Why do European countries encourage their employees to stand up?

LONDON (Reuters) - European countries are encouraging staff to stand after medical research has revealed that staying as long as possible increases body energy consumption and helps eliminate the harmful effects of a monotonous lifestyle that is usually associated with sitting or lying down.

The writer Roberto Mendez in a report published in the Spanish newspaper Espanyol that the sitting hours have negative health consequences, and that stand helps to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, obesity and diabetes.

Burn calories
Research conducted by the University of Granada showed that spending six hours in a parking situation helps to burn about 45 calories more than spent in a sitting situation, and that standing helps protect against heart disease, obesity and blood vessels.

The doctoral student in biomedical studies at the International School of Graduate Studies at the University of Granada and the lead author of the study Francisco Amaru-Gahit that Spaniards spend eight to ten hours sitting or in a recumbent daily without counting sleep hours.

The researchers analyzed the data of 53 young people who classified energy savers and dispensers based on the average calories burned by the body while sitting or lying down on the one hand and when in a standing position on the other.

Saved individuals consume little energy in their activities, and it turns out that there is no difference between sitting or lying down when waking up, while people who spend energy burn up to 10% more calories when they are standing.

Office functions
Office jobs in Western countries have gradually grown and dominated the labor market, with employees spending more hours sitting, prompting their governments to seek solutions to the issue, while study authors advise to stand as much as possible in the office as a strategy to help the body burn calories and avoid storing Fats.

This issue concerns not only staff but also young children in schools, and it is advisable to start raising awareness about the consequences of a stable lifestyle and the importance of mobility and avoiding long periods of rest.

Employees in Spain spend between eight and ten hours at work without counting their sleeping hours, and long staying in a sitting situation is a problem the country and other Nordic countries are seeking to resolve.