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| Office workers 'forget to stand' | Office workers 'forget to stand' |
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| Office workers need to get out of their chairs more and talk to people face-to-face instead of using use email, according to researchers. | Office workers need to get out of their chairs more and talk to people face-to-face instead of using use email, according to researchers. |
| They are warning that people are spending too long sitting at desks. | |
| A study, to be presented at the British Psychological Society's Annual Occupational Conference, claims people spend an average of five hours and 41 minutes at their desk on a work day. | A study, to be presented at the British Psychological Society's Annual Occupational Conference, claims people spend an average of five hours and 41 minutes at their desk on a work day. |
| The researchers said workers "just forget" to stand up. | The researchers said workers "just forget" to stand up. |
| Dr Myanna Duncan, from Loughborough University, said: "We're looking at an ageing population, working later in to their lives. To work later you need to be healthy." | Dr Myanna Duncan, from Loughborough University, said: "We're looking at an ageing population, working later in to their lives. To work later you need to be healthy." |
| She warned that people were spending nearly as long at their desks are they were sleeping in the beds. | She warned that people were spending nearly as long at their desks are they were sleeping in the beds. |
| She added that people who sat at work were also more likely to sit at home and "surprise, surprise" this was linked with weight. | She added that people who sat at work were also more likely to sit at home and "surprise, surprise" this was linked with weight. |
| The study was based on interviews and surveys with more than 1,000 people from a variety of jobs including those in retail and telecommunications. | The study was based on interviews and surveys with more than 1,000 people from a variety of jobs including those in retail and telecommunications. |
| Dr Duncan said: "We need to be aware of how much we sit. | Dr Duncan said: "We need to be aware of how much we sit. |
| "People don't need a psychologist to tell them to get up and walk around. But if it helps, I'd tell them to put a post-it note on their computer to remind them. | "People don't need a psychologist to tell them to get up and walk around. But if it helps, I'd tell them to put a post-it note on their computer to remind them. |
| "Go and talk to your colleagues face to face, it's a lot more sociable and better for you than emailing them." | "Go and talk to your colleagues face to face, it's a lot more sociable and better for you than emailing them." |