Here's how reporting of the world's first specific advice on reducing inactivity at work has overplayed the role of standing desks.
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Annoyed you don't have a sit-stand desk? Spare a thought for those workers who have to stand all day: Standing may double the risk of heart disease.
More people are getting standing desks in response to our increasing knowledge about the harms of sedentary lifestyles. But can you transition to standing at work without causing yourself harm?
Aren't there huge health benefits to staying physically active, for adults? Why should it be any different for children?
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Lecturer in Prevention and Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Media Studies, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow in Physical activity and workplace health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor & Director of the Ergonomics Center, Texas A&M University
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Senior scientist, Institute for Work & Health. Associate professor: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto & School of Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, University of Toronto
