Why Stand Up?

I'm battling my jeans and my genes. My husband invested in a standing desk (Stand'nSit workstation) last year and I read some convincing articles that they provide health benefits, including users being less likely to have diabetes. After I read this: "After accounting for several variables, including exercise, longer sedentary time was negatively associated with waist circumference, HDL cholesterol, C-reactive protein, fasting triglycerides" (Risk Factors Go Up When Folks Sit Down, and Vice Versa), I thought: "Sitting is not helping me."


Could this be one lifestyle change that will ultimately allow me to live longer and feel better?

I'll spend hundreds of dollars an smartphone -- just for the convenience. How much would I pay to live a life free from diabetes? What if for nearly the same investment as my smartphone (only this cost is a one-time fee) I could make my life better and longer? I'm willing to take a test drive and see what the non-scientific results are. Stay tuned...

Full disclosure: The inventor of the Stand'nSit Workstation is a friend. I'm trying out one of his test models to see if I'll like it.