That standing desk might not make you healthier after all

[Lauren Taylor]

THINK YOU’RE LIVING THE HEALTHY LIFE BECAUSE YOU GOT A STANDING DESK SO YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO SIT ALL DAY AT WORK?

YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK AGAIN.

IN RECENT YEARS, STANDING DESKS HAVE BECOME POPULAR – ESPECIALLY AMONG THOSE WHO WORK FROM HOME – AS A WAY TO LOWER THE RISK OF HEALTH ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH SITTING ALL DAY.

BUT – A NEW STUDY SHOWS STANDING WHILE YOU WORK DOES NOT COMPENSATE FOR BEING INACTIVE FOR SO LONG… AND IN FACT – IT COULD INCREASE YOUR RISK OF VERICOSE VEINS OR GETTING A BLOOD CLOT IN YOUR LEGS.

THE STUDY ALSO FOUND STANDING DOES NOT LOWER YOUR RISK OF GETTING DISEASES LIKE STROKE OR HEART FAILURE – EVEN THOUGH IT’S WIDELY BELIEVED IT DOES.

THE RESEARCHERS BEHIND THE STUDY NOW RECOMMEND ANYONE WHO SITS **OR** STANDS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD SCHEDULE REGULAR MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THEIR DAY… PROVING THE OLD ADAGE TRUE: “YOU GOTTA MOVE TO IMPROVE; IF YOU REST, YOU RUST.”