Make A Habit Of Moving Throughout The Day Rather Than Sitting Or Standing, Says Experts

We all know on some level that running is good for us. It helps control weight, strengthens the heart and lungs, gives us the best kind of feel-good high. However, it's not the only exercise that can fill our passion or desire to keep fit. It’s clear that running is as close to a miracle drug as we’ve got according to many, but there is that need to just keep moving to maintain fitness, to overcome a sedentary lifestyle. Here Bethy Squires, truTV, (CNN), reflects on sitting, standing, and the standing desk:

“The average American spends half their day sitting, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Much of our sitting time takes place at work, where we are glued to our computers as cogs in the post-farming, post-factory economy.

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That can have major health impacts. According to the Mayo Clinic, those who sit for eight hours a day with no physical activity have a similar risk of dying as smokers.

The human body is not supposed stay still for that long. “The body is a perpetual motion machine,” former NASA scientist Joan Vernikos said. “We weren't designed to sit.”

The solution? Standing desks! Proponents claim that eliminating sitting from your work life is almost as beneficial a health choice as quitting smoking.

Yes, our sedentary lifestyle does have serious health risks. Sitting for too long has been linked to cardiovascular disease, cancer and early death.

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But unfortunately, the science behind the standing desk solution isn't standing up to criticism.

A 2016 meta-analysis of 20 studies, conducted by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and including more than 2,000 participants, found little evidence that standing or treadmill desks have any health benefits.

Even the best studies they found were poorly designed, with small sample sizes and little to no followup to see whether standing desks had any real long-term effects. The researchers concluded that buying a standing desk may reduce your sitting time by as little as 32 minutes a day.

Studies have found that an hour of exercise a day can counteract the health dangers of sitting.”

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