Resources

Further Study

To learn more about the health risks of sedentary lifestyles and benefits of standing, please see the following resources:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/get-up-get-out-dont-sit/?smid=tw-nytimes
http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/12/14393489-workers-find-they-like-taking-a-stand-at-their-desks
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/less-active-at-workamericans-have-packed-on-pounds/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/73916-calories-burned-standing-vs.-sitting/

“Too Much Sitting: The Population Health Science of Sedentary Behavior” - N. Owen, G. Healy, C. Matthews, and D. Dunstan (March, 2010)

“Stand Up Australia- Sedentary behavior in workers”- Medibank Private and Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute (August, 2009)

“Standing Desks on the Rise”- Wall Street Journal (September 1, 2011)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904199404576541011003270644.html

“Obesity-Linked Cancers Increase”- Wall Street Journal (March 29, 2012)

“No More Angling for the Best Seat; More Meetings are Stand-Up Jobs”- Wall Street Journal (February 2, 2012)

“The Antidote to a Sedentary Desk Job”- Competitor Magazine (December 2011)

“Better Health- Start me up”- Better Homes and Gardens (January 2012)
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/dietfitness/fitness/articles/2011/05/26/sedentary-jobs-helping-to-drive-obesity-epidemic
http://artofmanliness.com/2011/07/05/become-a-stand-up-guythe-history-benefits-and-use-of-standing-desks/

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20111103/is-sitting-toolong-a-major-cancer-risk?page=2
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/cancer/story/2011-11-03/Prolonged-sitting-linked-to-breast-cancer-colon-cancer/51051928/1
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39523298/ns/healthmens_ health/t/why-your-desk-job-slowly-killing-you/#.Tu0g0hVCtcM
http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/are-standing-desks-bad-for-your-health.html