There may be a simpler way to get your workers healthy than hiring yoga instructors or buying them healthy snacks: Make them stand.

Or at least give them the option to stand. 

A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine showed that employees who were offered "sit-stand" desks stood on average 60 minutes more than their colleagues who are confined to traditional seating all day. 

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