Sitting is dangerous for your health

The average worker spends over five hours and 40 minutes sitting at their job every day and a new study says it’s bad for your health, with some claiming the long-term effects of sitting can be as bad as smoking.

Dr. Michael Jensen, from the Mayo Clinic, joined KDKA Radio’s Larry Richert and John Shumway […]

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April 24th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Diet and Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Treadmill desk, Treadmill workstation | Leave a comment

Sitting down can cause long term damage to your health

A study of Australian office workers in the journal Human Factors in 2009 found that people perform best at computer tasks when sitting. Standing reduced their work-rate slightly — while walking around while working had an even worse impact.

Asking staff to swap their chairs for stability balls does not help, either. These are designed […]

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March 4th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Diet and Health, Stay fit while working, Treadmill desk, Treadmill workstation | Leave a comment