During the COVID-19 pandemic, the already largely sedentary U.S. population moved even less. In the United States, daily steps plunged 15 percent within 15 days of the pandemic declaration, according to researchers at the University of California–San Francisco, and the situation didn’t improve. With more people working from home, the tendency to sit at a computer for long hours is taking a toll on both physical and mental health, but the upside is that many people are increasingly realizing the importance of daily movement.
While regular physical exercise is important, so, too, is doing virtually anything other than sitting—even standing. This is why many fitness trackers have goal settings for not only calories burned and steps taken in a day, but also for reaching a standing-time goal.
