Is your standing desk just as bad as sitting?

The standing desk is often touted, especially for office workers, as the panacea to our sedentary lifestyles. 

But a recent study has found standing for long periods of time might not be much better than sitting. 

Lead author from the The University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health and Deputy Director of the Charles Perkins Centre’s Mackenzie Wearables Research Hub, Dr Matthew Ahmadi, said there were other ways for those with a sedentary lifestyle to improve their cardiovascular health.