Benefits of Standing For the Student ⬆ Productivity1 ⬆ Mood2 ⬆ Focus ⬆ Problem solving ⬆ Memory ⬆ Creativity ⬆ Energy3 ⬇ Stress4 ⬇ Brain fog and tension headaches ⬇ Depression5
For the Athlete ⬆ Blood circulation for better recovery6 ⬆ Diaphragmatic breathing7 ⬆ Aerobic fitness and VO2 Max8 ⬇ Risk of acute injuries9 ⬇ Lower back, neck, knee, and shoulder pain10 ⬇ Tight hip muscles
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Ranjana K. Mehta. (2016) Integrating Physical and Cognitive Ergonomics. I IE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors 4:2-3, pages 83-87. 2 Biswas et al., “Sedentary Time and Its Association with Risk for Disease Incidence, Mortality, and Hospitalization in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis.” 3 Ranjana K. Mehta, Ashley E. Shortz, and Mark E. Benden, “Standing Up for Learning: A Pilot Investigation on the Neurocognitive Benefits of Stand-Biased School Desks,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no.1 (2016): 59. 4 Laura Chaddock, Michelle W. Voss, and Arthur F. Kramer, “Physical Activity and Fitness Effects on Cognition and Brain Health in Children and Older Adults,” Kinesiology Review 1, no.1 (2012): 37-45 5 Pronk NP, Katz AS, Lowry M, Payfer JR. Reducing Occupational Sitting Time and Improving Worker Health: The Take-a-Stand Project, 2011. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Prev Chronic Dis 2012 6 Kroemer, K. H. E.. Fitting the task to the human: a textbook of occupational ergonomics.. 6th ed. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC ;, 2008. Print. 7 John Ratey with Eric hageman, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (New York: Little, Brown, 2008), 3-8 8 Lopes, L., Santos, R., Pereira, B. and Lopes, V. P. (2012), Associations between sedentary behavior and motor coordination in children. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 24: 746–752. 9 Santos et al., “Associations between sedentary behavior and motor coordination in children.” 10 Tissot, F., K. Messing, and S. Stock. “Studying The Relationship Between Low Back Pain And Working Postures Among Those Who Stand And Those Who Sit Most Of The Working Day.” Ergonomics 52.11 (2009): 1402-1418. Print.
For the Health-inclined ⬆ Longer life span ⬆ Caloric expenditure11 ⬇ Risk of obesity, high blood pressure, Type 2 Diabetes, and heart disease ⬇ Risk of mental health and memory problems ⬇ Risk of cancer and cancer related deaths
Famous Standing Desk Users12 Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Abraham Lincoln Winston Churchill Leonardo da Vinci Charles Dickens Ernest Hemingway Steve Jobs Mark Zuckerberg
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James A. Levine, Mark W. Vander Weg, James O. Hill, and Robert C. Klesges, “Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis: The Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon of Societal Weight Gain,” Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 26, no.4 (2006): 729-736 12 “Famous People with Standing Deks,” Notsitting.com, h ttp://notsitting.com/standing-desks/general-info/famous-people/
