Comparison of energy expenditure of tasks in standing and sitting in adolescent girls.
CONCLUSIONS: Active tasks in standing had significantly greater EE than in sitting, and sorting paper while standing was the only task with an EE significantly >1.5 METs. The difference between the two postures is likely too low to produce positive metabolic health benefits in the short term. Studies of the effects of long-term use of standing desks in the classroom are required.
PMID: 32417809 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Work - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Dockrell S, Forde C, Gormley J Tags: Work Source Type: research