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Workday Sitting Reducer

Work out how much sitting your break pattern removes from a workday, and print the schedule with a prompt.

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This tool gives general information based on the research summarised in Standing Desks: How Much Sitting They Actually Remove. It is not a medical device, does not diagnose, and does not replace advice from your clinician.

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What this is based on


Every output names at least one verified PubMed source. Identifiers were verified on 2026-10-11 in an earlier batch and carried over into this build; they were not re-queried here, and no retraction database was checked. Verification was at abstract level.


Shrestha 2018
Shrestha N, Kukkonen-Harjula KT, Verbeek JH, et al. Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;12(12):CD010912. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010912.pub5. PMID: 30556590.
PMID 30556590 · cochrane systematic review · weight 1.0 · abstract level
Buffey 2022
Buffey AJ, Herring MP, Langley CK, et al. The Acute Effects of Interrupting Prolonged Sitting Time in Adults with Standing and Light-Intensity Walking on Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Health in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Med. 2022;52(8):1765-1787. doi:10.1007/s40279-022-01649-4. PMID: 35147898.
PMID 35147898 · systematic review meta analysis · weight 1.0 · abstract level


Limits: This computes time from your schedule; it does not measure your sitting or predict health effects. The cited figures come from workplace studies of sitting reduction and acute post-meal measures.







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