Could You Stand to Lose
Bryan-College Station, TX, August 12, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Trinity River Publishing announces the publication of a book by prominent ergonomic researcher, Dr. Mark E. Benden titled, Could You Stand to Lose? - Weight Loss Secrets for Office Workers.
Let’s face it, dieting and exercise take time to integrate into a busy lifestyle. What if you could make one simple change in your work habits during the day that wouldn’t take any extra time, but offer you a safe and permanent way to lose 20 lbs. in one year.
Last year, in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control, over 400,000 people died from obesity related disease. It has become the number two killer in our country and is second only to tobacco at 450,000 deaths. Healthcare costs are skyrocketing and obese workers cost companies over 10 times the number of lost work days and healthcare dollars when compared to their normal weight peers. As an engineer and designer of ergonomic products, Dr. Benden was constantly presented with opportunities to re-design for this new reality where 66% of Americans are overweight or obese.
In fact, after 10 years in product development and research at Neutral Posture, Inc., including his dissertation research that focused on the different work habits of obese and normal office workers, he decided it was time to stop only responding to this pandemic with deeper, wider and stronger seating and start finding what he could do to help reverse it. In short, Prevention versus Reaction.
How does Dr. Benden hope to help you pull this off? Simple, "start with standing a couple of hours a day during the course of your normal routine.” Research has clearly shown that this could make a difference in this “battle for the bulge” where most Americans average over 150 calories/day more in food intake than in calories burned. Only 2.5 hours per day of intermittent standing could burn an extra 350 calories/day. Carried out for 10 workdays, this is a pound of weight loss. Over a year, that is more than 20 lbs of weight loss. This profound impact on our energy expenditure will make the difference in our efforts to turn back the tide on weight gain.
In addition to outlining the benefits of this approach, the author clearly explains how we can all take advantage of a new paradigm in 21st century workstation design. How and where to find or create the “stand-biased workstation” versus the sit-biased desk that most of us utilize today is also presented. The details that are outlined in this book will explain exactly how and why we need to do this before the debilitating effects of an overweight society are fully felt on our people and our economy. Could You Stand to Lose?
Contact: Dr. Mark E. Benden at 979-255-4177 or info@standtolose.com
To purchase the book or for more information, visit www.standtolose.com.
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Let’s face it, dieting and exercise take time to integrate into a busy lifestyle. What if you could make one simple change in your work habits during the day that wouldn’t take any extra time, but offer you a safe and permanent way to lose 20 lbs. in one year.
Last year, in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control, over 400,000 people died from obesity related disease. It has become the number two killer in our country and is second only to tobacco at 450,000 deaths. Healthcare costs are skyrocketing and obese workers cost companies over 10 times the number of lost work days and healthcare dollars when compared to their normal weight peers. As an engineer and designer of ergonomic products, Dr. Benden was constantly presented with opportunities to re-design for this new reality where 66% of Americans are overweight or obese.
In fact, after 10 years in product development and research at Neutral Posture, Inc., including his dissertation research that focused on the different work habits of obese and normal office workers, he decided it was time to stop only responding to this pandemic with deeper, wider and stronger seating and start finding what he could do to help reverse it. In short, Prevention versus Reaction.
How does Dr. Benden hope to help you pull this off? Simple, "start with standing a couple of hours a day during the course of your normal routine.” Research has clearly shown that this could make a difference in this “battle for the bulge” where most Americans average over 150 calories/day more in food intake than in calories burned. Only 2.5 hours per day of intermittent standing could burn an extra 350 calories/day. Carried out for 10 workdays, this is a pound of weight loss. Over a year, that is more than 20 lbs of weight loss. This profound impact on our energy expenditure will make the difference in our efforts to turn back the tide on weight gain.
In addition to outlining the benefits of this approach, the author clearly explains how we can all take advantage of a new paradigm in 21st century workstation design. How and where to find or create the “stand-biased workstation” versus the sit-biased desk that most of us utilize today is also presented. The details that are outlined in this book will explain exactly how and why we need to do this before the debilitating effects of an overweight society are fully felt on our people and our economy. Could You Stand to Lose?
Contact: Dr. Mark E. Benden at 979-255-4177 or info@standtolose.com
To purchase the book or for more information, visit www.standtolose.com.
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