For the experiment, experts selected 44 healthy people. All were over 18 years of age; 18 of them were women. The average age of the participants was 35 years, ±11 years.
On the first day, people were in a workplace that required a sitting position. On the following days, they were randomly assigned to other workstations: they were given the opportunity to exercise by standing, walking on a treadmill, or using a stepper.
It turns out that in unusual workplaces (not sedentary) brain function remains at the same level or improves. At the same time, typing speed has slowed down a bit.
Additionally, people in jobs that required movement scored higher on intelligence tests. But they typed slightly faster while standing than when walking: 39.7 words per minute versus 42.5 words per minute.
The results of the study were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Source: Ferra
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