Say goodbye to a sedentary workplace with pedalling desks!
| Nov 12, 2018, 16:07 IST
If you're someone who has a sedentary workplace and you're tired of it, we have some good news for you. A new study has found that if you introduce a pedalling desk to your workstation, you can get a good amount of exercise while being in one place. Plus, it also works really well in curbing health risks such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease. It was also found that the desks did not interfere in the working skills of the employees.
"It took much less insulin to keep their blood sugars the same. This means that the body doesn't work so hard to maintain blood glucose and fatty acid levels with use of the pedal desk compared to a standard desk," said Stuart Chipkin, an endocrinologist at the varsity. "From the metabolic point of view, the pedal desk seems to be helpful and from the work point of view, work tasks were not impaired." Pedal desks "could have the potential to achieve public and occupational health goals in sedentary work environments", he said.
The best part about these desks is that they can be used by the user at their own pace and the user can also work out for as long as they want. The researchers added, "we chose to consider integrating physical activity into the workday". Well, this could also be a really good alternative to hitting the gym post work. Do you agree? Stay tuned for more updates.
"It took much less insulin to keep their blood sugars the same. This means that the body doesn't work so hard to maintain blood glucose and fatty acid levels with use of the pedal desk compared to a standard desk," said Stuart Chipkin, an endocrinologist at the varsity. "From the metabolic point of view, the pedal desk seems to be helpful and from the work point of view, work tasks were not impaired." Pedal desks "could have the potential to achieve public and occupational health goals in sedentary work environments", he said.
The best part about these desks is that they can be used by the user at their own pace and the user can also work out for as long as they want. The researchers added, "we chose to consider integrating physical activity into the workday". Well, this could also be a really good alternative to hitting the gym post work. Do you agree? Stay tuned for more updates.