&gt; There are studies showing that a lot of the negative health effects can be attributed to just the sitting<p>They show negative health effects from <i>prolonged</i> sitting. The &quot;prolonged&quot; part is important.<p>Standing desks are fine if you are using one because you like it better than sitting, and are aware that there are health problems associated with too much standing.<p>For those considering standing just because of the health problems of prolonged sitting a much simpler way to avoid those problems without exchanging them for the different set of health problems from prolonged standing is to set a timer to remind you to take a short break every 20-30 minutes. During that break get up and move around for 2 or 3 minutes--you don&#x27;t have to do anything vigorous for this, just taking a walk around the office will do [1].<p>It&#x27;s interesting to note that the common time interval used by people using the Pomodoro time management system [2], 25 minutes, fits in very well with the above recommendation.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ergo.human.cornell.edu&#x2F;CUESitStand.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ergo.human.cornell.edu&#x2F;CUESitStand.html</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Pomodoro_Technique" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Pomodoro_Technique</a>