A Mayo Clinic study shows you can burn an additional 340 calories a day if you spend just two hours of your work day standing instead of sitting. If you were to maintain your current lifestyle, this could equate to a one pound weight loss in ten working days.

In fact, recent research points to too much sitting as a major factor in the obesity crisis. According to scientists, when we sit the enzymes that are responsible for burning fat just shut down. This can lead to retention of fat, lower HDL (good cholesterol), and the overall reduction in the metabolic rate.¹²

The solution, say scientists, can be as simple as standing up and puttering.

A study out of Australia further supports these claims. It found those who took more breaks from sitting had lower waist circumferences, lower body mass indexes and lower levels of triglycerides and glucose in blood, regardless of how much moderate to vigorous exercise they did or did not do.¹⁵

Employees who get exercise during the day are not only happier and healthier, they are more productive too. A recent workplace study pointed out that exercise during the workday has a perceived impact on an employee’s frame of mind and ability to stay focused.¹³