Sitting Down is No Worse for Health than Standing up

A British study claiming that sitting down is no worse for your health than standing up.
The study also challenged advice from the UK National Health Service (NHS) based on other studies stating that "remaining seated for too long is bad for your health, regardless of how much exercise you do." The findings were published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

Exeter University and University College London researchers followed more than 5,000 people over a 16-year period.

Any stationary posture where energy expenditure is low may be detrimental to health, be it sitting or standing," said Melvyn Hillsdon from Exeter's sport and health sciences department. "The results cast doubt on the benefits of sit-stand work stations, which employers are increasingly providing to promote healthy working environments."

The research found there was no influence on mortality risk for participants from sitting at work, during leisure time or watching television.

An active break from sitting every 30 minutes, citing expert Professor Stuart Biddle saying, "Sitting needs breaking up."

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