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burning calories while standing?

halliedoll
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Is it true that you can burn more calories by standing for long periods of time than you do just sitting doing nothing? I ask because I stand for 8-10 hours a day for my job. Does that burn ore calories for me?
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Is it true that you can burn more calories by standing for long periods of time than you do just sitting doing nothing? I ask because I stand for 8-10 hours a day for my job. Does that burn ore calories for me?
Just remember, feeling weary or tired, does not equate to a high calorie burn and it definitely does not equate to being worthwhile to log under your exercise section.0 -
http://www.livestrong.com/article/73916-calories-burned-standing-vs.-sitting/
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Not that would be worth logging under your exercise section, no.
Just remember, feeling weary or tired, does not equate to a high calorie burn and it definitely does not equate to being worthwhile to log under your exercise section.
Well I wasn't going to put it in my exercise log..haha. And no one ever said anything about feeling tired or weary.. or even that standing for a long time was a high calorie burn.....it was just a question stemming from curiosity.
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someone posted about that the other day, and there is some evidence that having a "standing desk" at work will burn slightly more calories than sitting all day. not worth logging, but hey if you can stand, do it!0
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http://www.livestrong.com/article/73916-calories-burned-standing-vs.-sitting/
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