Sitting Vs. Standing

Well!
 I was planning on posting about something really interesting that I read in the Sunday Times Style mag & post a nice little link to the article, but apparently you have to be a (paying!) member to see it! Pfffffft. 
I don't think so. Especially when the mag is free in the first place! Outraged. 
Anyways, it was basically all about working standing up as opposed to sitting down. It's pretty interesting when you think about it, & as the article pointed out, most creative offices have people getting up & down & being generally more active than most others. 

 It also went on to explain about how the whole work/stand up thing is really catching on in America! There are places you can buy desks & 'work stations' that adjust in height, so you can stand & type or whatever it is you do for a bit...
I think it sounds like a pretty good idea to be honest! 
 One of the women they interviewed for it (I forget who it was...but left the magazine on the tube for some lucky person to read), but she either owned or ran her business, and apparently really enjoyed standing & doing work for a couple of hours at a time. 
  So not only does it make you (potentially) more creative, but you burn about 280 more calories a day...not too shabby! 
  I actually think it sounds like a really good idea, especially as at the moment I spend about 9 hours a day on my feet, but generally have plenty of energy throughout, & never find it difficult to "think on my feet" as it were...
  I wonder if my new employers would find it odd if I started working standing up in the middle of the office? 
Perhaps one to try at home for now...

xo


Ps. Just found this, which also highlights the health benefits slash tries to scare you into standing 24/7! 

Are you sitting down for this? Well, you may want to stand up, actually… recent studies have confirmed something that common sense has been telling us all for years: spending too much time sitting down is bad for your health. A study recently published by the American Cancer Society shows that spending much of your waking hours seated (i.e. that 9-5 work shift) has a deleterious effect on your health that puts you at high risk for obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes – even if you diligently exercise every day!

Dumdumdum!