Sitting for too long increases your risk of chronic health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers – it can even be bad for your mental health.
We sit behind a computer every day in a fixed position and even going to gym in the evening is insufficient to reduce the damage caused by sitting all day.
Standing improves balance, strengthens leg muscles, improves posture, reduces neck and back strain and burns more calories than sitting. The body is meant to move and burn calories all day and standing increases the body’s metabolism just enough to improve our wellbeing. Switching between seated and standing postures throughout the day is not only good for energy and productivity but for overall health.
Standing improves our productivity, allowing our body and mind to stay alert – we are more dialled in. Source – Humanscale Sit Stand Desk
A Sit Stand desk allows users to change positions throughout the workday, promoting a healthy, balanced level of activity in the workplace. Professor of Ergonomics at Cornell University suggests a ratio of 20 – 8 – 2 rule – sit for 20, stand for 8 and move around for 2.
Working at a Sit Stand desk has other benefits – it’s easier to share information when standing around a high desk, its more comfortable reading large documents such as floorplans, newspapers and spreadsheets, a monitor is more accessible when standing especially if on a monitor arm.
In a study of call center employees, those with standing desks were 45% more productive on a daily basis than employees who sat during their shift.19 Aug 2021
Whether motorised or manual, consider a Sit Stand desk for your office and your own wellbeing.
Source – Humanscale, Cornell University, Mayo Clinic