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Question on Standing

Cold_Steel
Cold_Steel Posts: 897 Member
edited March 7 in Fitness and Exercise
Two months ago I started doing a nasty daily commute 1.5 hours to 3 hours each way. On top of sitting in my little car for 3 to 5 hours a day I was sitting on my behind for 7-8 hours during my work day. Last week I purchased a Varidesk system that allows me to stand or sit at my desk. The last three work days I did not sit down one time at my desk. I sat in a company car a few times and at tables during short meetings, so my question is: What is the calorie burn difference between say standing all day versus sitting ?

I have kept my profile on sedentary as I am just not sure if "standing" all day even reflects an active lifestyle. I can feel it in my legs throughout the day but I am just not sure - maybe switch to mildly active ?

I have already had reduced tension in my back and sciatic nerve so I am going to stick with it.

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  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    I remember this being discussed on here before, and I'm pretty sure the answer ended up being "not much of a difference". However, there are other health benefits to standing vs. sitting. I would maybe put your profile on lightly active...few people are truly sedentary anyways.
  • Cold_Steel
    Cold_Steel Posts: 897 Member
    JTick wrote: »
    I remember this being discussed on here before, and I'm pretty sure the answer ended up being "not much of a difference". However, there are other health benefits to standing vs. sitting. I would maybe put your profile on lightly active...few people are truly sedentary anyways.

    Yeah I am happy with my current calorie allotment so I will probably stick with it.

  • husseycd
    husseycd Posts: 814 Member
    I stand all day and have for a while. Don't notice too much difference in calorie burn...

    I've read 20-50 calories more/hour. Not sure if I trust that.
  • klkarlen
    klkarlen Posts: 4,366 Member
    I log mine, and did lose more weight when I started standing for 2 hours a day. Probably because it is more than just standing, I do a lot of shifting from foot to foot, or pacing around when I hit enter on my computer and wait for the process to complete. . . The calorie burn will be lower for smaller folks.

    Do whatever makes sense for you.
  • sdickman
    sdickman Posts: 25 Member
    If you use the Varidesk app, it will tell you how many standing calories you are burning each day. We have several in my workplace. My standup workstation is a bit different as I had it before we discovered Varidesk, but I still use the app. I was wondering about entering them as calories burned as well.
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