Stand for long hours and lose weight

Standing instead of sitting for six hours a day could help people lose weight over the long term, according to a Mayo Clinic. Sedentary behavior like sitting, has been blamed for contributing to the obesity epidemic, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The researchers analyzed 46 studies with 1,184 participants. Participants, on average, were 33 years old; 60 percent were men; and the average weight was 143.3 pounds.

The researchers found that standing burned 0.15 calories (kcals) per minute more than sitting. By substituting standing for sitting for six hours a day, a 143.3-pound adult would expend an extra 54 calories (kcals) in six hours. Assuming no increase in food intake, that would equate to 5.5 pounds in one year and 22 pounds

Moderate to vigorous physical activities in daily life have been encouraged in efforts to maintain and lose weight, and reduce the risk of heart disease, focuses on the daily calories a person burns while doing normal daily activities, not exercising.

The researchers found that calories burned between standing and sitting is about twice as high in men as in women. This reflects the effect of greater muscle mass in men on the amount of calories burned, because calories burned is proportional to the muscle mass activated while standing.
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