In this study 22 overweight dysglycemic postmenopausal women either.
Sitting at a standing desk.
Bethany barone gibbs phd an assistant professor at the university of pittsburgh who has studied standing and sitting said good standing desk ergonomics are important to ensure you re standing.
Not only that spending less time sitting and more time.
An alternative is a standing desk converter which sits atop a standard desk and can raise your keyboard and monitor for standing or lower them for sitting.
Standing helps lower the risk of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.
An analysis of current research on standing desks has some surprising tips on how to best use them for your health.
Another study published by the cdc found that use of a sit stand desk reduced upper back and neck pain by 54 after just 4 weeks.
According to the american diabetes association breaking up your time of prolonged sitting by standing up on a regular basis or even just walking for five minutes can reduce blood sugar levels by 34 especially in postmenopausal women.
Using a standing desk promotes more muscle activity and thus better circulation compared to a traditional desk says zumbusch.
They can be custom built for thousands of dollars or you can convert a regular desk into a standing desk at no cost by elevating your computer one of my colleagues simply placed his computer on a stack of books.
Best of all it s completely battery powered so you don t need to have to worry.
These desks allow you to work at your desk job while standing rather than sitting in a chair.
Converters typically cost less than.
Conversion desks sit on top of an existing desk and raise both the keyboard and the monitor or a laptop to a standing height usually with a manual spring assisted mechanism although there s a.
Additionally removal of the sit stand desks reversed some of.