Standing Desks May Not Be The Silver Bullet We Thought

You might want to sit down for this.

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Standing more doesn’t improve heart health compared to sitting, and after as little as 2 hours, it might actually harm you. Image for illustration purposes
Standing more doesn’t improve heart health compared to sitting, and after as little as 2 hours, it might actually harm you. Image for illustration purposes

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If you, like me, have invested in a standing desk, new research from the University of Sydney may challenge an established idea about workplace wellness. After analyzing data from 83,000 adults, researchers uncovered something surprising: Standing more doesn’t improve heart health compared to sitting, and after as little as 2 hours, it might actually harm you.

Follow the link below to read the full story on Medical News Today:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-standing-too-much-harmful-heart-health-sitting?utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=sundaysupplement&utm_content=2024-10-27&apid=&rvid=4ba4ec80177cae00eabc43b8bc6648d598c4a356d104663735777e0a0f8b5c9f

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