Due to the advanced technology of our times, the average person is expected to spend about 19 hours a day sitting down and or laying down(sleeping). Recent studies have shown that prolonged sitting is actually damaging, slowing down heart rates and also decelerating the process of your body breaking down glucose. This leads to advanced risks of heart disease and diabetes. Researchers tested a group of people who normally work in an office all day and had them stand for 3 hours a day for a few weeks. They found that an average person burns about .7 calories extra per minute by standing. If someone were to persistently do this every day for an entire year, an extra 30,000 calories would be burned, an equivalent of 10 marathons!
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