You can see him now. That guy in the office who is always bouncing his feet up and down. It seems he’s always fidgeting and moving around. A recent study implicates small movements such as fidgeting, standing, and basically just moving around as having many beneficial health implications. At Saratoga Health and Wellness, we’re huge proponents of just getting our clients moving. Study after study confirms the beneficial effects of say, standing while you’re at the desk surfing the internet. That simple activity of standing up while working and replacing seated activities, amounts to 200-300 extra calories expended per day. Do you know what that means? 200-300 additional calories expended per day equates to 20-30 pounds of body fat per year.
Just 30 minutes of light exercise – which also includes making a cup of tea, climbing stairs and taking short walks across the office – is enough to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease, too their study claims. The study was recently reported in the journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.