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Calculate the difference standing makes

Create a healthier workspace and a healthier you. Use these tools to assess your situation, and then personalize your computing environment. Like these Testimonials, you’ll be glad you did.

Calorie-Burn Calculator

See the difference that standing makes!

Sitting-Time Calculator

Excessive sitting impacts our body’s metabolic system, which causes “sitting disease,” and can increase the risk of mortality. Evaluate how much you sit each day and learn ways to reduce that time.

Select the number of hours you sit when you…

Eat breakfast

Commute to work

Work the morning hours

Eat lunch

Work the afternoon hours

Commute home

Eat the evening meal

Watch TV / gaming

Compute at home

Other

Additional Information

I exercise about 1/2 hour to an hour daily.

Select the longest amount of time (in hours) you sit without interruption

Total Sitting Hours per Day	hours
Risk for “Sitting Disease”

Recommendations

References

Notes

A 2012 study (van der Ploeg et al) provides evidence that prolonged sitting is a risk factor for all-cause mortality, independent of physical activity
View this chart, which summarizes findings in the 2012 study (chart provided by Dr. David Dunstan at the 2012 Wellness Summit). “Risk for Sitting Disease” is calculated using thresholds defined in this chart; based on this research, Ergotron assigns values to the different thresholds as follows:
- “Low” risk for sitting under 4 hours per day
- “Medium” risk for sitting 4 to 8 hours per day
- “High” risk for sitting 8 to 11 hours per day
- “Very High” risk for sitting over 11 hours per day
If your sitting time is uninterrupted for 2 hours or more, your risk is adjusted to “Medium” or greater. Glucose and insulin levels are adversely impacted due to uninterrupted sitting; persistent increases in glucose and insulin levels can increase risk for diabetes. Prolonged uninterrupted sitting is also associated with other conditions, such as deep-vein thrombosis