Is it better to be seated or standing?
Liam Grant
2025-07-07 06:05:08
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To reduce our risk of ill health from inactivity, we are advised to exercise regularly, at least 150 minutes a week, and reduce sitting time. Sitting for long periods is thought to slow the metabolism, which affects the body's ability to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure and break down body fat. The UK Chief Medical Officers' Physical Activity Guidelines report recommends breaking up long periods of sitting time with at least light activity. It is thought excessive sitting slows the metabolism – which affects our ability to regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, and metabolise fat – and may cause weaker muscles and bones. Adults aged 19 to 64 are advised to try to sit down less throughout the day, including at work, when travelling and at home. stand on the train or bus, take the stairs and walk up escalators, set a reminder to get up every 30 minutes, place a laptop on a box or similar to work standing. standing or walking around while on the phone, taking a walk break every time you take a coffee or tea break, can help reduce sitting time.
Annamae Sawayn
2025-07-01 08:42:51
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The average person sits approximately 10 hours per day. Sitting for extended periods can increase your chances of a variety of diseases, including dementia, and early death. Standing as an alternative to sitting has been on the rise. Using standing desks reduces sitting time. Standing also burns more calories than sitting. However, health is not just calories and standing also creates its own set of problems. Standing for long periods may lead to back pain, and can increase your chances of getting high blood pressure, varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis. So having the opportunity to both sit and stand may be a solution. Standing is Not Moving, it’s not moving, and compared to movement, standing offers no real benefit. Whether you sit or stand, take movement breaks every 20-30 minutes.
Emelia Mitchell
2025-06-22 17:15:50
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While sitting, study subjects burned 80 calories/hour — about the same as typing or watching TV. While standing, the number of calories burned was only slightly higher than while sitting — about 88 calories/hour. Use of a standing desk for three hours burns an extra 24 calories, about the same number of calories in a carrot. 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. And standing, rather than sitting, may reduce the risk of shoulder and back pain. Other potential health benefits of a standing desk are assumed based on the finding that long hours of sitting are linked with a higher risk of obesity diabetes cardiovascular disease cancer. It's also true that certain tasks — especially those requiring fine motor skills — are more accurately performed while seated. So, a standing desk may not be a good answer for everyone who sits a lot at work. If you're going to stand at your desk, keep in mind that using a standing desk is like any other "intervention" — it can come with "side effects."
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