Spending half of your eight-hour working shift standing can require up to 13 percent more energy compared to working while being seated all the time. Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor David Dunstan led the study, measuring the energy expenditure of 20 desk-based workers over two weeks while standing and sitting in a work environment. During an average five-day working week, the extra energy used standing for four hours a day equated to ...Monday 20 May 2013
Working While Standing Up Burns More Energy
Spending half of your eight-hour working shift standing can require up to 13 percent more energy compared to working while being seated all the time. Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor David Dunstan led the study, measuring the energy expenditure of 20 desk-based workers over two weeks while standing and sitting in a work environment. During an average five-day working week, the extra energy used standing for four hours a day equated to ...
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