Modern man is a hostage to a sedentary lifestyle, which negatively affects health and well-being.

So, Ernest Hemingway went to bed on a hard bed, and worked while standing with his typewriter, although at that time the problem of a standing lifestyle was not so acute.

As for our days, modern man moves catastrophically little. Mostly people go to work, sit at work, and in the evening the house lies in front of the TV.

So, let's name five reasons to work while standing:.

Excess weight A sedentary sedentary lifestyle will inevitably lead to extra pounds, and daily standing for three hours provides the burning of 144 calories. Thus, if you change your lifestyle and spend on your feet three hours longer than usual, in a year you can get rid of three or four kilograms.

Heart and blood vessels A specialist from the United States conducted a life analysis of 17,000 Americans and concluded that the risk of heart attack and heart disease was 54% higher for those who worked while sitting.

Pain in the back and neck. A sedentary lifestyle also leads to osteochondrosis and impaired posture, pain in the back and neck.. Standing work will help avoid problems..

Kidneys In 2012, Thomas Yates of the University of Leicester (England) found that a sedentary lifestyle is one of the causes of kidney disease.

So, the scientist found that women who sit less than three hours a day have kidney diseases 30% less likely than women who spend eight or more hours in a sitting position.

Productivity One of the social psychologists, studying body language, determined that it is in “strong poses” that produces more testosterone and less cortisol (“death hormone”), which contributes to mental and emotional activity. Standing position is usually a “strong posture”.

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