Are you using a standing desk to improve wellness and longevity. It turns out that switching to a standing desk isn’t a silver bullet…
“A standing desk is not an automatic ticket to better health. As Joan Vernikos, author of Sitting Kills and a former NASA Life Sciences director, discovered in her research on the stresses imposed by microgravity environments, uninterrupted standing can be as bad as sitting. Ideally, you’d switch between the two…
The simplest thing you can do is place a footrest under your desk where you can prop one leg while you stand. Vernikos recommends switching legs often, because ‘”the body needs stimulation through a change signal.'”
So simply using a standing desk isn’t the solution to the body’s inactivity during that stationary work. One must become active periodically no matter if one is sitting in a chair or standing at a desk.
To learn more recommendations for simple desk exercises, read the full article from wired.com: “Sitting in on Remote Meetings? Working at a Standing Desk? Follow These Tips.“