The University of Missouri-Columbia published a study saying that sitting while working may increase the risk of disease. As most of us work on desks we face the same situation where we sit in front of the screen all day hardly moving. Of course most of us had to do some kind of ergonomic training, maybe as a part of a company training, maybe voluntarily. But following the released study there is one minor thing that can fight this risk: just stand up.
“The enzymes in blood vessels of muscles responsible for ‘fat burning’ are shut off within hours of not standing,” Hamilton said. “Standing and moving lightly will re-engage the enzymes, but since people are awake 16 hours a day, it stands to reason that when people sit much of that time they are losing the opportunity for optimal metabolism throughout the day.”
Link: MU Study Finds That Sitting May Increase Risk of Disease