Do standing desks actually make us more healthy?
Well it's time for some scientific facts to help you make that decision
we all know that we need to be more active but there's increasing evidence that we need to spend less time
sat down on our cheeks, time for a quick quiz how many hours on average do adults
of working age in England sit or lie down whilst being awake?
is it 4.5 hours
9.5 hours
or 7.5 hours
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9.5 hours! now that's a lot of sedentary behaviour which isn't a really good for us
so research from the NHS actually shows that compared to the shortest time spent sedentary
the longest time spent sedentary was associated with
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at 112% increase in risk of type 2 diabetes
147% percent increase in cardiovascular events
90% increase in death due to cardiovascular events
and a 49% increase in death due to any cause
now before we begin talking about standing desks if you're a regular viewer of my videos you'll know that I'm
always transparent and open about everything I want a standing desk have
been kind enough to send me their EIGER pro standing desk for this video
but they've had no input or influence on this piece now if you'd like to find out more
information about I want a standing desk or their products I've left a link
in the description below for you now let's get back to the video
so in June 2015 the British Journal of Sports Medicine released the first guidance on
curbing the health risks mentioned earlier from sitting down too much at
work they called for sit-stand desks and regular walks now the guidance suggests
that office workers should be on their feet during working hours for a minimum
of two hours a day and this should eventually be increased to four hours a day
I've just kind of reflected on what I said so just to be clear this doesn't
mean stand up for four hours in one go because that would be difficult the
whole point of this is to break up prolonged sitting so break it up by
using a standing desk, going for regular walks or doing standing activities the
aim is to stand up for four hours in total during the day now if you want to read
the full article I've left a link in the description below so there are times
that I can quite easily and I'll repeat that quite easily spend about four to
eight hours sat down editing long duration videos that we make for various
companies and I've actually began to enjoy mixing it up from sitting and
standing especially once I start to feel quite achey from sitting down for too
long now the transition from sitting to standing was pretty easy it does feel a
little strange using the keyboard and mouse to begin with but you'll get used
to it I'd say the biggest thing that you needs to acclimatise to is what to do
with your feet which I know it sounds really strange but when you're sat down you
don't really think of your feet much but suddenly when you stand up it's always
on your mind I'd also recommend that you wear
comfortable Footwear as it will really help now let's move on to a very recent
study from October 2018 and it was actually done on a 146 NHS office workers
for a period of 12 months the study found that providing NHS office workers
with an adjustable desk so they could either sit or stand led to a reduction
of daily sitting time by an hour now if you want to read the full study I've
left a link in the description below the study also revealed that workers
provided with adjustable desks at work reported better job performance reduced
anxiety, reduced sickness at work and a better overall quality of life
now because of the size of this study we can't be sure of the accuracy of these
outcomes so these are the facts and I think that more evidence and longer
studies are needed to give greater certainty to the recommendations given
but one thing that we do know is that how bad a sedentary lifestyle can be
for us and we mentioned these at the start of the video so I think I'll end
the video like this we know that being active is good for your physical and
mental health and breaking up prolonged periods of sitting can make a big
difference so I really hope this video helps you make a decision on trying to
stand more and be more active whilst working
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