Research has shown that too much of anything can be bad for your health. The same can be said for exclusively sitting or standing all day. In fact, most of us feel like we may have no choice if we are at a computer all day or already have standing workstation.
Think exercise is the answer? To the contrary, new studies have show that even an exercise routine can’t counteract the ill effects caused by lingering in one position all day long.
Truth is, the solution may be something simple: balance. Researchers say balance is the key to good health, and a sit-stand workstation will provide you just that. Combine this with proper posture and movement during the day, and you can do a world of good for yourself. Alan Hedge, a profession from the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University, advocates balance in your daily posture.
He says, “If you go from sitting to standing and vice versa frequently throughout the day … that completely eradicates any of the supposed risk factors associated with sitting, or indeed with standing,”
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