This article summarises the latest research which suggests that standing up to work instead of sitting down at a desk all day might have unexpected health benefits.
“…Sloth is rampant in the rich world. A typical car-driving, television-watching cubicle slave would have to walk an extra 19km a day to match the physical activity levels of the few remaining people who still live as hunter-gatherers. Though all organisms tend to conserve energy when possible, evidence is building up that doing it to the extent that most Westerners do is bad for you – so bad it can kill you….”
Read the whole article to find out why.