Four hours on your feet at work? We won’t stand for that| Joel Golby

Office work is the next key step in our evolution into gelatinous pillows pecking out digits into a spreadsheet with our long, bony fingers. Resistance is futile

Some more of that “science” people like so much is going around this week, this time from Public Health England (PHE), who want us to stand up more at our desks. A study co-commissioned by the PHE, suggests office workers need to aim to spend at least two hours a day standing on their feet, and when they’ve got that nailed, raise it to four. “We are creatures of habit and we have come to the wrong conclusion that sitting is the optimum way of conducting office work,” the study says. “We need an environment where people feel much more liberated to do desk standing.”

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