By Taylor Tyler
Standing just five hours a day contributes to long-term back pain and musculoskeletal disorders, according to researchers from ETH Zürich.
Researchers recently said that sitting all day at work is as bad as smoking cigarettes, but now, a new study has found that continuously being on your feet all day probably isn’t the best idea either.
Standing just five hours a day contributes to long-term back pain and musculoskeletal disorders, according to researchers from ETH Zürich.
No problems were associated with standing for two hours, however, lead author Maria-Gabriela Garcia said “a longer period is likely to have detrimental effects,” reports CBS Atlanta.
Researchers studied 14 men and 12 women, with half between the ages of 18 and 30-years-old and half between 60 and 65. All were free from pre-existing neurological and musculoskeletal disorders and had refrained from strenuous activity the day before the study.
Participants were asked to simulate various tasks while standing at a workbench for five hours at a time, and were given 5-minute seated rest breaks and a 30-minute lunch.
