Petition Incentivise businesses to increase the number of Standing Desks for employees

Employees spend 40+ hours a week at their desks, the lack of movement is a key problem in the obesity pandemic. Introducing standing desks DRAMATICALLY reduces this and the chances of type II diabetes. Getting businesses to bring in standing desks will help make Britain healthier. We need guidelines

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Some of the benefits of standing desks have been ratified by research conducted in the States and in Britain. According to the researchers 'Sitting is the new smoking'.

Below are some articles which list the benefits:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-health-benefits-standing-desks-180950259/?no-ist
https://authoritynutrition.com/7-benefits-of-a-standing-desk

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Date closed 28 January 2017
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