Standing desks may not be the answer

By MiNDFOOD

Standing desks may not be the answer
Standing desks might make us feel healthier in the long term but can they help us overcome laziness?

Standing desks at work might make us feel healthier but, long-term, our laziness is still a problem.

A review by Cochrane – a global independent network of researchers interested in health – suggests that there is little to prove that people will stand at desks for a long period of time.

Although the review found sit-stand desks decreased workplace sitting by between 30 minutes and two hours per day, the review authors concluded: “There is not enough high-quality evidence available to determine whether spending more time standing at work can repair the harms of a sedentary lifestyle.”

 

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