SITTING VS

STANDING
at work
15º 30º
15º

30º 60º

15º
35º 15º
30º Range of Optimal
Line-of-Sight Angle 60º
25º

30º Range of Optimal

Line-of-Sight Angle

How Prolonged Sitting Can Affect Your Health*

Calorie When we sit,

Burning slows Enzymes After 2 hours
the electrical
in the blood of sitting, good
to 1 calorie per activity in the
minute. that burn fat cholesterol levels
legs and gluteal
drop 90% can drop 20%
Insulin effect muscles (buttocks)
drops 24% and slows way down
risk of diabetes *Validity of Self-Reported Measures of Workplace Sitting Time and Breaks in Sitting Time
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: October 2011 - Volume 43 - Issue 10 - pp 1907-1912
rises.

20%
40% Men
A Human being
who spend SIX
The is not designed to HOURS or more per day
DEATH RATE spend hours hunched up of their leisure time sitting
HOURS a day is about in a chair, looking at screens have an overall DEATH RATE
40 PERCENT 20 PERCENT HIGHER than
on a fixed focal plane,
HIGHER the men who sit for three
and talking on hours or less
the phone

Research from Alpa Patel, an epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society,

who tracked the health of 123,000 Americans between 1992 and 2006

A fully adjustable workcenter system, which provides a wide range

of flexibility, can be a great solution for addressing health issues:

2012
Mental
disease 2010

By reducing “excessive sitting”

A 2013 survey of nearly 30,000
to less than three hours a day,
women* found that those who
the U.S. life expectancy can
sat nine or more hours a day
increase by two years, according
are more likely to be depressed
to a July 2012 study in BMJ Open.
than those who sat fewer than
Reducing TV time to less than
six hours.
two hours a day can bump it up
by 1.4 years
Prolonged sitting reduced
circulation to the brain hurting
creativity and mood.
*van Uffelen, Jannique G.Z., van Gellecum, Yolanda R., Burton, Nicola,
Peters, Geeske, Heesch, Kristiann, & Brown, Wendy J. (2013) Sitting-time,
Cancer A January 2013 study in
physical activity and depressive symptoms in mid-aged women. American
Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45(3), pp. 276-281
disease the Journal of Clinical
Oncology found that both
Metabolic before and after being
Syndrome diagnosed with colorectal cancer, most
Chronic leisure time spent sitting down meant
kidney a higher risk of death.
disease Sitting disease or, more accurately, metabolic
syndrome is a condition where the Lipoprotein The study tracked the self-reported
Lipase enzymes in the blood vessels essentially habits of more than 2,000 patients with
A Study of 5650 people go to sleep after 60 – 90 minutes of inactivity. colorectal cancer for up to 16 years after
between the ages of 40 and 75 their diagnosis. The most physically
found that even if you exercise Prolonged sitting is enough to shut down the active had 28% lower chance of dying
nearly everyday, those who sit enzymes responsible for improving cholesterol, than those who exercised less.
three hours a day or less have and for regulating blood sugar.
lower risk of develop chronic Sitting six hours or more a day during
kidney disease.* Lack of these enzymes will contribute to weight leisure time was linked to a 36%
gain, diabetes and a reduction in HDL- the increased risk of dying compared to
*Bharakhada, N., American Journal of Kidney Diseases, good cholesterol. sitting less than three hours a day.
October, 2012.

THE IDEAL WORKSPACE Ambient Light

Things to consider for lighting:

• ASYMETRICAL: • INDIVIDUALIZED: • ADJUSTABLE:
Computer Screen An asymetrical light distributes Must meet individual needs. Must be adaptable and
light evenly in a slanting angle Older workers need far more adjustable to meet variety
over the entire worksurface to light - 60 year old needs 5x of tasks.
• The top ¹⁄ of minimize the risk of reflections the light a 20 year old needs.
³
the computer screen and glare. The office layout, size of the
should be positioned at or space, desk and distance from
below eye level. windows all affect lighting Ambient Light
E1
requirements.
• Individuals who wear multi-
focal lenses need to lower Avoid a single
the monitor and tilt light source, as it
at 30°-40° angle. will tire your eyes.

E
2
Distance
The distance
between your
eyes and the
monitor should be at least
15.7” arms’ length.

Posture
Wrists, neck and
head should be in
a relaxed, neutral
position - not angled up
or down.

Seat
Adjust the
height of your
seat so that your feet
are resting firmly on
the floor.

“Position” yourself to succeed!

SIT LESS.
STAND MORE.
start now.
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