| What do you think about an ergonomic chair in your | | | | biomedical sciences at the University of Missouri in |
| office? Most of you think that the chair can help your | | | | Columbia who explains that the existing data, by |
| work for hours without feeling tired. Besides, the | | | | numerous studies, are starting to show that the |
| chair keeps your body well-fixed even though you | | | | rates of heart disease and diabetes and obesity are |
| have to work without stop until morning until you | | | | doubled or sometimes even tripled in people who sit |
| must go back home. No wonder most people who | | | | a lot. |
| commonly have to work continuously without leaving | | | | Thus, from today, limit chair time by taking frequent |
| their chairs and computers like programmers, editors, | | | | breaks at work to stand and walk around. Stand up |
| accountants, call center operators, and many more | | | | while talking on the phone, reading a newspaper or |
| use this chair. | | | | book, opening a note, or speaking with your partners. |
| However, using an ergonomic chair can make you | | | | The average person can burn 60 calories an hour just |
| lazier and fatter. Even according to medical science, | | | | by standing. Besides, standing can improve your HDL |
| sitting for long time will break your organ, known as | | | | or good cholesterol levels. No wonder that right now |
| SOD (Sitting-Oriented Disorder), like clumsy neck and | | | | you can find some companies that start to do |
| shoulder, painful waist, and too much tiredness. It is | | | | meeting while standing. By standing, the meeting will |
| supported by Marc Hamilton, Ph.D., a professor of | | | | be finished soon and people will be healthy too. |