Could squatting in the office save your life?

A Tanzanian tribe may offer a healthy antidote to sitting at a desk all day – if you can kneel or squat for more than five minutes, that is

So kneeling is the new standing. Squatting, too, when it comes to work – desk work, that is – that would normally be done sitting.

Yup, there’s research. It finds that the Hadza people in Tanzania, whose inactive hunting-gathering lifestyle is similar to that of office workers, don’t have the same health problems, such as cardiovascular disease and premature death. That’s because even when they’re resting – kneeling and squatting – they require more muscle activity than sitting on a chair.

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