Yes, there is evidence changing your desk set up can help with fat loss, improving cholesterol, blood pressure and metabolism. But try this before you buy.
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Many workplaces have adopted sit-stand desks, which allow you to sit down or stand up with the push of a button, to reduce the risks of prolonged sitting. But is standing better for your health?
If you sit all day at work, then cancer, diabetes, heart disease and death are the likely outcomes. A cardiologist explains how the simple act of counting can reverse this evolutionary trend.
New research shows not all sitting is bad for our health, so long as you’re active at other times of the day.
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Senior Scientist, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow, Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology