“One recent study, from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La., followed 17,000 Canadians over 12 years and found that those who sat for most of the day were 54 percent more likely to die of heart attacks than those who didn’t.
The findings have spawned a new diagnosis: “sitting disease.” And strikingly, even regular exercise and a healthy diet don’t protect you—sitting in a chair for eight hours after going to the gym and munching on tempeh is still sitting.” ‘Kill Your Desk Chair - & Start Standing’, Drake Bennett, Business Week, 28/06/2012
It never occurred to me that I could work standing at my desk until I heard about some taiji colleagues benefiting from doing so. Intuitively it seemed worth trying & I worked through my resistance (&, interestingly, fear) and tried standing at the computer. I found my body did not become tired during the day, I felt much less stagnant, my posture improved (I was 5’11”, now I am 6’), & so did my taiji, and, after a period of adjustment, seemed to be more productive in my work. At least for now I am a convert. Of course I do sit down sometimes – for meals, meetings and I have a handy filing cabinet next to me for when I’m in need of a change. I even lie down when its bed-time!
The findings have spawned a new diagnosis: “sitting disease.” And strikingly, even regular exercise and a healthy diet don’t protect you—sitting in a chair for eight hours after going to the gym and munching on tempeh is still sitting.” ‘Kill Your Desk Chair - & Start Standing’, Drake Bennett, Business Week, 28/06/2012
It never occurred to me that I could work standing at my desk until I heard about some taiji colleagues benefiting from doing so. Intuitively it seemed worth trying & I worked through my resistance (&, interestingly, fear) and tried standing at the computer. I found my body did not become tired during the day, I felt much less stagnant, my posture improved (I was 5’11”, now I am 6’), & so did my taiji, and, after a period of adjustment, seemed to be more productive in my work. At least for now I am a convert. Of course I do sit down sometimes – for meals, meetings and I have a handy filing cabinet next to me for when I’m in need of a change. I even lie down when its bed-time!
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