prolonged sitting

Standing in the office setting has become the “thing” to do since so many studies and articles have been published about the negative effects of prolong sitting.  Note: I’ve done many blogs on “sitting disease” and I encourage you to use the search function of my website to read more.  Sitting has be termed the “new smoking”.  There is no doubt that a sedentary lifestyle in the workplace or at home is not healthy.  There has been a rush to replace prolonged sitting in the office with prolonged standing, i.e.

“Just Stand” seems to be the new office mantra these days.  Companies and employees alike are looking for standing solutions for the office because of the research and attention that has been given to prolonged sitting in the past three to four years.  Unfortunately, the narrow focus on sitting disease has virtually left the health issues associated with prolong standing in the back burner, if given any attention at all.