Hueristic_Autistic

@Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world · Joined ⁨Jun⁩ ⁨2026⁩

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You’d have to be driving for 6 hours or more daily for it to make a significant impact :

By substituting sitting with standing for 6 hours/day, a 65 kg person will expend an additional 54 kcal/day. Assuming no increase in energy intake, this difference in energy expenditure would be translated into the energy content of about 2.5 kg of body fat mass in 1 year.

Source : pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29385357/

PubMedDifferences of energy expenditure while sitting versus standing: A systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMedBackground Replacing sitting with standing is one of several recommendations to decrease sedentary time and increase the daily energy expenditure, but the difference in energy expenditure between standing versus sitting has been controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determ …