We know it:sitting all day (in front of a computer or other) is not good for your health. Indeed, being sedentary promotes the development of diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure or obesity, but also cancers, since the body tends to "clog up" and the organs to work less well. Not terrible… A study carried out by the Mayo Clinic university hospital federation looked at the number of calories you lose when you are standing instead of sitting. Verdict? Over a year, we would lose 2.5 kg just by standing during our working hours. Pretty crazy!
To arrive at these results, the researchers analyzed less than 46 studies on the subject, which allowed them to estimate that between a seated person and a standing person, energy expenditure is different from an average of 0. .15 calories (men burning faster than women… #injustice). Said like that, it's nothing at all. Except that there are sixty minutes in an hour and we spend (too) many hours sitting. Based on a 6-hour workday, that's 2.5 kg that could be lost, or at least not gained, in a year, just by standing (without changing what you eat or do more sports). The explanation? When you are standing, more muscles are used, which explains a greater energy expenditure. Yes, but here it is, working standing up is not necessarily possible for everyone... So what to do? Already, we are getting into the habit of taking regular breaks and taking the opportunity to get up, to walk a little (for example to get a glass of water), we take the stairs instead of the elevator and above all , outside working hours, we avoid sitting down as soon as we get home.
“Standing desks” also exist, to allow workers to work in a standing position. Speak to Duboss?
