July 20, 2026 Post New Comment | 0 Comments

Want to Lose a Few Pounds?

If you intermittently stand during the course of your normal workday routine for only two and half hours, you could burn an extra 350 calories per day or about a 20 pound weight loss in one year!

This according to Dr. Mark E. Benden in his book “Could You Stand to Lose” (see more about the book here). There are other potential benefits too, like less back pain as better posture reduces pressure on vertebrae, better blood flow, increased alertness, etc. Here’s another ergonomic blogger with the same opinion.

Anyone want to solve the obesity epidemic in the United States? Reduce health care costs?

Furthermore, weight loss (39 percent) was the top health priority for employees according to a ComPsych 2011 survey.

How does an employer increase employee health and productivity? Buy sit stand workstations.

I’ve got one. Let them stand!