but an investment in your brainpower.
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I've now been using the treadmill desk for a month. It's not all beer and skittles and lower body-mass index. It's still hard to really concentrate. In fact, it's not dissimilar to trying to read a magazine while riding an exercise bike: you can do it, but you miss a lot of detail. I do occasionally stop and sit down to make calls or write. My legs are still, frankly, bloody sore by the sixth or seventh hour. After one unwise day of wearing regular shoes, I've had to give up all pretensions to fashion and wear sensible walking shoes in the office.
But I'm also sleeping better, my digestion's improved, and a recurrent pain in my coccyx has absolutely vanished. Perhaps best of all, the rosy glow of exercise self-satisfaction, usually achieved only post-gym torture, is with me all day, every day.
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Workers should stand at their desks for at least an hour a day to prevent obesity and heart disease, according to a top public health expert.
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It seems the world is finally coming to terms with the fact that humans evolved to stand, not to sit – well, health researchers, savvy office workers and many commuters, at least. The evidence is mounting…
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By now, you already know that prolonged sitting is bad for your body. But what exactly goes on when you sit for hours every day? This graphic from the Washington Post explains.
There are many hazards when working in an office environment besides sitting too long. These include poor lighting, poor layout of furniture and poor housekeeping. More can be read here:
https://www.ohs.unsw.edu.au/officesafety/office_hazards.html
Now do you understand why I'm always inviting you out for a little walk in the park?
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Prolonged sitting can dramatically increase the risk of various health issues, including heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer and other problems. Yet many Americans are opting to use standing desks at work in the hopes of preventing future medical problems.
"It doesn't matter if you go running every morning, or you're a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting - in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home - you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers and an early death. In other words, irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you."
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Sitting too long isn't healthy."We're sitting ourselves to an early death," said Rob Danoff, a family physician in Pennsylvania and member of the American Osteopathic Association with a special interest in preventative medicine.
"We are a 'potato' society," he told AFP in a telephone interview "We sit most of the day, so we are work potatoes -- and then we go home and we are couch potatoes. That combination can be deadly."
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A number of studies have suggested that constantly sitting at work is bad for you. So could workplaces be rejigged around standing up, asks would-be stander Chris Bowlby.
Medical research has been building up for a while now, suggesting constant sitting is harming our health - potentially causing cardiovascular problems or vulnerability to diabetes.
We can't simply fix it by heading for the gym.
This has big implications not just for homes - usually blamed for "couch potato" lifestyles - but for sedentary workplaces too, especially the modern office.
But when it comes to the average office, reducing sitting is a huge challenge. It means rethinking architecture, spending a lot of money, changing the office routine. Adjustable sit-stand desks can cost many hundreds of pounds.
So important to be physical more active for the entire day. You can"t fix sedentary behaviors by a 45 minute workout now and then
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Researchers have found that stand-up working stations aren't enough to combat 'chair disease'.
“This is important information for organisations keen to improve the health of employees, and indicates that changing sitting habits may not be as simple as providing new desks,” Ms Neuhaus said.
“Sitting habits are ingrained in office routines and we found that workers acting alone may feel awkward when standing during meetings, or at their desk,” Ms Neuhaus said.
“Workplace advocates or champions can be useful to remind others of the importance of regular postural changes and to ensure management and colleagues are supportive of standing and moving around.”