Sit Stand Desks are becoming the norm in many offices. Offering your workforce the ability to decide the way they want to work and with the added health benefits it’s a no brainer that every office should have them.
Our friends over at Elite Office Furniture have produced a very informative article on the health benefits of Standing Desks click here to read it in full. The upshot, according to research is ‘sitting for long periods increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death!’
Gretchen Reynolds who writes the Phys Ed column for the New York Times said you should aim to stand up every 20 minutes New science shows very persuasively that standing up about every 20 minutes, even for only a minute or two, reduces your risks of developing diabetes and heart disease.
By standing up, you cause the big muscles in your legs and back to contract, which leads to an increase in certain enzymes that break up fat in the blood stream. You don’t have to jog in place or do jumping jacks. Just stand. A very pleasant additional benefit is that standing up every 20 to 30 minutes also seems to prompt the body to burn calories, so you don’t gain as much weight from sitting at the office most of the day. antibiotics. If you can stand up every 20 minutes – even if you do nothing else – you change how your body responds physiologically.
Elite’s Progress is a range of height adjustable desks that provide versatility for a healthier workspace.
Key Features Include:
* Height adjustable
* Horizontal or vertical cable management
* Screen panels in a variety of options
* Electric, gas strut or fixed height workstations
* Optional modesty panels and slab ends
Click here to download the brochure and read more on how Elite height adjustable desks can work for you.
An alternative concept is Walkstation from Steelcase. It’s Ideal for shared workspaces, and can be placed in open areas to allow for easy access and collaborative use or enclosed for increased privacy.
Movement throughout the workday can contribute to an employee’s wellbeing. buy cialis online. And nothing gives employees the choice of physical activity in their busy work lives quite like the Walkstation treadmill desk.
By offering the option of walking without disruption to the workday, employers can positively impact employees’ physical health and create an environment of engaged and productive workers.
If you would like more information, call Daryl Sinnott on 0191 4179830