站立办公——为健康而“站”！

Joshua Ogden-Davis/肝脑涂地

现代社会，激烈的竞争环境、快节奏的工作模式，使得人们不得不把大部分的时间都放在工作上。作为白领的你，每天要在办公桌前坐多久？8小时？10小时？甚至更多？据世界卫生组织报告，每年有200多万人因久坐少动而死亡。美国癌症协会2010年的一份研究报告指出，与每天静坐时间少于3个小时的人相比，每天坐着工作6小时以上的女性死于各种疾病的风险要高37%；而对于男性来说，这一风险要高17%。针对这一现象，一些公司已经让员工开始尝试 “站立办公”，把他们的桌子“加高”。站着打字、用电脑，不仅能够避免患上一系列的疾病，而且还可以提高人们的工作效率。因此，长期在电脑前久坐的亲们，为了你们的健康，站起来吧！

Kirk： Hey， Jony！ I see youve got a new chair. Looks nice！ Jony： Hey， Kirk. Yeah， its 2）ergonomic， very soft， and made from real leather. ①Now I can kick up my heels before I even go home！

Kirk： Well， congratulations！ If Id have known you wanted to upgrade your seat， I would have given you mine.

Jony： Give me yours？ But then how would you sit？

Kirk： ②Believe it or not， I dont sit anymore. I got my new standing desk installed this morning！

Jony： Wait， you want to stand at work？ All day？ ③Correct me if Im wrong， but wont that just make you more tired？

Kirk： ④It is 3）counterintuitive， but standing desks actually help you keep a pep in your step throughout the day.

Jony： How is that possible？

Kirk： ⑤Well， sitting down for a long time is just bad for you， no ifs， ands， or buts about it. It slows down your 4）metabolism and even makes it easier for you to gain weight.

Jony： Thats not a problem for me. I go to the gym every morning before work. I eat well and take care of myself， so my metabolism should be fine.

Kirk： Wow， youre better than me！ Think about it， though. Is sitting down for eight hours a day at work healthy？

Jony： Of course not， but everybody does it.

Kirk： Not anymore.

Jony： So I see.

Kirk： Sitting down for most of the day can erase all the benefits of your 5）workout. ⑥Since I dont work out at all， I really needed to do something to get off my tush and lose that spare tire.

Jony： That makes sense. I still think standing up while working would make it hard to focus. Id always be walking around my office instead of staying in front of the computer. Kirk： Walking around is good for the body， no doubt about it！ Jony： Even so， I dont think I could get very much work done that way.

Kirk： It is true that standing desks take some getting used to， but after youre used to it， a standing desk actually raises your 6）productivity.

Jony： So what am I missing here？ It seems like standing desks have no 7）downsides. Why is everyone still rooted to their chairs？

Kirk： When I told you about my new desk， did you think it was a good idea？

Jony： ⑦I thought you were off your rocker.

Kirk： Exactly. Its a new idea， and people just arent used to it yet.

Jony： So how did you learn about it？

Kirk： A friend of mine hurt his back last year， and couldnt sit at a normal desk for a while. ⑧He got a standing desk， and he wouldnt give it up for the world！

Jony： Is your friend feeling better now？

Kirk： Much better. But more importantly， Im feeling better behind my new standing desk！

珂克：嘿，乔尼！我看到你有一张新椅子。看起来很棒！

乔尼：嘿，珂克。嗯，它符合人类环境改造学，非常柔软，由真皮制成。现在我甚至可以在回家之前放松下。

珂克：嗯，恭喜你！如果我知道你想升级你的椅子，我会把自己的给你。

乔尼：把你的给我？那你怎么坐？

珂克：信不信由你，我不再坐着了。我今天早上安装了站着办公的桌子。

乔尼：等等，你要站着办公？一整天？

我没说错吧？但是这样不会让你更累吗？

珂克：这很反常，但是站立办公确实能让你一整天都保持活力。

乔尼：这怎么可能？

珂克：嗯，久坐只会对你有害，毫无疑问。它会减缓你的新陈代谢速度，甚者会让你很容易变胖。

乔尼：这对我来说不是问题。我每天早晨上班前都会去健身。合理饮食，照顾好自己，所以我的新陈代谢应该没有问题。……