{"id":2927,"date":"2012-07-31T17:56:37","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T21:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2012-08-29T12:28:48","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T16:28:48","slug":"rise-up-stand-up-for-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/rise-up-stand-up-for-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise up! Stand up for yourself!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 10px 20px 20px 20px;\">Do you ever wish there were more hours in the day &#8212; so you could get all your work done &#8212; AND &#8212; exercise too? <\/div>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nNIdqu7crW8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 10px 20px 20px 20px;\">Maybe it&#8217;s time to stand up for your rights &#8212; to a healthy workplace! <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/good\" title=\"Good\" target=\"_blank\">@Good<\/a> posted this brain teaser on Twitter. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/officepolitics\" title=\"officepolitics\" target=\"_blank\">Franke James @OfficePolitics<\/a> at OfficePolitics.com, responded&#8230;\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-in-reply-to=\"229969818030321664\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/good\"><s>@<\/s><b>good<\/b><\/a> Use a Standing desk! Burns more calories than sitting. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23GOODasks\"><s>#<\/s><b>GOODasks<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/?page_id=34\" title=\"Franke James, Inventor the Office-Politics game\">Franke James<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dearop\" target=\"_blank\">@DearOP<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DearOP\/status\/229970095508705280\" data-datetime=\"2012-07-30T16:01:58+00:00\">July 30, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 10px 30px 20px 30px;\">Design savvy <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lloydalter\" title=\"Lloyd Alter\" target=\"_blank\">@LloydAlter<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/treehugger\" target=\"_blank\">@Treehugger<\/a> has written extensively about standing desks. He dangles the carrot we all want:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/slideshows\/eco-friendly-furniture\/ten-standing-desks-help-you-get-thinner-live-longer\/\" title=\"Lloyd Alter, treehugger\" target=\"_blank\">10 Standing Desks To Help You get Thinner, Live Longer<\/a><\/div>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/slideshows\/eco-friendly-furniture\/ten-standing-desks-help-you-get-thinner-live-longer\/page\/2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-content\/treehugger_LloydAlter_standingdesks500.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"treehugger_LloydAlter_standingdesks500\" width=\"500\" height=\"575\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-content\/treehugger_LloydAlter_standingdesks500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-content\/treehugger_LloydAlter_standingdesks500-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 10px 20px 20px 20px;\">Coincidentally, I just switched to a standing desk&#8230;<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>Hate sitting all day? I&#8217;m using boxes to build my standing desk. It&#8217;s modular but not as nice as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/myupdesk\"><s>@<\/s><b>myupdesk<\/b><\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/a5pRL33l\" title=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ODdcWe\">bit.ly\/ODdcWe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lloydalter\"><s>@<\/s><b>lloydalter<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Franke James (@DearOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DearOP\/status\/229980066694721536\" data-datetime=\"2012-07-30T16:41:35+00:00\">July 30, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 10px 20px 20px 20px;\">But this one looks way slicker than my boxy DIY solution&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXxKPkPk7Y8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 20px 20px 0px 20px;\">So how many calories will you burn if you stand rather than sit?<br \/>\nGo to JustStand to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juststand.org\/OnlineToolbox\/tabid\/637\/language\/en-US\/Default.aspx\" title=\"calculate standing vs sitting\" target=\"_blank\">calculate<\/a> the difference for you.<\/div>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.juststand.org\/OnlineToolbox\/tabid\/637\/language\/en-US\/Default.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-content\/juststand_calculator.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"juststand_calculator\" width=\"583\" height=\"339\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-content\/juststand_calculator.png 583w, https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-content\/juststand_calculator-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 20px 20px 0px 20px;\">Standing while working makes a difference of 212 calories per day for me (for 6 hours it&#8217;s a difference of 159 calories). That may not sound like a lot, but it all adds up. And besides, there&#8217;s a much bigger reason than just wanting to peel off a few pounds. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Motivation to get Moving<\/strong><br \/>\nNew York Times reporter, James Vlaho, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/04\/17\/magazine\/mag-17sitting-t.html?_r=1\" title=\"NYT\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed<\/a> James Levine, a researcher at the Mayo Clinic, whose research focuses on &#8220;inactivity studies&#8221;. His findings  challenge our long-standing (!) beliefs about human health and obesity. The conclusion&#8230; &#8220;Being sedentary for nine hours a day at the office is bad for your health whether you go home and watch television afterward or hit the gym. It is bad whether you are morbidly obese or marathon-runner thin. \u201cExcessive sitting,\u201d Dr. Levine says, \u201cis a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/04\/17\/magazine\/mag-17sitting-t.html?_r=1\" title=\"NYT article\">lethal activity<\/a>.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-in-reply-to=\"230077462577573888\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/racheledits\"><s>@<\/s><b>racheledits<\/b><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gordmcleod\"><s>@<\/s><b>gordmcleod<\/b><\/a> Wow! A bike. My ideal desk is actually a walking desk, on a treadmill. Drawing pictures might be a bit tough though<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Franke James (@DearOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DearOP\/status\/230086301498621952\" data-datetime=\"2012-07-30T23:43:43+00:00\">July 30, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 10px 20px 20px 20px;\">But John Green, a <a href=\"http:\/\/cbcbooks.org\/sub-news.php?id=486\" title=\"John Green and treadmill writing\" target=\"_blank\">bestselling book author<\/a> is doing it&#8230; I have Desk Envy but it does make me think of rats on a treadmill!<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fqSH9ffjmg8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 20px 20px 0px 20px;\">Whether it&#8217;s standing, walking &#8212; or maybe even dancing &#8212; desks that give you the chance to stand up for yourself are the smart way to go! Rise up! <\/div>\n<h3>Standing Desks Take a Bow<\/h3>\n<p>Lloyd Alter, Treehugger: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/slideshows\/eco-friendly-furniture\/ten-standing-desks-help-you-get-thinner-live-longer\/\" title=\"Lloyd Alter, treehugger\" target=\"_blank\">10 Standing Desks To Help You get Thinner, Live Longer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/myupdesk.com\/\" title=\"http:\/\/myupdesk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Up Desk<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MyUpDesk?feature=watch\" target=\"_blank\">My Up Desk on YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cbcbooks.org\/sub-news.php?id=486\" title=\"John Green and treadmill writing\" target=\"_blank\">John Green May Write His Next Book Entirely on a Treadmill Desk<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifespanfitness.com\/treadmill-desk\/tr800-dt-treadmill-desk.html\" target=\"_blank\">LifeSpan Fitness TreadMill Desk<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Twitter Accounts to Follow<\/h3>\n<p>Lloyd Alter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/racheledits\">@lloydalter<\/a><br \/>\nFranke James <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officepolitics\">@OfficePolitics<\/a><br \/>\nJohn Green <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realjohngreen\">@RealJohnGreen<\/a><br \/>\nLifeSpanFitness <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LifeSpanFitness\">@LifeSpanFitness<\/a><br \/>\nGord McLeod <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GordMcLeod\">@GordMcLeod<\/a><br \/>\nMyUpDesk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/myupdesk\">@MyUpDesk<\/a><br \/>\nRachel Peterson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/racheledits\">@racheledits<\/a><br \/>\nTreehugger <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/treehugger\">@Treehugger<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em><strong>Rise up! Stand up for yourself!<\/strong> \u00a9 2012 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/?page_id=34\">Franke James<\/a>, Inventor The Office Politics Game<br \/>\nOffice-Politics\u00ae is a registered trademark of Nerdheaven Ltd.<br \/>\n\u00a9 2000-2012, Nerdheaven Ltd. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 10px 20px 20px 20px;\">Do you ever wish there were more hours in the day &#8212; so you could get all your work done &#8212; AND &#8212; exercise too? <\/div>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nNIdqu7crW8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; margin: 10px 20px 20px 20px;\">Maybe it&#8217;s time to stand up for your rights &#8212; to a healthy workplace! <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/good\" title=\"Good\" target=\"_blank\">@Good<\/a> posted this brain teaser on Twitter. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dearop\" title=\"Dear OP\" target=\"_blank\">@DearOP<\/a> at Office-Politics, responded&#8230;\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-in-reply-to=\"229969818030321664\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/good\"><s>@<\/s><b>good<\/b><\/a> Use a Standing desk! Burns more calories than sitting. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23GOODasks\"><s>#<\/s><b>GOODasks<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/?page_id=34\" title=\"Franke James, Inventor the Office-Politics game\">Franke James<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dearop\" target=\"_blank\">@DearOP<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DearOP\/status\/229970095508705280\" data-datetime=\"2012-07-30T16:01:58+00:00\">July 30, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!--more-->\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[368,1],"tags":[602,26,624,633,628,626,634,627,632,665,401,414,631,629,630,625,451,25],"class_list":["post-2927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiring-thoughts-office-politics","category-office-politics","tag-dear-op","tag-franke-james","tag-good","tag-james-levine","tag-lifespan-fitness","tag-lloyd-alter","tag-mayo-clinic","tag-myupdesk","tag-new-york-times","tag-office-politics","tag-office-politics-game","tag-officepoliticscom","tag-parachute-club","tag-standing-desk","tag-treadmill-desk","tag-treehugger","tag-twitter","tag-workplace"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2927"}],"version-history":[{"count":126,"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3424,"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2927\/revisions\/3424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}