How to stay healthy, if you work standing

Layfhaker asked the doctor how many hours a day you can stand and how to minimize discomfort.

The work faces standing

By the phrase "long to be standing" meansHealth risks associated with prolonged standing. more than eight hours a day. Office staff is usually much time sitting, and workers sometimes spend on their feet and more. If large quantities are regularly stand, there is a risk of chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins, Back pain and feet, complications during childbirth.

The first bells of varicose disease: fatigue, heaviness, pain in the legs, a small swelling by the end of the day.

Marina Berezko, MD, Surgeon-phlebology clinic lymphology 'Center Phlebology "consultant company medi Phlebology.

However, these symptoms develop, if you stand still eight o'clock. This little where required. If you are engaged in manual labor or services, you are constantly moving. In the office you come to colleagues in other offices, pour tea, pick up the printed document from the printer, go to the meeting. even buying table for work standingYou will not hold still eight hours.

Is there any benefit from it

According toEnergy expenditure of nonexercise activity. Scientists standing we burn twice as many calories than sitting. When we sit, burns one calorie per minute when we stand - two, when we walk - four.

according to statistics,Measurement of the components of nonexercise activity thermogenesis., Obese people spend sitting each day by an average of two and a quarter hours longer than thin. From this we can conclude that health is more useful to stand than sit.

However, the greater the load on the spine and feet.

In the body, everything is interconnected. deformity of the spine, low back pain causes pain in the legs. A feeling of heaviness of the venous stasis is superimposed on the unpleasant pain from the spine, developed a syndrome of heavy legs.

Marina Berezko

Therefore it is best to combine the work of standing and sitting. And to get rid of back pain, try this complex exercises.

How to feel comfortable working standing

Transfer the body weight on the foot pads and bend your knees slightly. Since the hips and knees will be less tired. Over time you will learn to bear the weight of his feet. This is useful for blood circulation. And yet it would strengthen the calf.

Try to alternate between standing and sitting work. We have a lot of sitting: in transport, in the evening on the couch, at meal times, in bed. Therefore more stand, but seek not to spend all day on their feet.

To preserve the health of the veins should be regularly, every 2-3 hours to change the position to move, to do an easy workout. Those who experience unpleasant sensations in the legs - a feeling of heaviness, fullness, - it is recommended to wear a prophylactic compression hosiery.

Marina Berezko

How many hours a day to stand

Try to spend standing for at least two hours a day. And ideally up to four hours. Not all can be installed in the office desk for working while standing. In this case, try to walk more.

• Leave the car further away from work to go in the morning and in the evening a few extra meters.
• Get up when you answer the phone.
• If there are toilets on different floors, go to the one that is furthest from you.

To protect yourself from health problems, it is enough to change a few habits.