If you sit all day you're actually shortening your life. When you get round shoulders your every breath becomes more shallow. Your body responds like its in a stressed state and releases more hormones as a natural survival instinct.... A constant release of these hormones is very damaging to our health! So if you have to sit at a desk all day, this will certainly help with your posture!
4. Why a StandUp Desk CouldSave Your Life?
It is a proven fact that sitting for long periods of time is not
good for the body. Annoyingly, it cannot be avoided because
for most of us, our work keeps us tied to a desk. So what can
you do? You can get a stand-up desk that allow us to do our
work, yet allow us to remain in a standing position, which has
much greater health and well being benefits. It’s a win-win
actually.
There are many benefits to our health, and mental
alertness and productivity when using a stand-up desk. There
continues to be a variety of studies and research around the
benefits, but it’s safe to claim that they negate the harmful
effects of prolonged sitting.
5. Positive Impact Of Standing
Standing up brings down the risk of weight gain and obesity
Standing up brings down blood sugar levels.
Standing aids digestion
Standing reduces back pain
Standing desks helps improve mood and energy level
Standing desks increases productivity
6. Adjustable standing desk
Desk Convertor
Stand is a portable standing desk converter that can be assembled
and Disassembled quickly. It is lightweight, durable and affordable
which is good for those who want to try first and see what it’s like to
work standing up. It comes in four different sizes between 9 and 16
inches and has enough room just for the laptop. The Stand is an
affordable AU$250.
Varidesk Pro Plus is a two-tiered system that lets you adjust your
monitor, keyboard and mouse in one easy motion. It comes ready to
use. Just put it in your desk, place the monitor or laptop on the top
shelf, keyboard and mouse on the lower shelf and adjust the height to
your preference. Varidesk Pro Plus is on the expensive side, starting at
AU$445 and going up to AU$690.
7. Landfill ProblemAnd Recycling
A landfill is a form of waste management that can damage the
quality of our air, water and land. The organic wastes that
landfills decompose produce methane and other harmful gases
which, when released to the air, contributes to global warming.
When water passes through landfill wastes, it forms
leachate that can contaminate ground water and surfaces
nearby. Hazardous substances can also penetrate the
surrounding soil via landfill gas and leachate.
8. The ProblemwithLandfills
The three major problems with regards to landfills are leachate, toxins and
greenhouse gases.
Leachate- Leachate is the liquid that is formed when waste breaks down. It
is highly toxic and can pollute land, water and waterways.
Toxins – Non-biodegradable wastes contain a lot of toxic substances that
over time contaminate the soil and ground water. Electronic wastes, for
example, contain mercury, arsenic, lead and acids.
Greenhouse gas – Food scraps and other biodegradable wastes are
generally covered and compacted when dumped in a landfill. They break
down and eventually release methane, a greenhouse gas that is more potent
than carbon dioxide. Methane is dangerous for climate change and global
warming. It is also flammable and can be hazardous if allowed to build up.
Composting of food scraps help eliminate this problem.
10. Howto Avoid Sitting Down too Much?
Being active is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, but it is
an alarming fact that more than half of our population never
engage in vigorous physical activity on a regular basis.
Even those who work behind a desk can do these simple things
to improve everyday activity and movement.
Instead of sending an email, walk across the room or hall and
talk to your co-worker.
Use the stairs instead of the elevator or lift.
Use an exercise ball for a chair. This engages your core
muscles and helps improve balance and flexibility.