Don t go from sitting to standing all day it may be tempting after you ve jettisoned your chair and transitioned into a sit stand desk to try standing all or most of the work day.
Working standing up all day.
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.
The effects of standing all day at work affect both employees and employers.
When it comes to standing all day for work it s not just supportive shoes and breaks that help us avoid pain and injury strengthening your lower body can help build your endurance.
That s a lot of people who could have health issues develop due to working jobs which require them to stand up for most of the day.
Standing is a natural human posture and by itself poses no particular health hazard.
Maybe the best option is sitting most of the day but ensuring you get up frequently to move around or perhaps use an adjustable desk to break up the day with some standing breaks.
If your work requires you to stand all day long chances are you re going to experience some type of muscle soreness or stiffness.
In this study 22 overweight dysglycemic postmenopausal women either.
Employees end up spending most of their time and resources treating conditions resulting from prolonged standing while their employers experience reduced productivity and quality of work.
According to the canadian centre for occupational health and safety standing work can cause leg swelling muscle fatigue stiffness in the neck.
Health exercises for standing all day.
However working in a standing position on a regular basis can cause sore feet swelling of the legs varicose veins general muscular fatigue low back pain stiffness in the neck and shoulders and other health problems.
Those whose jobs require them to remain standing for most of the day should change working positions frequently so they only stay in one position for a reasonably short time.
Standing helps lower the risk of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.