Study reveals how many hours you should stand, sit and sleep for better health 

A recent study, published in the medical journal Diabetologia, analysed the behaviour of over 2,000 participants aged 40-75 to examine how they spent their time sitting, standing, sleeping, and engaging in physical activities.

How much should you sit, stand and sleep daily?

According to the researchers, the ideal breakdown of the perfect daily routine for optimal health should be: 6 hours of sitting, 5 hours and 10 minutes of standing, 2 hours and 10 minutes of light-to-moderate physical activity, 2 hours and 10 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and 8 hours and 20 minutes of sleep.

The study revealed a clear trend of less sitting, more standing, activity, and sleep for better health.

“This breakdown encompasses a wide range of health markers and converges on the 24 hours associated with overall optimal health,” said Christian Brakenridge, from the Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology.

“For different health markers, from waist circumference to fasting glucose, there would be different levels for each behaviour,” added Brakenridge, also the lead author of the study published in the journal Diabetologia.

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