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Standing for just 30 minutes a day reduces health risks by 75 per cent

  • sharpmagazinemeAuthor: sharpmagazineme Publish date: Wednesday، 07 October 2020
Standing for just 30 minutes a day reduces health risks by 75 per cent
With just 20 per cent of today’s jobs involving moderate physical activity, down from 50 per cent in 1960, 86 per cent of office workers risk being overweight or having at least one chronic health condition, says global ergonomics company, Humanscale. There have been a number of studies showing prolonged sitting has increased the risk of premature, chronic illness. Dr Emma Wilmot, a clinical researcher from England"s University of Leicester, reviewed 18 studies including 800,000