ubstituting time spent sitting for standing for six hours a day could help you shed nearly half a stone, new research suggests.
Published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, the study found that the switch saw participants burn an extra 54 calories a day, which resulted in significant weight loss.
The international research examined data of more than 1,000 men and women who had previously taken part in 46 different studies.
Participants were, on average, 33-years-old with an average weight of 65kg (10 stone).
Interestingly, the average difference in energy expenditure between sitting and standing was 0.15 calories a minute and the effects were more pronounced in men than women, due to their higher muscle mass.
Over the course of a year, researchers say that by standing instead of sitting, people could lose 2.5kg (5.5lbs) without changing their eating habits – a figure that amounts to more than a stone and half in four years.
