One study showed that moving for five minutes undoes most of the damage caused by sitting for an hour, which includes a 50 percent reduction in blood flow to the legs.72 But if you replaced that sitting with standing, fidgeting, walking around while on phone meetings, you’d have a plan that’s even better for you. Such a routine also benefits the brain: researchers from Texas A&M found that call center workers who were active throughout the day were 46 percent more productive than those who sat.
