Why standing jobs will not save you from disease
Health / / December 19, 2019
Stand or sit in the workplace? Virtually all the same. If you do not do more physical activity, both of these classes are equally harmful for you.
Over the past century the physical structure of human activity has undergone dramatic changes. If a hundred years ago, the vast majority spend their entire life in active movement, but now there are more people who rarely get up from his desk for a whole day. Of course, this causes great harm to health, which was confirmed by numerous research.
In this regard, all the more common special desktops that allow office workers to perform their functions while standing. It is believed that in this way all employees to minimize the negative consequences associated with a sedentary lifestyle.
However, a recent study, Whose results were published in the edition washington PostIt found that standing workplace itself does not reduce the risk of premature death, if a person is not engaged in any additional physical activity.
Scientists of the University of Exeter and University College London analyzed medical data and health status of 5132 people over 16 years. Particular attention was paid to the collection of statistics on the time spent in a sitting position, and normal physical activity. After taking into account all major factors, including diet and general health, the researchers concluded, that the risk of death of participants in the experiment is almost does not depend on how much time they usually spend sitting.
This means that the use of a standing workplace itself does not affect the overall level of your health. Moreover, it can have a negative effect even in the event that you decide that enough of the present today, and give up exercise in the gym or walking on the street.
Melvin Hillsdon (Melvyn Hillsdon)Our study overturns the current understanding of the dangers of sitting so long for health. It once again emphasizes that the main problem is not the choice of poses for the job, and in the absence of a systematic movement. Exposure to any static position - sitting or standing - can be harmful to health.
Does this mean that an urgent need to throw out their desks for standing work and sit back in the chair? Far from it. If you like to stand on the work stand. But remember that this is not a magic bullet that will save you from all diseases. And it is in any case not be able to replace a jog in the park, training on simulators or going to the pool.
Have you tried to work standing? And how does it feel?