7.7hours
The 2010 American Cancer Society study published in the
American Journal of Epidemiology followed 123,216 individuals
(69,776 women and 53,440 men) from 1993–2006. It examined
the amount of time spent sitting and physical activity in relation
to mortality. The alarming results:
94% of women and 48% of men who sat more and
were less physically active were more likely to die compared
with those who reported sitting the least and being most active.
A January 2010 British Journal of Sports Medicine article suggests that people
who sit for long periods of time have an increased risk of disease.
In 2010 the University of Queensland, Australia, School of
Population Health reported, “Even when adults meet
physical activity guidelines, sitting for prolonged periods
can compromise metabolic health.”
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/72534
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Sitting Disease
by the numbers
Our modern sedentary lifestyles,
both at home and in the workplace,
are costly for us and for our employers.
Average hours of seated commute
+ average hours of seated homelife = too much sitting!
WE ARE SITTING TOO MUCHIT IS KILLING USWE WANT CHANGE
A 2008 Vanderbilt University study of 6,300 people published in the American Journal of Epidemiology estimated
that the average American spends 55% of waking time (7.7 hours per day) in sedentary behaviors such as sitting.
3 4
Full-Time Employees of Large Companies
Wish They Didn’t Spend Most of Their Working Hours Sitting
(Ipsos study)
out of
67% of U.S. office workers wish their employers offered
them desks that could be adjusted so they could work either seated or standing.
(Ipsos study)
MEDICAL EXPERTS HAVE STARTED REFERRING TO
LONG PERIODS OF PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AND ITS
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES AS “SITTING DISEASE.”
more
likely
to
die
OVER HALF (~60%)
OF EMPLOYEES SURVEYED
WERE CONVINCED THEY WOULD
BE MORE PRODUCTIVE IF
THEY HAD THE OPTION TO WORK
ON THEIR FEET. (Ipsos study)
Is the remedy this simple?
Standing a little more each day tones muscles, improves posture,
increases blood flow, ramps up metabolism and burns extra calories.
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• A January 2010 British Journal of Sports Medicine article suggests that people
who sit for long periods of time have an increased risk of disease.
• An American Cancer Society study, published in the July 2010 American
Journal of Epidemiology, of 120,000 adults suggests that the more people sit,
the shorter their average life span. What’s more, the findings were independent
of physical activity level such as with people who exercise outside of work.
• A 2010 University of Queensland, Australia study found that even when adults
meet physical activity guidelines, sitting for prolonged periods can compromise
metabolic health.
“My calories burned per day went up by about 400 ... Who
would have thought such a simple thing would make such a
huge difference?”
~ Clare H., major PC company
The science behind the need to stand:
For those stuck long hours
sitting at a computer, standing a
little more each day burns extra
calories, tones muscles, improves
posture, increases blood flow and
ramps up metabolism.
The key to standing more is to assemble a system
that matches your body and your work routine.
For availability and more information about Ergotron products, visit www.ergotron.com
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